Santiago is good, it's different thats for sure. But I like it, it's fun. The people are a little harder here, and harder to find, but what can you do. I have a great view of the city, especially at night on top of the tower, it's very beautiful.
In his last email he said that their fridge was broken. I was hoping that it had been repaired by the time we heard form him this week. Close.We are actually getting a new fridge tomorrow, so that will be really really nice. And no, there is not any air conditioning here..the majority of houses don't have it. People are poor, and can't afford stuff like that, same with central heating (so as you can imagine it gets quite cold in the winter due to that), but we have 2 fans so they keep us cooled enough.
He was also looking forward to a change in companions. His last companion & he didn't seem to mesh with their personalities, but they were able to get a lot of work done while they were together.
Elder Canterero is good, is a very different person, very unique personality. I've never met anyone like him, lol. But he is a good guy, we get along. Yes, he is Latino, lol.
We have 2 people that are progressing well, and we are hoping to put baptismal dates with them this coming week, so we'll see how it goes. They are called, Andrés and Isaac.
The heat is terrible, that is my least favorite part. I don't like summer, it's really not any hotter than it gets in MN but it's wearing a shirt tie and pants all day that stinks, ha.
Well, all else is well here in Parque O' Higgins. You could google map or google earth Parque O' Higgins, Santiago and see my sector. It's a big park, and next to it is a horse track where Metallica played(and I did get to hear them!) and our apartment is right next to the track. It's nice.
Oh, for the record I was wrong about the Metallica concert, it was Tuesday not Saturday. So I did actually get to see it. When we were done for the day we went up to the tower and got a free concert, I could hear just like I was down there. I took pics and videos. It was fun.
The city continues to be super hot, we played fútbol today with a bunch of missionaries, it was fun. We like to order Dominoes pizza, it's one of the only American foods that actually tastes like it does in America, and there are hard to find here in Chile. So since we have one close, we take advantage of that.
There are always different challenges, especially as a missionary, but when we put our trust in the Lord and ask Him to give us strength I know that we will always be able to do what He needs us to. And sometimes we will make mistakes, but the power of the Atonement is real and we can be forgiven and work to be better :)Ok well I love you all and am praying for you. Hope you have a great week!
Love,
Elder Jeffrey DeLong
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