1.15.2013

What's up!!

So I've been here in Guatemala for almost a week now.  I love it here!!

The people are amazing!  The first group we met when we first got here just left today.  The way they do it here is the every two weeks we get a new set of native missionaries.  

There are thirteen of us in our district and we are all Americans. The food here is really good.  It is better than anything we got in Provo. It is basically Mexican food without any spice.  Every meal has a different juice with it, anything from horchata to fruits that i have never heard of!  

My companion is from Utah and he is one of those that has a girl friend waiting.  They were dating for only two months and he writes her every night and talks about how he wants to marry here. I'm pretty sure the Lord is testing and humbling me with my companions.

Elder Christofferson is coming on Thursday and I'm singing at it. It should be pretty cool considering that there are only like 100 people in the entire MTC.  The Latinos that were here were awesome.  We've only known them for a week and they were basically our best friends.  It was really sad to see them go.  We traded ties before they left and I realized that they all love purple. It's kind of funny.  

My pictures have also come in very handy. They love to look at pictures of our families.  Its kind of funny when
we are going through my album and I get to the one from Homecoming. Every time without fail they ask if she is my novia (girfriend).  It makes me laugh every time.

I'm not gonna be able to get many pictures here, so sorry mom.  They took our cameras and locked them up because I guess people kept getting theirs stolen.  Today is my P-day and it has been pretty awesome. 

First, we left the MTC and went to a really nice chapel and played basketball and football, then we went to a mall and ate some fast food. Guatemala City is actually a lot nicer than I originally thought.  After I finish this email, we get to go to the temple.  I'm excited to go in a foreign country.

In other news, mail won't be as hard to get as I originally thought. Church sunday was also awesome.  I could understand just about everything that was going on.  The best way to get a hold of me is still by dear elder, but just make sure that you click the Guatemalan MTC for the mission, and as for packages I guess as long as you put Elder Eric Michael Bashaw for my name they probably wont even open it in customs.

They said to make sure that you DON'T put pictures of Jesus or Mary or anything because then they get suspicious and will go through it.  All mail should take about two weeks to get there.

My address is:

Elder Eric Michael Bashaw
Boulevard Vista Hermosa 23-71
Vista Hermosa I, Zona 15
Guatemala City 01015, Guatemala

I'm just about out of time. I'm sorry for no spaces in the paragraphs and no apostrophes  The computers her in the MTC can't do them.  

P.S. Tell everyone to write me! I haven't gotten any mail since I've been here. Oh ya I love and miss you all!!