Ok, so, New area, new comp, new experiences. So my new comp is cool. Elder Pinheiro. He, like me, thinks that Japanese is one of the coolest languages ever and that anime/cartoons are awesome. We get along well and he is a really good teacher. Trying to learn as much as I can from him. The new area is crazy. pretty good sized city with a ton of people living in a tiny area. So, there´s always alot of people out and about. We work with members as much as we can and we´ve been working hard. Met some skateboarders here and skated with them for a bit, scratched the heck out of my church shoes. (I know mom it was dumb.) But in the process we made 5 new contacts at once all of which were fine with us coming over and sharing a message with them and their families later. How´s that for using your talents? Anyways, so I guess at some point this week we taught this 17 year old guy who apparently has killed someone. Didn´t know until afterwards when my comp told me about it. I wondered why when we were at the house he came running inside and shut the door and was peeking out the window. Turns out a cop drove by. LOL. The weather here is strange. The first part of the week it was really hot. and all this weekend it´s been cold. I say cold but I mean 63F so cold for what i´ve been used to here in Brasil. Our apartment is kind of big but as everyone knows size isn´t better for apartments when you don´t have stuff to fill it with. Also, it´s on the 6th floor so going up stairs is fun. Um, oh I have had the chance to see some of those people that worship saints or whatever and don´t believe in God. Weird, statues everywhere and stuff and Crosses on their property. Oh and my Comp was on a split with the district leader´s comp and they had a crazy experience with a macumba. Aka Satan worshipper. I won´t go into details but she was absolutely psycho to say the least. Found out there are a lot of snakes here in Brasil. ´´Snakes´´ here in brasil to members of the church are girls that flirt with and try to get with Missionaries. Haha can´t believe I didn´t say anything about that before. Anyways things are good here and I´m learning alot. It´s very different than Cabo Frio thats for sure. Anyways, thats it for this week, Love you all and miss you as well. Elder Bender
the photo is of me and elder richins on the bus back from búzios on our second to last p-day together in the Cabo Frio area.
Fun Fact: Arcos de Lapa: One of the few surviving landmarks from the colonial era, this aqueduct was finished in 1750. At one time it carried water down from the Rio Carioca, it now serves as a viaduct to the wonderful Bondinho de Santa Teresa (tram) that connects the downtown area to the Santa Teresa area. With 42 arcs and at 800-feet long, it is also known as Aqueduto da Carioca. A wonderfully stark example of the old and new architecture that defines this area.
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