Four Months In Pisco Now

Justin has been in the Pisco area for 4 months now. Changes are March 2nd so we will see if he stays (which will make it 6 months in that area) or goes. He says either he or his companion or both will be transferred because the president doesn't keep people together for more than 3 changes. Justin has enjoyed being in this area. He likes being anywhere that is out of the city of Lima.

Justin got a laugh out of thinking the gun we saw in mamarina's hands was real. He said it was a broken air soft pistol. (What a relief!) "But the knives and saw she uses are real. She has gotten in a habit of hitting me with her broom every time I go downstairs. All her daughters get mad at her when she does it. I make sure to shout ouchhh really loud so they all hear and come and get her in trouble." He did say in a past letter that his arm has bruises from the broom attacks! I still think Justin gets a kick out of mamarina in spite of the violence!

For pday today, Justin was taking his zone back to Tambo Colorado (the old Indian ruin temple place). He says there are a lot of new people in his zone that haven't been yet. He was pretty excited because he is looking forward to "pick up my human skull! So stoked about that. We will see how it goes getting it through customs." His dad and I will be waiting for the phone call from the Peruvian police. Is he kidding us?

Carnival continues much to Justin's glee! He said last Sunday when they were in a 3 person taxi car thing on the way to an appointment, "We passed these little girls and they threw a bucket of water at us through this little 6 inch window in front by the driver. It didn't get a drop on him, but went all over my companion. He was soakedddddd with this nasty, dirty, smelly water. The driver and I were laughing at him hysterically!" I think the month of February will be the Justin's favorite while in Peru. By far.

They had a conference this week with a visiting Seventy. He still goes by Elder "I don't remember his name." I will have to get him to ask someone who it was. (He later wrote that it was Elder Edwardo Govert.) He did say it was a good meeting. It was six hours long with no air conditioning in the chapel. Welcome to Peru. Or as Justin has been saying A LOT, "what can you do." Nothing.