There are four missionaries in our branch and they are all latinos except for me. I haven't served near another American (guerros) but i like it that way. Sadly, one elder had only been in the mission two weeks when he found out that his Dad died. He just returned home to Equador to take care of his younger siblings.So I was in a trio for a few days with two latinos and it was pretty fun. We where the Three Muskateers, but we live in a little room that is the size of my bedroom. With our bunk bed and two little tables to study, it is almost the entire house.
(We visited some ancient ruins on our Preparation Day.)
This is my district at the Aztec ruins called Teotihuacan. My comp is the one with a red and white shirt. His name is Elder Utierrez and he is from Chile, but we just found out that he is being transferred on the 17th.
I have gotten used to cold water for showering. We haven't had gas to heat the water for a month and my comp hates it, but we don't have money to buy gas. I just shower with the water, but it is super cold. My comp however uses our iron to heat up a bucket of water, then showers with that. I did that once or twice, but it just made me dirtier.
I haven't received your package yet but i do receive a lot of letters. Thanks everyone! The letters make it here in about a month. Thanks for the love!
This is a picture of our chapel:
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The cultural hall (basketball court) is outside at the back of the building.
The people here can't pronounce my name. When I tell them how it is pronounced,...they all freak out because "way" is a bad word. (It is spelled differently, but sounds the same.) I think i am going to tell everyone in my next area that my name is Chamoya. "Chamoya" sounds close to the way they say my name, but it is also the name of a fruit that they eat with candy.
All is well here in Mexico. I love the food, the people are funny and I am learning the language very well. I have become used to only eating once a day. It helps stretch what little money we have. Mexico is awesome.
Thanks for your love and support.
Elder Shumway
