It’s been a long time since writing.  Well, I’m in Rio Largo.  It’s a poor place, but living conditions are nice.  The roads range from well paved, to rocky blocks, which is most common, to dirt paths.  We don’t have a dryer for our clothes, or a warm water shower, but we have everything else we need.  Most other houses don’t have doors, just curtains.  The weather has been good here.  Rainy, cloudy, and not too hot.  That could just be because it is winter.  The sun does burn, so I’ll probably come back with a tan.  A lot of the guys around here don’t wear shirts, which I find odd.  The culture around here is very laid back.  It is not hard to always hear music anywhere.  One car even had a trailer just for giant speakers, the kind at dances.  As for the work now that I’m in the field.  For the first half of the day we study or practice.  That is a good part of the day, and I like it.  Then we have lunch, which is always rice, beans, noodles, and meat.  Not too bad, but I think it is going to get old.  After that we relax for a bit, then get to work.  That consists of dropping by our investigators and talking with them, as well as the recent converts.  One investigator we have is a simple minded 55 year old man.  He used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day, and after 2-3 weeks he is down to none.  He just doesn’t go to church.  He wants to, but is busy taking care of his grandma who is 105 years old.  Another is Jose Suares.  He seems interested, but again we can’t get him to church.  He got in a motorcycle accident and is paralyzed from the waist down.

My companion or trainer is pretty cool.  He is tall, lanky, confident, and a redhead.  He has been out for a year and five months.  That means he is really excited for the work, but he also hasn’t been dating for the last year and five months.  Lucky me, I have a girlfriend.  His family sounds awesome.  Both his Mom and Dad like games.  His Dad is a graphic artist.  Hopefully we will remain good friends and have opportunities to talk after the mission.  That should be it for now.

Talk to you all later.