so im here in escazu the south side i believe. haha sorry its so hard to figure this place out. all the roads arre twisty and there are no addresses here. when you ask somewhere where something is they say. go 200 meeters till you smell cookies turn left than 400 metters till you see a red house take the second left after that. you get the point. its crazy.
PERO i love it here. the first few days sucked they were the hardest days of my life. but i got to work. thats the only time i dont feel horrible. when i work. im happy i love it i am not thinking about much just focusing on helping others. but when i stop i hurt again hahaha yeah. so here is my time. we dont eat dinner. the people are too poor to feed us and our house is on the edge of our area. so we never go home. so i rarely eat. but we have a lady she is a member next to our house. and she cooks lunch and cleans our laundry. it is so nice! hahaha we havent had food so we went shopping in a place called pricesmart. its exactly like costco. that made mi muy truncky. or homesick. so we havent worked today so im struggling again. hahah i miss you all. i miss brooke. i miss utah. haha
so my language is getting good. i talk better than most poeople thats what my companion says. haha its hard to understand but its coming very fast. i love the work. we have 2 baptisms coming up so this month or feb i hope. they didnt come to church for good reasons so this week they should come. our goal is 25 people in the 3 months i will be here. i think we can do it. we are doing great. talking to alot of people and we have like 10 progressing investigators right now. the work is fun the fun is work ahhahaha my life doesnt make sense anymore.
pero i love you all. i need you to know that. i was struggling last letter real bad. but im happy. i love it here. the lord blesses me so much cada diia so i just need to stay busy.so now im just going to talk about costa rica. so the drivers. yeah. my biggest fear is crazy drivers. that fear is gone. so that was nice. =D hahaha everyone here is crazy but they all drive crazy and have been driving crazy for their whole lives. so its not crazy. they are good at driving bad. so its suprisingly safe. =P hahahah kinda. the busses are scary. but i think of them as a rollercoaster. it really feels like one. the driveers slam on the gas and breaks. no in between. ahhahaha oh well. im used to it.
so Elder quinton l cook came on friday! great time to start a mission ill say. he gave us a blessing. it ment the world ot me. he said. "you will come to know why your are here. that your ment to be here. and your purpose. you will come to know that the work here will bless the people you love more than being with them right now would" that struck my heart. cause i feel like i need to be with you. i need to be with brooke. but that was like. this is the best thing i could do for not only me and the people in costa but for my family. and future family. it ment the world to me.
so the people. yeah the people i think the obesity is the same in the usa. pero. the people here dont wear clothes. and if they do its super tight. so i want to throw up like twenty 4 7 hahaha yeah. sorry about my spelling and stuff i dont understand these keyboards. and everyword i write has a red line under it cause. this is a spanish computer. hahaha ooopsie.
the dogs want to eat me. that is muy verdad. haha not a fan. and its just whatever.
mycompanion has the worst smelly feet. i think could possibly exist. hahaha i ll post some pictures later. also i ahve and hour and a half to email every monday. so yeah. we try to go at 1:30 every week. next week we are going to the waterfalls. so it might be before or after. its a 3 hour walk. hahaha so excited.
so the people here are awesome so loving. they really dont have much and they all love everyone. i love it. talking to them is the best. there is a returned missionary sister in the ward who speaks english she is my best friend. hahaha my companion speeks alot of english so thats nice. but i have to talk in spanish for him to understand alot so it rocks. hahaha i learn he learns. he is the best. he prayes for me in our prayers together. he compliments me. he is so humble. i love him with all my heart. i could not ask for a better companion.
the weather. wow. it is kinda hot. its not too bad all day. but its enough to sweat pretty good. and at nights its so cold. well not really but it is in short sleeves after a day of hot. hahah yeah. oh and my acne is doing amazing in this weather! hahaha thats nice.
so yeah. the money is 500 per eveery dolar? cant spell. my companion thinks its funny that i cant speak spanish, and english now. hahahaha this boy who just got baptized his family is inactive. but he is 12 and he loves to talk to me cause i cant understand him. hahaha all the young men in the ward do. hahaha our area has 120 people attend church. so its ok. but its only 1 ward. sad. we are teaching a lady named luz and marticruz they are both going to be baptized in 3 weeks. so yeah. that will be my first! haha here you have to go to church 3 times before baptism. haha its hard for them because the chapel is so far away. there is one. in our entire areaa.
speaking of chappel it doesnt ahve carpet. that was a huge shock. nothing does. the church is all tile. its so pretty. i love it. i am in the most american place in costa rica. so the members know alot of english. the bishops family and two more. speak only english so that is super nice for me. haha and most the members can understand and speak a little. the us embassy is here in our city. and thats awesome.
this is the mission address. i can get packages once a month. but its so far away ahhaha but its the only way to get mail. i can also go get it when im in san jose. but that is not often.
Elder Evans
Costa Rica San Jose Mision
Apartado Postal 249-2010
San Jose, Costa Rica
so yeah. i dont need much haha im pretty set. and packages are too expensive. if you send them through the post office. ONLY USE the post office. its like 30-80 bucks for you. its free for me usually. so thats nice hahaha but its not worth it. everything here is expensive too unless its made here than its dirt cheep hahaha so yeah.
lets see not sure what else to say. ive been sick with the runs for days hahaha the food doesnt like me. hahaha so yeah. that sucks. got to work through it. and my companion called the hermana who is a missionary and the nurse and i had to describe it. awkward. hahahhaha
But eyah. i love the work i love it here. i love the people. and i love my mission.
i just struggle because i dont believe i can do this for 2 years. it seems so long. i miss you all so much. got to stick it out another week. the blessings are amazing and i love it. just got to stay focused and ill be fine. love you all so much thnaks for your words and the help you give me. they mean the world.
Love your missionary.
Elder Evans
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