Well, they've finally sent me out of Huanchaco. I'm now in a little
farming town of Casa Grande. It's definitely a change, though. There's
plenty of green around. Trees, grass, plants, and crops everywhere.
There's even a couple little (brown) rivers that pass through my town.
It's a quaint little place, but really nice. The people here are a
little more well off than a lot of areas in Huanchaco. The only
downside--Sancudos. They're like mosquitoes, but worse. They hide in the
houses and eat you alive if you're not careful... But other than that, I
feel a lot more calm here in Ascope. I think all the green puts me at
ease.
I am the only foreigner in the town, though. I get a lot of strange
looks here. Well, even more than in Huanchaco. And when I first got
here, I didn't feel so well, so my Pensionista gave me a bowl of soup...
with a chicken foot in it... My companion and I traded soups (he was
rather happy to eat the foot... *gag*).
I also saw a real life sheapherd for the first time! He and his
family were riding donkeys and hearding their sheep down the river.
Kinda a funny moment. I'm definitely not in Beach-front Huanchaco
anymore...
There are actually only 3 paved streets in my town. Kinda fun, actually.
Everyone speeds around in little mototaxis here as well. There's
thousands of them on the road, which is pretty funny as well. Either
that or Bus and that's all the transportation here.
My companion is awesome. He's quite the joker, but he works hard.
He only has 4 months left in his mission, and his experience really
shows. I hope to learn a lot from him and really enjoy my time here in
Ascope!
Hope all is well over there in the good ol' US!
Elder Seth
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