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You can send snail mail: Elder Aaron Daniel Howard, Mision Guatemala Ciudad Norte, Apartado Numero 951 A, Guatemala, Guatemala C.A. OR www.dearelder.com

Monday, February 22, 2010

What if it is Mark Jacobs?

So, there were some problems (not with me) and I had an emergency change. So now I'm in this place called Atlantico or something, and I have a new comp. We are twins. He likes skiing, mountain biking, wake boarding, similar music ect... his name's Dallin Hunter. He speaks q'eqchi' 'cause he was in Peten forever, and he speaks Spanish and English ('cause he's from Utah), but he's leaving next week 'cause he's dying (done). So I'll have a new friend. My new apartment is amazing and it's 400 quetz cheaper. This place is way better. It's in zona dieciocho which is like the most dangerous zone in Guatemala, so they've issued every companionship a concealed weapon. jk Gangs...I don't believe in danger. Bodie Miller is the man! Skiing is amazing. My Mission President's wife wanted to know if she could have a copy of the talk that Grandpa Howard gave me before I left, about the Guatemalan land titles. Please ask Grandpa if he minds if I give her a copy (I have the talk, and was just wondering)? Don't ever send me anything! I can buy anything I want. I'm not in a 3rd world country. They have everything here, and it is cheaper. I told you if you want to buy me anything for my birthday or Christmas, you can just send me Freeskier and I will circle something. Actually just save your money, but you could mail me a letter and tape my micro sd card to the inside. Then I can send you the one I have now..... anyways I cant think of anything else to say.... HAVE A FREAKING GREAT WEEK! <3 Aaron

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

When I'm in need, I ain't sayin she a gold digger but she ain't messin w/no broke‏

These two girls are after me! They are. The area that I live in isn't great. There is no water at least 2-4 days of the week. This seriously puts me out of my comfort zone for so many different reasons that you don't want to know. Anyways, I wouldn't even mention it if it was anything mild. Thanks for the advice Dad, I can always use it. My mission feels like a dream. Samuel L. Clemens (or Mark Twain as he preferred to be called) wrote in The Mysterious Stranger that life is only a vision, a dream. All of us are but thoughts. Thanks for the PACKAGE!!! (Mom) I'm a paint you somethin'. I got it on the 12th. I almost felt more loved than Liza and Peter, but then I factored in Valentinez Day so.. I guess I'm still not number one. I love the ties! They are really pristine. Actually, I might even go so far as to say that they're ''Solid'' - Jeff Wellman. Not really much is going on, but I did get thrown out of my first house. We were teaching this elderly man and my comp was just asking him questions about some stuff in the Bible and after like 10 minutes he just freaked out at us and told us he was confused and we left. The bishop here is out of control. We have problems 'cause he doesn't keep anything secret (he tells peoples' confessions to whoever) and his wife is freaking annoying and loud. One of the members left the church when she went to an adult activity (dinner) and the bishop's wife said (loudly),''Oh, so you only show up when there's food?'' IDK we're having problems. I had an increadibly ingenious thought the other day (when I was daydreaming about skiing). SOLUTION: for my birthdays and Christmas you can just send me FREESKIER mag. and I'll just circle anything I like and you can buy it for me so when I get home I'm still on top of the skiing trends. Oh by the way, this is something we'll pan out the details more, but the minute I get off the plane when I get home we're going skiing, so just have my stuff in the car when you come to pick me up. Oh ? - my mission president's wife wants to know if she can have a copy of that talk he gave me. Um.... I rode in a (red three wheel ghetto taxi) tuke tuke k k k <3 U Happy Valentinez DAY. LOVE, your son aaaronnn

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

When I was 16 I bought my first Mercedes Benz, must a * 1000

> Speaking of cars, this is what everybody drives - seats murdered out, tinted windows and St. Mary stickers. About everything you can expect and more. Francis Bacon said something like ''if a person is sure in the beginning, he is sure to end up with doubts. But if they begin with doubts they will finish in certainty.'' This is good newz for me 'cause I have a lot in many aspects, but I'm trying to have faith juno. Oh, by the way, sorry for not e-mailing you yesterday. I went to the temple today, so today is my p day, and if you haven't seen the temple, and I'm sure you have, it's small, like there is more open space in our house. I can't wait for your package but.. on second thought you should probably refrain from sending me things cause the shipping alone could easily get me further than 200 dollars worth of stuff here... if that makes sense. Baptisms are cool. They are like parties here cause we don't have to do anything, and we eat, and people make fun of my Spanish entonces yo dije ''¡cayete tu boca!'', but they're fun. What do I eat here?... honestly I could eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on wheat bread for the rest of my life. That question, if you had to only eat one thing the rest of your life what would it be? This would be it, and I would be freaking happy. I'm composed of 1/3 of this, this is what built me. Anyways, I eat those for lunch, but we eat at members houses and we usually try and go to the rich people houses 'cause the food isn't so freaking gross. The best thing I have had so far is a Cafe Rio like thing, but it had pineapples and was made with sweat, blood, and love. I feel like all Latino food is the same though, just whatever the freak they have mixed together. I've eaten tamales a lot from this one lady and they're freaking killer (especially if you eat the bones they leave in it). Happy birthday Matthew! I don't know what else really has happened. We don't have anyone to teach. They built a new church around here that is out of control - nice. Other food - everyone eats beans on white bread. It's not really great. Fried bananas, choco-frutos, bread idk. Anyways, recently I'm loving reading. I'm making a list of books I'm going to read when I get back. I'm continually questioning my orientation, as I continually like EFY music. It's not gangster hip hop but it's all that I got. Have a freaking KILLER WEEK!!!! LOVE aaron hoWARd

Monday, February 1, 2010

Took a look in the miror and said, ¿What's up, what's up, what's up??

> Wow! Sounds like the family is really falling apart without me. jk. But should I be congratulating Ben 'cause everyone knows where mono comes from jaja? I'm jealous of Peter and Laura. Kayaking is sweet. Also Matthew, he's going to be able to go everywhere in the world. Tell him to come drug deal here and visit me! Although it would be stiff competition 'cause every other house is a pharmacia and you can buy ANYTHING without a Rx. haha. JAN's the MAN ADAM. Her class isn't for girls. Yeah my p- day is Monday. Yeah the address is just the mission home so send me CANDY. This place is crazy! Today I went to this market on the street and it's actually more like a cave than a street 'cause people are selling so much stuff there isn't any light. Um, my friend's name is Hess. I live in this neighborhood called Molino. There are police everywhere carrying shotguns. So minus the fact that they are controlled by a Gang, I'm pretty safe. Last Saturday we baptized this kid named Fernando Javier Angue Martinez. He's cool! I would try and send you a picture, but if I do anything with this freaking website it deletes my entire message (last week and this week it did). That's why the emails are short. Um, we're baptizing two more people this weekend, kkk by love U ---a-a-r-o-n---d-a-n-i-e-l---h-o-w-a-r-d