Picures From Chance's apartment in Mexico

One of these pics is out of my window of my apartment. Yes that is the Christus statue that I work around.

The other is of us in the Colon 1/2 areas. My companion and I are on the ends with the other companionship in the middle.

October 14, 2013

I guess I might as well give you all a look into my daily life here in Mexico.  I get up at 6 30 and exercise, get ready for the day and make my breakfast, usually a packet of Quaker oatmeal. Also i drink what is call Yakult which is a pro biotic Hermana Flores 

has told us we need to drink, it is actually pretty good. next i get to study until about noon when we leave for the day.

 

Our apartment is a bit form my area so we walk over and get to work. there are 3 parts to my area and it is actually really long and some days we walk probably 10 miles. At 3 we always eat at a members house. they have a schedule set up so we don't have to worry about it. which a little side note about the food here, they like spicy food. this is kinda different but I am getting used to it. Oh and i wouldn't suggest the Chinese food here, it is just not the same. I was thinking about you guys last week as i sat in a carls jr and had Manzana Lift (Yes Lyssa, i have it all the time just for you) and a western burger, but that is not a normal thing at all. There is this soup that i have had a few times that is really good, it has cut up hot dogs and ham. I will try and remember the name later.

 

We will usually go with a member after that and go visit people until 9 when we go home.

One of the people we have been working with this week was Mario, who i mentioned last week. He sells what is called chicharon which is this deepfried meet that is realy good. We got him to come to a baptism but not to church and we will try to talk with him today.

 

Love you guys,

Elder Hokanson

Chance found his friend, and our ward member, Truxton Inouye while he was at the MTC.  So fun to see all these boys out serving together!

Week 3

Wow it has been an interesting week. I really haven't gotten to do much in the way of teaching this week because we kept having things going on.  I was on a companion exchange and got to spend the day in Dalias with my zone leader. It was different to get to spend the day with another elder form Utah, yes we are both white guys.  And apparently my companion was able to talk with one of our investigators, Mario, who we have been trying to get ahold of since I got here. We should talk with him this week.

 

The next day we moved into an apartment, which is much nicer than the other house we were in. I can't say I enjoyed hauling our stuff up 3 floors though. We spent the day cleaning since there was dirt everywhere. The hot shower afterwords was amazing, I really missed those.

 

Then there was conference which was as usual, amazing. The english speakers grabbed a back room and we were able to watch it all in english.

 

Still not Much word on my luggage yet. Last we have heard it was in London. (Someone want to let Casy Christianson know, maybe he can help me). In other things, my cough has seemed to subside, quite a big blessing there.

Thanks you guys,

Elder Hokanson