Day 131

Day 131 of survival in the deep jungle. I´ve found decent shelter for the winter. For emergencies I´ve set aside a storage of lollipops and gum. I have reason to believe that the natives are beginning to recognize that I am not one of them. I´ve augmented the amount of dirt I cake onto my skin, though it´s possible that they still smell my old spice deodorant. I´ve become close with the chief, but having missed Ward Consulate on the two previous occasions, I find the chances of marrying his daughter unlikely to nonexistent.

La Merced, view from the mountains.

 We actually met a woman this week who is actually from a tribe in the mountains around here. And it´s super cool because she speaks this beautiful language that only a couple hundred people in the world know. Could you imagine how inconvenient that must be? 

My new companion is an Ecuadorian. He´s super great. I already love him to death. The lessons we've had have been super spiritual, and we communicate really well, despite his lack of English. My health is great! The people here don´t drink water that hasn´t been filtered either. So, it´s not really a worry. The water from the faucets smells funny. But you´re right, I need to be more cautious. My new companion comes from the cold and he´s sweating buckets right now. Or as they say: "He is made a soup." Or do they not say that?

I´m really loving life here. The people are so wonderful. We have an investigator getting married and baptized on his birthday this month. And our ward has two other weddings/baptisms as well. That´s actually a popular combination here. I always have so much to tell you and so little time! I´m making this letter a long one. haha.

I love you all so much! 

Much love,

Elder Alexander

I can´t say that I know what this is.