Rice Bellies

Hello!

Mom has been asking about my health, which I suppose is natural. I'm pretty sure I'm doing alright, although she says I've been getting thinner...

I've come with full intention of telling you all that I'm pretty sure I have a belly, I think it's a side effect of rice:  people a thin everywhere except of the middle aria.  I've seen tons of guys with big arms and round bellies. Apparently that's what we call a beer belly but I'm on the theory that rice does the same thing.  ...freaking rice...

I've actually come to be acostomed to rice and the food here in Ecuador.  I eat a lot and I eat really fast.  Between me and the fat guy, I usually finish first.

I've noticed however I'm always tired, and normally when I get tired I get grumpy.  I don't like being grumpy so I've been putting a little thought into how I can help me stop being tired.

Being tired is a natural symtom of missionary work as it seems.  I've never met a missionary who didn't say he isn't tired.  However, I've been thinking about my diet, I eat a lot of bread and milk products, mostly because I barely have any time in the morning to make more than eggs and toast, toast with eggs, tortillas, or a PB&J sandwich.

I've opened my eyes a little bit and noticed every single fruit in existence is avalable to me fresh out of the feilds.  I can make smoothies in the morning, I just got to figure out how to do it.  Maybe you guys could help me out with finding and sending some awesome smoothie ideas?  Exotic isn't a problem.  We have dragon fruit, passion fruit, and a big veriety of fruit that you have never even heard of.

Emotionally I've been doing ok too.  The work isn't easy and people break your heart every single day.  I've been kinda grumpy but that's because I'm tired, I'm working on ways to be happier.  It's been awhile since we've found anyone who actually wants to progress in their lives.  The only people who actually want to live to gosple is Tony and his family, but we still can't baptise them and it's possible that we wont be able to for a very long time. 

I'm doing alright, it's hard but there's nothing betting to be doing right now.

and I mean that as something.  Many people say "there's nothing better to do" because they have nothing else they could be doing.  I mean that was I have a ton of things I could be doing but at this point there is nothing better than being out here getting my butt kicked by the work of God.

I'll send pictures when I can, however, this computer wont read my SD card.  I've also been using my camera less because it's slowly dying.

Right, I gotta go buy something to eat this week.

Talk to you all later.

~Cameron