Well, im here. in mexico city.
its 3rd world. the streets are dirty, filthy, there are hundreds of people everywhere, vans, semis, prostitutes, latinos, stray dogs, and spanish. i wish i could accurately describe exactly what this place is like, but i cant.
So, on my first day in the field igot up at.. 3 or 4 am and took a small van to my mission, where i met president mecham and his wife and got our msf cards and met our new companions. my companion is elder rosales, a latino from veracruz. hes short, funny, and i cant understand him. i get along with him really well but he doesnt speak english and idont speak spanish so its tough to communicate. my house is tiny, dirty, and i cant believe that its a decent home here. everything is filthy haha. i have no words. i got to know the bishop and other people in the area. i didnt understand any of them but its alright. im about a foot and a half taller than everyone else here, and literally everyone looks at me. and there is so so so many people here.
imagine new york city. now imagine it with 3x the population. now imagine everyone around 5 feet tall. now imagine the bronx of new york with short latinos instead of americans. welcome to mexico city.
unlike america, i havent seen a fast food besides a kfc for 7 weeks. people set up shop on the side of teh sidewalk and sell literally everything on earth for dirt cheap. flea markets are on every other corner. they dont have restaraunts, just a small shop with one person working with his bare dirty hands, contaminating just about everything with everything.
im not sure how i havent gotten sick yet. really. i dont know. i have tried a bunch of food and i cringe when i see the workers take a piss and come back to their stand without washign their hands. this place is honestly crazy and they just... live in dirt and disease. i will never ever ever take the usa for granted again. im never leaving the us after this haha.
the members here are super nice and feed us every day. they make some wickedly hot food. i thought jalapenos were hot. i was so wrong. habanero is their favorite dressing. i will get used to the heat, or my tongue will fall off. not sure which will happen first. we eat anything they put in front of us, so really, its a miracle that im not sick. ive tried a ton of really authentic mexican food, and none of it is like anything in the united states, thats all americanized a ton.
my ward has 36 people in it! its tiny, and i miss having more than 3 people in a sunday school class already. the members here are super humble and love the gospel, but its hard to pay attention when theyre speaking a foreign language.
my mission is pretty dangerous. on friday we had to buy food for a week as soon as we could, cause the gas price went up and there have been riots in our mission. so, its not the safest place. theres a lot of robbery and stuff but my comp says that he has never been robbed so they must just not rob servants of god. we have a rule to always be in the house by 9, no matter what, even in a lesson for security reasons. we have a very secure house and theres a lot we can do to be safe, and i do it all haha. i dont want to die here.
its really been a culture shock, i can buy whatever i want for 10 us dollars. seriously. anything. i wish i could describe what it is like, but icant, so i will be taking a lot of pictures and send them next week.
now, for my investigators! this is the reason why im actually still out here! we have 2 people with baptismal dates. liz, a sidewalk shop owner of some womens t shirts and candy. she is 22 and super happy and is getting baptized at the end of january. then we have carlos, a really cool guy who can speak english and i taught him and invited him to be baptized and he said yes! he is planning to become baptized on feb 11, one day before my birthday. now that is a birthday present. we have a lot more people we teach, a few investigators and we teach a ton of less actives in an effort to restrengthen the ward again. the only thing ireally truly like about mexico so far is the people, and the work we are doing. the ccm was hard because i didnt have a purpose. but here, i am bringing the world his truth and teaching as many people that will listen.
my second through 7th days here have been long. my spanish is already a million times better and i can actually understand people. we have a lot of success and teach a lot of amazing people. the days are long, the weeks are long, and im dreading being here for 2 years, but the people make it all okay. the days have just been for adjusting to missionary work and attempting to adjust to mexican culture.
in short, god threw me in with the dogs. literally. there are stray dogs everywhere. but its alright, he knew i could handle it, so im going to handle it. its a different place, but the work of the lord is here and im a part of it. i miss the life i used to have so much. i had a car, friends, family, a good ward, a great place to work and, now, well, i literally have nothing. but its okay, cause its for the lord.
oh, and im super bummed cause i guess those huge sombreros with cool designs dont really exist.
thank you guys for the prayers, emails and more. i hope i survive the next week and ill email better next week when i actually know what im doing!
(And a more personal email ❤)
hey mom. this week has been hard for me too. im in a good area, its tiny and packed with people but its safe. my comp is nice, i eat all the food i can get, even if its disgusting, and its really hard to adjust to the life and language but its okay. i miss the usa so much. and english. i never get to use english.
i have a member feed me lunch every day, because themembers here are super humble and amazing people. i dont need anyting but for the tmie to pass quickly haha. this is crazy, thats all i can say. i will explain in my big email. i love you so much. and i pray for yoy so much.
LILY IS A NARWHAL THAT IS SO COOL
i am so so so sad that i missed her birthday party. i wish i could have been there. i am super grateful for you guys in every way. i miss all of you so much. im grateful i got along with every single one of you guys and that i actually have people motivating me and who like me back home hahaha. love you guys.
