11Nov 2011

Hey everyone! This week has been a crazy one!

We knew we had transfers this week but Elder Echeverria and I thought that if anyone was going to be changing it would be him. Well... we were both wrong! I got the call Tuesday night around 930 telling me that I had transfers and I needed to pack up all my things. At first I thought it was a joke but then I realized that it was for real. I was kind of upset because we were having a lot of success in that area but it’s all good. The Lord needs me here in my new area.

My new area is called San Isidro. It’s basically on the opposite side of Panama City than Arraijan was. It has a reputation for being one of the harder areas in the zone. This area has a lot more money than my other area and the people aren’t as open. Most of the people here won’t even give us the time of day it’s sad. San Isidro does have one thing in common as Arraijan though, that is that there are a ton of Hills! I actually think there are more hills in this area than in Arraijan except here they are a lot steeper.

My new comp is Elder Betanco from Honduras and he knows less English than I do Spanish ha-ha. So basically I’ve really had to step up my game with the Spanish. The first day was super rough ha I didn’t know anything he was saying but things are starting to get better now. It’s probably a good thing I got a Latino comp that doesn’t know any English because now I don’t have a choice but to speak Spanish and I’m actually getting allot better at it so that’s good I guess ha-ha.

ha I think Panamá is starting to take a little effect on me, Friday night I was sitting on my bed and I looked down at my feet and my ankles were so swollen. I was planning on still working next day but then Betanco saw them and said I had to call the mission nurse and she said to ice them and keep them elevated so I did for a little while Saturday but I hate just laying around so we still worked allot that afternoon. I also noticed these red marks on my chest that I hadn’t ever seen before that the nurse thinks might be fungus so I had to go buy some medicine to put on it.

Sorry I don’t have a ton to say; ha because of changes we didn’t really do a ton. Even though this area has a bad reputation right now, Elder Betanco and I are gonna work our hardest to change that!

Thank you for all of your love and support
Elder Westwood