Things are going good over here. Not too much to worry about. I don't get to knock doors again for a few weeks cause of General Conference so that's a bummer. But Whatever. I'm terribly bored here at the MTC. Spanish is child's play. I'm learning Quechua now, the Incan language. It sounds super cool and tribal. I'm doing that cause a few towns in my mission speak it and I figured why not? Anyway, so I'm trying to learn that which is difficult but at least it gives me something to do here.
I was made Zone Leader here. There are 2 zones: Zarahemla and Abundancia (Bountiful). I'm the zone leader over abundancia and everything is going good.
My teachers are super cool here. I got some good ones. A lot better than some of the strict ones some people get stuck with. Anyway, it's all good. I'm anxious to just get out of here and start working. My companion is Elder Escalante from Argentina. He has a very thick accent but he's pretty cool. He speaks a decent amount of English and he wants to learn more so I try to help him out.
That's all for now!
Elder Barney
March 28, 2012
March 14, 2012
Boy Meets (3rd) World
Today Elder Barney shared his very first tracting experience:
I went tracting Saturday and it was so, so, so crazy. We went tracting in a town called Rimac—very ghetto. The U.S. isn’t even capable of having a town this ghetto. The roads were dirt, nothing was safe at all. Everyone lived out of shacks, cardboard, and even holes dug in the ground or mountainside like caves. We weren’t allowed to bring anything at all because we were huge targets to get robbed. There were stray dogs everywhere (like hundreds). It smelled like poo everywhere in the town ‘cause they have no sewer, I’m sure. Super gross. You could hear gunshots in the background—that was pretty sketchy. The church in the town had like 14 foot walls surrounding it with spikes on the top, and the church was horrible. It looked abandoned. There were cockroaches everywhere, no air conditioning, it was pretty bad. I wish I could have taken pictures, but I would have gotten robbed for sure if I’d brought my camera.
It was just me and Elder Huaman who went. We got into three houses and taught lessons. It went well. We got second appointments with all of them, but other missionaries [who are assigned to that area] will teach them.
I went tracting Saturday and it was so, so, so crazy. We went tracting in a town called Rimac—very ghetto. The U.S. isn’t even capable of having a town this ghetto. The roads were dirt, nothing was safe at all. Everyone lived out of shacks, cardboard, and even holes dug in the ground or mountainside like caves. We weren’t allowed to bring anything at all because we were huge targets to get robbed. There were stray dogs everywhere (like hundreds). It smelled like poo everywhere in the town ‘cause they have no sewer, I’m sure. Super gross. You could hear gunshots in the background—that was pretty sketchy. The church in the town had like 14 foot walls surrounding it with spikes on the top, and the church was horrible. It looked abandoned. There were cockroaches everywhere, no air conditioning, it was pretty bad. I wish I could have taken pictures, but I would have gotten robbed for sure if I’d brought my camera.
It was just me and Elder Huaman who went. We got into three houses and taught lessons. It went well. We got second appointments with all of them, but other missionaries [who are assigned to that area] will teach them.
March 7, 2012
Update from Peru
Peru has been super weird. So far I like the Provo MTC better. They are very different. I'm probably one of the best people here in terms of knowing how to speak Spanish and English, so everyone comes to me with translation advice. My Spanish is nearly fluent. I'm being moved up to a native class in 3 weeks. (They couldn't let me leave early because it would mess up transfers.) Either way, it's fine. Whatever happens happens.
The people here are super funny and almost too nice. They think it's hilarious my last name is Barney. They never stop joking with me about it. They are all so so so small. Here you have an American companion and a Latino companion as well. Elder Chase is my American companion and Elder Huaman is my native companion. Chase is from Scottsdale, AZ, and he is okay. Huaman is super cool though. He's very nice. Elder Sanchez is another native that lives in my room and me and him are really good friends. He is from Trujillo, Peru, so he only speaks Spanish but he is hilarious. He's like 4' 11" and 90 lbs (we measured) and he's always messing with people.
Anyway, the food here is super weird. It's good, but over the top, too. It's like La Carreta on steroids. Everyone in my district has the trots except me (boo ya!) but I'm sure I'll get my turn eventually. My teachers are cool but, again, I'm a victim of translating/re-teaching everything in english because nobody can understand.
I got to go to through the temple here today and it was super cool. Very small though. We got to go through the town and get that experience too. Riding the bus is absolutely crazy.
I stay busy. It's hard to be upset when all you do all day is serve people. No worries. I'm doing good.
The people here are super funny and almost too nice. They think it's hilarious my last name is Barney. They never stop joking with me about it. They are all so so so small. Here you have an American companion and a Latino companion as well. Elder Chase is my American companion and Elder Huaman is my native companion. Chase is from Scottsdale, AZ, and he is okay. Huaman is super cool though. He's very nice. Elder Sanchez is another native that lives in my room and me and him are really good friends. He is from Trujillo, Peru, so he only speaks Spanish but he is hilarious. He's like 4' 11" and 90 lbs (we measured) and he's always messing with people.
Anyway, the food here is super weird. It's good, but over the top, too. It's like La Carreta on steroids. Everyone in my district has the trots except me (boo ya!) but I'm sure I'll get my turn eventually. My teachers are cool but, again, I'm a victim of translating/re-teaching everything in english because nobody can understand.
I got to go to through the temple here today and it was super cool. Very small though. We got to go through the town and get that experience too. Riding the bus is absolutely crazy.
I stay busy. It's hard to be upset when all you do all day is serve people. No worries. I'm doing good.
March 2, 2012
Peru MTC
Hey, I'm here in Peru. I made it safe. I only have like 2 seconds to write so I can't stay on long but everything is good. I was made District Leader here and it's going well. I have 2 companions: 1 native and one American. My Spanish is really coming along. I think I'll be able to get out in 3 weeks. I'm talking to the president about it soon.
P.S. My P-day is on Wednesdays.
P.S. My P-day is on Wednesdays.
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