His address:
Cerro de Jesus #115
Campestre Churubusco
04200 Coyoacan, Distrito Federal
Mexico
i will be here for 11 more weeks
Email address: wilson.kyle@myldsmail.net
Well, im here. in mexico city.
its 3rd world. the streets are dirty, filthy, there are hundreds of people everywhere, vans, semis, prostitutes, latinos, stray dogs, and spanish. i wish i could accurately describe exactly what this place is like, but i cant.
So, on my first day in the field igot up at.. 3 or 4 am and took a small van to my mission, where i met president mecham and his wife and got our msf cards and met our new companions. my companion is elder rosales, a latino from veracruz. hes short, funny, and i cant understand him. i get along with him really well but he doesnt speak english and idont speak spanish so its tough to communicate. my house is tiny, dirty, and i cant believe that its a decent home here. everything is filthy haha. i have no words. i got to know the bishop and other people in the area. i didnt understand any of them but its alright. im about a foot and a half taller than everyone else here, and literally everyone looks at me. and there is so so so many people here.
imagine new york city. now imagine it with 3x the population. now imagine everyone around 5 feet tall. now imagine the bronx of new york with short latinos instead of americans. welcome to mexico city.
unlike america, i havent seen a fast food besides a kfc for 7 weeks. people set up shop on the side of teh sidewalk and sell literally everything on earth for dirt cheap. flea markets are on every other corner. they dont have restaraunts, just a small shop with one person working with his bare dirty hands, contaminating just about everything with everything.
im not sure how i havent gotten sick yet. really. i dont know. i have tried a bunch of food and i cringe when i see the workers take a piss and come back to their stand without washign their hands. this place is honestly crazy and they just... live in dirt and disease. i will never ever ever take the usa for granted again. im never leaving the us after this haha.
the members here are super nice and feed us every day. they make some wickedly hot food. i thought jalapenos were hot. i was so wrong. habanero is their favorite dressing. i will get used to the heat, or my tongue will fall off. not sure which will happen first. we eat anything they put in front of us, so really, its a miracle that im not sick. ive tried a ton of really authentic mexican food, and none of it is like anything in the united states, thats all americanized a ton.
my ward has 36 people in it! its tiny, and i miss having more than 3 people in a sunday school class already. the members here are super humble and love the gospel, but its hard to pay attention when theyre speaking a foreign language.
my mission is pretty dangerous. on friday we had to buy food for a week as soon as we could, cause the gas price went up and there have been riots in our mission. so, its not the safest place. theres a lot of robbery and stuff but my comp says that he has never been robbed so they must just not rob servants of god. we have a rule to always be in the house by 9, no matter what, even in a lesson for security reasons. we have a very secure house and theres a lot we can do to be safe, and i do it all haha. i dont want to die here.
its really been a culture shock, i can buy whatever i want for 10 us dollars. seriously. anything. i wish i could describe what it is like, but icant, so i will be taking a lot of pictures and send them next week.
now, for my investigators! this is the reason why im actually still out here! we have 2 people with baptismal dates. liz, a sidewalk shop owner of some womens t shirts and candy. she is 22 and super happy and is getting baptized at the end of january. then we have carlos, a really cool guy who can speak english and i taught him and invited him to be baptized and he said yes! he is planning to become baptized on feb 11, one day before my birthday. now that is a birthday present. we have a lot more people we teach, a few investigators and we teach a ton of less actives in an effort to restrengthen the ward again. the only thing ireally truly like about mexico so far is the people, and the work we are doing. the ccm was hard because i didnt have a purpose. but here, i am bringing the world his truth and teaching as many people that will listen.
my second through 7th days here have been long. my spanish is already a million times better and i can actually understand people. we have a lot of success and teach a lot of amazing people. the days are long, the weeks are long, and im dreading being here for 2 years, but the people make it all okay. the days have just been for adjusting to missionary work and attempting to adjust to mexican culture.
in short, god threw me in with the dogs. literally. there are stray dogs everywhere. but its alright, he knew i could handle it, so im going to handle it. its a different place, but the work of the lord is here and im a part of it. i miss the life i used to have so much. i had a car, friends, family, a good ward, a great place to work and, now, well, i literally have nothing. but its okay, cause its for the lord.
oh, and im super bummed cause i guess those huge sombreros with cool designs dont really exist.
thank you guys for the prayers, emails and more. i hope i survive the next week and ill email better next week when i actually know what im doing!
(And a more personal email ❤)
hey mom. this week has been hard for me too. im in a good area, its tiny and packed with people but its safe. my comp is nice, i eat all the food i can get, even if its disgusting, and its really hard to adjust to the life and language but its okay. i miss the usa so much. and english. i never get to use english.
i have a member feed me lunch every day, because themembers here are super humble and amazing people. i dont need anyting but for the tmie to pass quickly haha. this is crazy, thats all i can say. i will explain in my big email. i love you so much. and i pray for yoy so much.
LILY IS A NARWHAL THAT IS SO COOL
i am so so so sad that i missed her birthday party. i wish i could have been there. i am super grateful for you guys in every way. i miss all of you so much. im grateful i got along with every single one of you guys and that i actually have people motivating me and who like me back home hahaha. love you guys.
His address:
Cerro de Jesus #115
Campestre Churubusco
04200 Coyoacan, Distrito Federal
Mexico
i will be here for 11 more weeks
Email address: wilson.kyle@myldsmail.net
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