All is well here in theNordeste (north east). New Years was pretty fun, but it made me miss the family a little. It was tough to work New Years Eve, because everyone was drunk, so we hung out with members and investigators and ate dinner with them. We had an investigator that fed us alligator! It was one of the best foods I´ve eaten in my life. It's kind of orange, and a little fishy, but has a texture like chicken. The meat is really soft and kind of fatty. It´s illegal to hunt alligator here, but this investigator works with a tractor, and at work he accidentally killed an alligator, and they let him bring it home. It was a neat experience for us.
At home we just stayed up and talked until midnight. It was really hard to stay up late though. We´re really used to waking up at 6:30 every morning and going to bed at 10:30 every night. I can wake up without an alarm now at 6:30, and I´m usually asleep instantly at 10:30. At midnight the streets erupted with fireworks. Where we live the fire works have colors and are pretty to watch, but here they just make the fireworks as loud as they can. We had bombs blasting right outside our windows. If I wasn´t already awake I would have woken up. We had a family underneath us celebrating, and at midnight they all gave each other hugs and kisses, and it made me think of my own family :( After the fireworks we all went to bed. We really couldn´t do much work the next morning though, because the whole city was sleeping. All of the stores were closed, and no one was in the street. It was the most quiet I´d ever heard the city.
This week I will officially hit my 6th month mark; January 7th. I think I´m supposed to burn a tie or something. We´ll see how that goes. After this week we have transfers too and that means I´ll email again next Wednesday. Chances are that I´ll leave Mamanguape. I already have 4 and a half months here. A change would be exciting, but I´m also enjoying all the work here. I have a lot of friends here now. We have 2 families progressing really well. I think this Sunday we´ll baptize all of their kids, because the adults still have a few problems to work out, like getting married...
Man, I just can´t believe that it's January. It still feels like July. It feels like I´ve had the longest summer of my life. It´s weird to think that I wont see a white January for two more years.
I love all of you guys, and it sounds like everyone had a Happy New Year. I don´t have any photos to send right now, but I might have a video that I can have tony send later in the week. Stay safe, and don´t miss me too much :) I love you all a lot, and want you all to be happy. Make my brothers and sisters write me. :)
Com amor sempre,
Elder Forsyth
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