So they want us to email the family really fast. and sorry if it looks weird these keyboards are kind of messed up! So we arived in lima at like 10 and then we went straight through security and coustoms. It was so crazy i couldnt understand anything people were saying. native speakers are totally different. So after we went through all that they got us all together and we waited for our bus. So as i was walking to load my stuff on the bus, so guy comes and grabs my bags and moves them like really 3 feet ahead of me and says ´´tip´´? i was so thrown off was this guy really asking me for a tip to move my bags 3 feet. well guess what he was serious. i said in english to this guy, you moved my bags 3 feet and you are asking for a tip. wow these people are crazy!! it made me laugh so hard. So we loaded the bus and headed straight to the mtc. Oh and the things i saw. The city of Lima i guess never sleeps. Everyone was outside walking the streets. it was weird. As we were driving youd see a large group of like 10 dogs, a fire of trash totally unattended, and people laying in the back of a truck drinking wine while on the freeway. I am not sure how ill get use to this. But we finally got here at like 2 am and they let us sleep in till 9 so that was nice! They leave the window opened and ive never heard more crazy noises in my life. No one knows what animals live here. It kept me up like all night. So then we went to breakfast and got one egg and a piece of bread. I might just weight 65 pounds when i get home. And this was after only eating airport pretzels all day yesterday. This is complete culture shock! Its throwing me off! But ya they are really nice people here. The peruvians are way short but are always smiling. Its weird being look at as a stranger. But ya i found out that the MTC, Temple and area office are in my mission. So the people i am meeting now are the people i will be serving!! Anways im glad yesterday is over. Worst day of my life. I sat by a guy from germany on the plane and i was telling him i was a missionary. So, he immediatly asks, ''So, you can read the bible in its original language right?'' and when i told him i couldnt he was visibly upset. I had to explain to him that i wasn't a scholar in anyway but that my purpose was to invite others to christ. So i gave him a passalong card and invited him to visit mormon.org. He said he would and i was pretty excited about that! The other guy i sat by was korean and i swear he has some of the worst gas ive ever smelled. It was no shame he did it the whole plane ride for 6 hours and it was so gross! anyways enough about that! im just here in peru and trying to understand what people are saying to me! Just some info, They say do not send packages to the mtc. They say it takes to long to go through coustoms and that it wouldn{t get here in time! So ya. But it looks like my pdays are wednesdays! ill let you guys know though!! i love you guys! thanks for all you do! it was fun talking to everyone yesterday! Hope all is well!! I love you guys!
Elder Brockbank
Justin and his new companion, Elder Topham
I find it hard to believe the Korean guy's gas could be worse than Angie's! :-) Glad to hear you made it and good luck getting used to the culture. The quicker you "become Peruvian" the easier it will be for you in all things. Let us know if you need anything at all...take care, Elder.
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