I LOVE it here! Its my DREAM people! This is a picture
of one of the nicest streets out here.
It wouldn't be smart to take out a
camera when we are on the other streets where we do most of our work. :)
We live in an apartment with another companionship and they are super
cool! My companion speaks only spanish and she is from Santiago
Chile!! LOVE. I have learned a ton of Castellano already, YAY.
My first
two days I stayed with a companionship in their area, and today was
transfers. I was sad to leave the first area! haha :) That area was
cool.
And here is the truth: super ghetto. Not gunshot ghetto, but
ghetto. We only heard gunshots once :) There's trash all over the streets
and there are no stop signs or traffic laws. You just drive. And honk.
And drive. People just slide in and out of traffic, and no one crashes.
It's awesome! You just walk in
the middle of the street when you want. If a car sees you walking in
the street from far away, they honk because they aint slowing down. And everyone smokes, so matter thier age. Its
stinky most of the time and a guy in a truck comes by and picks up trash
bags from the sides of the roads every day. There's always dirty water
running in the gutters. Did I mention there are stray dogs everywhere?
They dont touch you though. They have ticks :) You can tell a tick dog
from another.
People live in old garages and things. They just slap on
new brick and concrete and call it thier home. Metal bars cover every
door. You clap to dock doors that don't have bells. People always say
"buen dia" to you, which is nice! But I seriously love it! And don't
worry about me! I am safe! We have angels making sure of that :) I am
STOKED to be here!
This other picture is from Seatle with my sister training leader
and her comp. LOVE them. The STL on the right cut my hair and that's what
it looks like :)
This is a pic of me and a wall in Seattle :)
and this
is me and my comp sister laney with brianna in seattle :)
anywho! I LOVE you all! Thanks for the prayers!
Hermana Gardner
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