Campeche

Hola familia!!!

I made it! On Monday we woke up at 3:30 am, then took a bus to the airport at 4:30 am. 

I saw Brother Allred at the Salt Lake Airport! That was fun. I traveled with 4 elders. We flew to Denver and then not too long after we flew to Houston. After a few hours there, we flew to Merida!!

That night we met President Garcia and his wife at the airport and then I spent the night with a couple of Hermana missionaries in Merida. I slept in a hammock! It is kind of weird to get used to, but it was good. 

The trick is you don't sleep in it like a banana, but perpendicular and then you can stretch out pretty good because there is a whole bunch of hammock.

Yesterday, we traveled to the Mission President{s house with all the new missionaries. There were also some new missionaries from Guatemala,  Ecuador, Mexico, Dominican Republic. It is cool.

We ate breakfast and had some orientation and then we went to the chapel and got assigned to our trainers!!!!!!

My trainer/ companion is Hermana Martinez. She is so awesome!! Our area is in Campeche, which is closer to the coast and a couple hours south of Merida.

It is so different here, but I love it. I am really glad Hermana Martinez is from Guatemala because there is no way I could get around here and talk to people with just the Spanish I know. 

 Our casa is pink! Campeche has lots of hills and lots of plants and lots of stray dogs and cats.

Today we studied and bought some food and now I am emailing. 

There is a park not very far from our house that has exercise equipment outside in the park! haha I love it. It looks like a playground or something but there is an elliptical thing and some other things that you sit on and pull a bar. Haha. We did that this morning and it was fun. 

We have lots of things on our schedule today!!! I am loving it here. There is lots to learn and get used to but I love being a missionary.

It is pretty hot here. But not unbearable. Merida was not super humid yesterday, but when we got off the bus in Campeche last night, it was super humid and I felt so sticky. But I think I will get used to it soon. We carry little towels with us to wipe off our sweaty faces before we go into a lesson haha.

I know I can not do this without my Heavenly Father!!! Even though I am thousands of miles away from my home and everything is very different, I will always have my Father in Heaven watching over me and directing me to His children so that they may feel the spirit and come unto Him!!

I am so glad I got to talk to all of you on the phone!!!!! What a blessing. I love you and miss you!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!!!!!!!!!