Hello Family, Well being in a new area has completely changed everything. It couldnt be more different than where i was at in Lima. I am in a small part called San Vicente in Cañete. Cañete is what you might call a farming town. Its surrounded by farms and many of the people that live here work in the farms. And since there are farms that means that there is plant life and greenery. Which is a new thing for me too because in Lima there was nothing green. Nothing at all. Overall i would say it is a pretty area. It actually reminds me alot of the lower valley. Its got farms surrounded by hills. Im still in the desert so it never rains, but there is a river that runs through the town so its got plant life. The peruvian way of farming is very different than the us. For example yesterday i saw a guy on top of a 10 foot tall pile of hay stacked on a cart being hauled by three donkeys driving down the street. And thats not an unusual thing.
We are pretty close to the ocean here even though i havent seen it yet. And my area is giant. theres is the city and then tons of small neighborhoods of people to the south. Some of these little neighborhood are a half hour or more away in a car. So its deffinitely a change. For the first time in 7 months i was able to see the stars last night. It was really cool. Theres a lot less pollution here and the air is really fresh. My new companion is Elder Perez. He is from the jungle. He is a good guy we are getting along good. The only thing that is a little hard is taking on the duties and responsibilities of being a district leader in an area that i dont know at all. Its a little hard and it will get easier as i get more time here. There are also two senior couples in my zone. Which is really really unusual. Im pretty sure we are the only zone in the world with two senior couples. They are both from the United States so consequently i had American Cake for the first time in a very long time the other day. It was amazing. So that was cool. none of the senior missionaries speak spanish so they are quite dependant on the missionaries to help them out with what they are doing.
Today we are going to go see some ruins of some ancient civilization or something. IM not sure on the details but ill be sure to take pictures. Im doing well and happy to be where im at right now. I hope everything is going well for everyone at home. The heat here is starting to go away little by little. Im actually pretty cold at night. But its still pretty hot durring the day. We are now starting to reach what would be the fall months. Not much new to report this week. Elder Hesselgesser
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