Brasil is great! We do a lot of walking, I dont know how much but I know its quite a bit, and its a little annoying when we walk to someones house and they are not home but its not anything that gets me upset. I think I´m acclimated to the climate because sure I sweat here because its never gets below about 75F and I think I´ve gotten used to it so its no big deal. No baptisms this week but we are still meeting with a lot of people and will probably have people ready for next week but dont hold me to it! :) There are so many little things that make this place to great, for example yesterday we saw a little family of monkeys on the telephone poles. We saw a whole group of kids with mangos in both of their hands. There are so many fruits I didnt know existed in the world and everyone here is just like ...eh...its just another fruit we have... I tried coconut water for the first time today and its way better than in the US, first off its way cheaper, its about $1 US for 36oz or more, its has no perservatives and is so fresh that they harvested the coconuts that day and cut them infront of us, buts its just a different climate and thats just what they have here. I killed a cockroach in our apartment, I´ve never even seen one before I got to brasil I dont think.The culture is so different here! (specifically meals) They eat hardly any breakfast, dinner is a meh sized meal, and lunch is a feast fit for kings! The ward does a good job at always having us at some members house for lunch and they always feed us all too well. I dont´t even kow how to describe my feelings about lunch because its always so good and I want to eat a regular amount but them the members ALWAYS say "come mais Elder!" or "eat more elder" after already eating enough to be full. So I eat more because its just what you do here, and if you dont they ask you why you dont like it, and then they offer you to make something else because you dont like their food when really you do but literally cant eat any more; its a daily battle.So I´ve had to really not eat breakfast and dinner to make room for lunch. And then (because lunch is the main meal of the day) we are supposed to share a gospel message after lunch, which I´ve done everyother day these past too weeks. And yesterday was funnyily unbeliveable because after forcing 3 helpings of lunch down my throat and at the point of absolute thanksgiving fullness, they bring out dessert which included like 4 cakes! we ate 3.25 at their house and they gave us a take home of 1.75 cakes and leftovers of lunch and a big bag of mangos. I thought I was going to to into a food coma. Lunch is a rollercoaster; but I love it, the members are so nice, its nice to sit, and we sit for almost 3hrs sometimes because they love to eat and talk, and by the time we share a message its been a few hrs since we started. My compaion Elder B. Costa says my portuguese is really coming along and that we cant believe sometimes that I can speak so well, but I dont think that it is this way, but if he thinks I´m progressing then maybe I am. I´m not worried about it though I´m just going to keep going and do the best I can and thats all I need to do. I don´t know what else to include other than I might go sand boarding later today or maybe next week. But I´m doing great and will write next week and hopefully have more to say :)
The picture is of the cake and mangos and oreos we ate for breakfast, So healthy :)
Also another thing, their milk comes in boxes and is not refridgerated! Its kinda gross and different but I still drink it when offered, and my companion bought chocolate milk powder mix so that makes it a little better :)
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Elder Benjamin Barton
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