Hey all, this week was a really long week. It feels like a
century since last Monday. And from when I wake up to when I go to bed is also a
century. Not necessary in a bad way, just long. The days are very draining,
not really physically but mentally. I get about 9 hours of sleep a night but I'm
still constantly tired. I think because it's a lot of Spanish, so my brain is
constantly translating and figuring out what others are saying and then how to
respond. Its a lot of work but I'm loving it.
This is my average day: I wake up
between 6:30 to 7:30 am (depending on the day) then get ready for the day (shower,
eat, "workout," study, plan). At 10 I leave the apartment. From 10-1 I
normally have some sort of meeting or planning or activity. At 1 is lunch, then
from 2- 4 its language study and companion study. Then from 4-10 I'm outside
working. We normally have appointments or people we want to visit (those
normally only work out about 20% of the time). Then we try to find any
investigator, convert or member that is home. And during that time we will do some
door contacting. Then at 10pm we return to the apartment and get ready for bed. Then
wake up and repeat. Most travelling is done on foot even though my area is pretty
big. Its a 45 minute walk from the top of the area to the bottom (and it is filled
will hills which only makes it more exciting). If we are late, or need to go
somewhere far we will take a moto, (a three wheel motorcycle taxi) for 2-3 soles
you can get anywhere. I actually taught a lesson in the back of a moto. The
investigator couldn't let us in so we went to the back of his moto and taught
the restoration.
This week we also had our multi-zone with the president. It was
from 9 am to 5 pm, of talks and lessons, it was long but really fun and
spiritual.
Then on Saturday I had my first baptism. I baptized a boy, Luis, 12
years old. I taught him two times my first week and when we asked- he chose me
to baptism him, which was super cool. My companion baptized his sister, and we
are hoping to baptize their mom and younger sister this week or next week.
The
food here in the field is not very good. Lunch is always rice, a small piece of
chicken, some gross sauce, some cooked vegetable (gross) and some type of juice
(sometimes its good, sometimes its not). Its gotten really old, really fast.
Members also love to offer me food in their homes. 9 times out of 10 I don't
want it but I have to take it cause they get really offended when I turn them
down (I learned that one the hard way). Most of the time my companion will eat
most of what is given to me so I don't have too (we just make sure the member
isn't looking). But even though I don't eat a lot here I'm very rarely hungry.
That is all for this week, I'm loving everyday, its always the best day
ever.
Love and miss you all a ton,
Elder Gruber
Pictures from leaving the CCM, airport food, travel to Piura,
night at the mission home, ride to my area, terrain, and apartment.
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