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Monday, August 23, 2010

to it to it so do it do it

If you are reading this message, I do not want to hear from you until you take a cold shower. Get in your shower tomorrow, and don't even touch the hot. Full blast cold. So my life is a lot better, and my new shadow's the man. He kind of reminds me of the Green Lantern. So... we had this activity, and it was super sick. I didn't think anyone was going to come, but they did. That's one thing you can always count on around here. The Guatemala hour is about 1 - 2 hours late, so maybe if we unofficially changed the hour of church to 11:00, tons of people would come. Anyways, it went really well (2:22 make a wish). There was like more than 250 people, and I was really stoked. K'ekchi's coming. I can't teach like the first fourth of lesson 1 right now and tell people they're mad etc etc. Kekchis are really annoying, and it's kind of part of their culture ¨Where are you going? Where are you going? Where are you going???¨ ¨BAR XIK AWE BAR XIK AWE BAR XIK AWE¨, funny. So, what's going down in da hood? Adam's a JR. Ben's in school, new office, Dad, new pants ¨SIXTY THREE hundred dollar pant COME ON¨ Hey, I was thinking about Harry Potter the other day. Has the first half of the 7th movie come out yet? Or, the Arrested Development movie, and if yes, how were they? Sorry , I'm talking about stupid stuff 'cause I don't really know what to say, YES, I don't know what Cody's mom is doing for him, but do it for me... I'm glad you're friends with my friend's mom. Now we can all hang out together when I get home. Right. Oh, I was wondering if Tom Ostler ever left on his mish, and if so where? Crazy, Randy's home... Taylor wrote me just to tell me he has a year left (d-bag) jaja. This picture is taking forever to load, so now I'm just writing a monton de casaca but, ok re-trying...ink'a it's taking forever, sorry..
HAVE A GREAT XAMAAN!!! luv Aaron

Tuesday, August 17, 2010


Some people say I've got clouds in my eyes 'cause I set my goals so high

My toe is fine. I'll live. So, changes are this week, THANK GOODNESS! I don't have a change, but my comp is supposed to be incredible at K'ekchi. Word on the street E. Lara XK'AB'A', so that will be great. I went to this really boring place today called Agua Caliente, but it wasn't cool. Just a waste of 10 Q's. We're going to have an activity this Saturday, and there are going to be like 300 people there I guess... I really have no idea, but I guess if food is involved everyone comes to the church, so it will be good. Changes are the only thing that are really happening right now. Best thing that happened to me is I got my camcam and it is incredible. I can tag peoples names to the individual pictures, date, time location, ect... 14 megapixlz, 5x zoom. It's black, and I'm looking at it right now. Its a Kodak EasyShare M575 High Definition. It's my new most expensive thing, but everyone around here are buena onda, so I don't have to hide it. I can take pictures of people in the streets and whatever. That's too bad Adam has to go to school, but on the plus side ,he's goin'a get all da ladies rollin' up in the toyota, haha. No mejor con un METROPOLITAN va!! AYU k you didn't tell me about Laura's Jeep adventure, so hit me up with that. k..kk let me know what's good in da hood.
LOVE your FAVORITE CHILD LIZA.. oh, I mean aaron

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Newest Picture of Aaron's Area with President Torres

Some'in Special

Right now I´m worried 'cause there is a rumor that I might get sent out of here 'cause I might´ve broke my toe (four weeks ago) ((kicking the wall))(((in my sleep))). That can't happen. MOCOCHAAB´ILTA 'cause I can kind of say stuff now, and I don't even feel discouraged about the language. I´ll learn it just fine. I love playing with animals. There is everything here, seriously. Flocks of parrots fly by the church. I was at this member's house, and I picked up a baby chick that was following its siblings and mama chicken. I wasn't expecting it to attack me. It just got lit and flared up its wings and went for my leg. I just kicked at it and then it came after me again, and so when I went to kick it a second time it ran away. Then I took off after it to steal more of its children. A turkey also tried to attack me ... after I tried to scare away its baby that was in the path, jaja. I feel really nasty right now 'cause we haven't had water for like a week and a half so.. bathing... hard. The dueño here in this internet is playing some really cool Fifty Cent, so sorry I'm distracted. We went to this bridge this morning. It's cool. The people here let us come and teach them no matter what, even if they want to fight, but it doesn't really matter 'cause the only thing I can do is pray, teach part of the first lesson, and bear my testimony. My comp can't do that much more. Nobody can read, so we just use pamphlets in Spanish for the pictures, and invite people to come to church. Rarely people come. There have only been four baptisms in my area in the last 10 months but we're working, and we're trying to organize an activity. Anyways, I haven't got my new camera yet 'cause Hna Torrez got me one and she gave it to the ZLs here ,so they'll give it to me next week. That's terrible that the car got hit. Good the guy didn't get away with it. Sounds like you're going to be doing a lot of traveling 'cause Passports? Pick me up? In while... Matthew wrote me and told me about Chicago. That's cool Paul is mnt. biking. I want to go with him when I get home. Anyways, that's what's good, that's what's SA' in da hood. KKK love, AARON




Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Ice on my Fingers

Hey, so this week was like Christmas for me 'cause I got your package, I got a pair of boots from someone in the cap, and I got a package from my friend Nijiko, "cause it was zone conference. We only have zone conference every three months now, so other than letters, I won't get any other packages until start of November, FYI. We had interviews on Sunday after church, and then I worked with Elder Vasquez on divisions and stayed in Saksuha overnight. Then we had zone conference, and it was long and funny. Happy Birthday was sung to me, and anyone who's birthday is between May and November, so there was a lot of people with me. Hna. Torrez está comprandome una camera nueva entonces la proxima semana voy a tenerla CHAAB'IL Hey thanks for the package. Now I have a Crested Butte sticker on my K'ekchi himnaro and some cool pictures. BTW ,crazy, that picture you sent of Ben and Adam at the Maya restaurant, or whatever. I could read the words on the table like XUL is animal and MOL is egg, idk, but it was weird. Thanks for the birthday card, and the letters from Cody were good to read. It sounds like he's doing really well. Maybe it's just me, but I think you gave me those letter to make me feel like I need to write better letters, or at least letters like Cody writes. jaja All I would have to do is just mention how crappy my letters are for a paragraph or two, say something like... so we were teaching a K'ekchi last week and I think you should look into adopting a K'ekchi so that when I get home I can have a K'ekchi little brother... then say ''true story''. Actually, he does write way better letters than I do, so you can just send me his, and I'll form my letters to you from his. O.K. CHAAB'IL My toe really hurts, and it's hot and I want an Ice cream, and the only atm within a hundred miles is out of service. I hope I have 60 cents worth of guate money to pay for this hour of internet, and what else?... I love hip hop flows, my boots are super cool, and I look like I'm in the military with them on all laced up. Happy b- day Adam, on da tenth, next week. Hope you get everything you want... the church is true even though church here is only two hours and the branch president doesn't wear a tie, and his shirt is half unbuttoned all the time and he wanders around during Sacrament to prepare his class, etc etc.... all these kekchis are insane. Pounded those gummy osos bien great laa'at tengan a xamaan chilera and maka'entendermeta you!!!! jun chic NAKATINRA you have no IDEA <3AARON HOWARD