in response to my comment about the woman who had a dream about alex, he wrote one of my favorite lines EVER:
"here in ghana... everybody believes there is a God."
Elder:
"its hard... im not going to lie... and time seems to always be dragging on... i kinda just want to be home, but i know its for the better... "
"we are at an internet cafe... my body constantly sore to the point of crying... ive been riding my bike up hills for like 20 miles a day in almost 100 degree heat... plus i have been lifting weights everyday so i constantly want to cry when riding my bike....it is an internet cafe inside of a shipping container... so it is a wall of really old computers that are super slow and really suck.. so no food, and its cramped.... it rained this morning so it isnt that hot, but it usually is super hot....
my shoes are constantly dirty no matter how much i clean or polish them... they arent wearing out yet, but i may need a new pair towards the latter part of my mission... im going to try to go at least 8 months in each of these pairs... but i can go to the market and get a pair for not too expensive... i like my bike... the brakes suck, but they can stop me really quickly so i have no complaints... i love riding it... when i am not super sore... yeah... thats about right.... and its hills... constantly... i have not seen the ocean yet, but i have been to the accra mall... they have a pizza hut inside it and they are building a burger king there as well, but no mcdonalds...
Mom:
WOW. who knew pizza hut was international like that?!? craaazy!! and INSIDE of a SHIPPING container?? or elder, you HAVE to take a picture!! can you do that?? :)
i'm sorry abt the heat. i remember the humid heat of new jersey. i can remember several nightst just thinking i was going to die. literally. i was sooo hot and sweaty and it felt like i was inside of an oven. made me feel sorry for thanksgiving turkesy. can't imagine...i'm sure they are glad to be dead before they get in there....
Elder:
we just have some concrete blocks on some rusty rebar that we lift around our apartment... so its a home gym.. but i have no complaints with it i think i have put on weight.. soda is super cheap here so we drink it constantly.. but i have put on more muscle than fat... i am starting to cut back on sugar as a whole though... so when i get home, if i keep at the rate i am, i will be in super good shape and be able to lift a lot.
Mom:
aaagh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
that's crazy abt your weights. can you take a picture of that also?? i need more visuals bcs what you describe sounds funny in my head, but i'll bet it's not as funny in real life. so yea, take pictures. document these things!!!
:) and i'm all for home gyms.... :)
Elder:
we do have a pullup bar that goes over the door like what we used to have back home... its nice
Mom:
oh. i hate doing pullups. i never could . i'm not even sure what muscles are used to do them. all i know is i can't do them....can you use one of those cooling towels?? do you knwo what i'm talking abt?? remember the one that dad let me use at the umm..4th of july thingy?? the derby?? do you remember?? maybe i should send you a couple...one for you and one for your companion. i really REALLY liked them...let me know...
Elder:
yeah, i have two of them... you gave them to me for i think it was my birthday... i think they are in the bottom of my suitcase... i havent used them except to wipe the dirt off of my shoes.. maybe i will have to start using them.
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