Welp, as you can see I finally made it to the beach. Last week we had transfers and they had called up every single zone besides the zone where I am and so it was confirmed I was going to the beach. The ward where I'm at is called Santa Elena 1 and is about 2 hours west from Guayquil.
It's very different compared to Guayaquil, first of all it's not as hot here. It is hot but the sun isn't AS strong as Guayaquil and it is not as humid. Plus there is the nice ocean breeze every now and then that is really nice. The people are a little more open since there a bit more poor. Even people from different religions will hear our first contact and at least say they aren't interested than just lie and lead us on with the commitments.
I also had a change of comps, my comp now is Elder Villanueva from Chile. The funny thing is that about a year ago he was my Zone Leader and now we are companions. He has 20 months in the mission and is staying pretty focused which makes it nice. He was AP for 3 transfers too.
The work seems to he going good in the sector, we are starting up intercambios this week so it should be another quick transfer. I'm excited to be outside of Guayaquil for the first time in 14ish months and ready to see what it's like out here!
Miss all you guys
Elder Roper
