This last Sunday my companion got to see that I get kinda grumpy when I´m tired, hungry, and uncomfortable at the same time. I don´t try to be grumpy when I fast, but the circumstances are just so freaking crappy. meh.. I do my best though, fasting is important. And being tired and walking in a hell inspired sunshine is unavoidable.
Those are the worse things though.
In general I´ve been doing alright, I've been cooking myself a breakfast I like to call:
"Elder Howell, I Love You" Which consists of huevos, tocino, tostada con queso, con jugo de naranja. :)
Yum.
It don´t look like much, but bacon here isn´t cheep and the only people who buy it are people who want to start the day by loving themselves.
(it been awhile since I´ve wrote about my breakfasts.)
Elder Salazar and I have been working our butts off doing the good work. If all goes well, we should have a baptismal service this Saturday. We´re crossing our fingers and folding our arms.
-And also trying to keep things on the light side. The light side is good, it helps us stay energetic, optimistic, and ready to work in the sun and dust.
I had a thought this week about how to be a millionare in Ecuador. I had a couple ideas:
One is to open a pancake house in Guayaquil.
People here don't know what french toast or waffles are. Maple syrup sits on the bottom shelves in the supermarket because no one knows how to use it. Pancakes exist, but no one makes the from scratch. Bacon is underused... I could keep going on and on.
What these people need is a good American pancake house. and I really think that if one opened it would be a big hit.
My other idea is to build a ductape factory. These people have the redneck mentality, but they don't use ductape. HOW IS IT THAT THEY LIVE WITHOUT DUCTAPE???
I'm pretty sure it exists here, but it needs to exist in large quantities and be sold in the street corners, not just in the deepest corner of the hardware store. I think the man who REALLY brings ductape to Ecuador will made big time bucks. Another missionary told me the only reason it isn't here is because the people would probably build houses out of it. He's probably right; I've see houses made out of roofing, cement road dividers, and rocks.
Today we went walking out to La Isla Santi it was cool but it was mostly just a boardwalk with a bunch of trees and swamp, I would have had more fun if I had a camera with a zoom lens. The camera I currently have doesn't have a zoom ability anymore, the motor for the lens is dead and I have to help in with my fingers every time I turn it one and off. Meh.
I took a couple pictures while we were on the island.
Yes that's a real crocodile. Yes, there was a fence between us and them.
That's basically everything. we're headed off to work now. I hope everything is going well back at home. I talk to you all next week!
Love, Cameron.
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