I now live in Huancayo

I moved!!!! Whooo!!! I now live in Huancayo. My area is called El Tambo. It´s on the outskirts, but it´s still modern. There aren´t many stores, but that´s a good thing. It´s like suburb. But it´s all dirt! All the time! And there´s wind! And the dirt takes flight and attacks you from all angles! But I´ll get used to it, I figure. My companion is pretty cool. His name is Elder Guzman, and he´s from Bolivia. He kind of looks like a latino George Harrison. But we get along super well. Every time we leave the bedroom, we play this peruvian patty-cake-style game that´s really just for school-girls, but it´s so cool that we adapted it. 

Also, the pensionista is soooooper nice. Every day she asks us what we want, and if she doesn´t know how to make it, she cooks while watching how-to videos on youtube. She makes us all kinds of stuff like american pancakes, chow mein with stir-fry, tortilla soup, and all sorts of things that she didn´t even know existed until some missionary requested it. She also has two daughters who are probably the smartest kids I have ever met. They tour the country doing math competitions and both have ridiculous collections of metals. They made me bet 50 cents that they couldn't guess my name, but what I didn´t know was that they had searched my bag and found my drivers license. And then they went and found my facebook, so if I get random requests and messages from peruvian children, that is why. 

Oh yeah, I´m a district leader now. That means that I have to take numbers three times a week and give an hour training to my district every week. But most importantly, I have a cool cellphone. Oh! And Huancayo is the only place in the mission with KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King, and various other north-american chains! And the city-center is only 10 minutes away! That means my personal fund won´t last as long as it should here. haha. I´m sorry to hear that Elijah wiped out. But I´m sure he looks pretty tough with all those cuts, which is always a good impression when school starts. The ward here is big, and looks almost like a ward back home. The members are super membery. We've even already got some great references and investigators. Did you know that Huancayo is the place that drinks more alcohol than any other part of Peru? Well, now I do! This morning some kids invited me to have a cup of beer, in the street. And, last night someone tried to sell us drugs. .......Maybe I need another haircut or something, because I don´t think they´re getting the right impression. Thanks for the scriptures you guys send, and also the pictures! I love you all so much! Please pray that I can be a good district leader and help my district! :)

Elder Alexander