Brasil is way awesome! I got here last Tuesday morning, and met President Wright. He just got here two weeks ago, ad he is way cool. After that, we went to the transfer meeting. Every missionary being transferred, which was about 40, met at the Porto Alegre bus station. We mingled for about an hour, then we all got on buses to get to our areas. I took a two hour bus ride to Sana Cruz, where I met my companion Elder Black. Then we took another bus to Rio Pardo, my first area. Its a really small town, and its kind of in the middle of nowhere. Its awesome.
The people here are the best. The state I'm in, Rio Grande do Sul, is the best state in all of Brasil. They've always been different than the rest of the country, and a little over 100 years ago, they tried to secede from Brasil. They started a war, but they were defeated, so they´re still part of Brasil. The people that live here are called gaúchos. Theyre like the equivalent of cowboys here. They wear huge boots, baggy pants, belt buckles. They have huge mustaches, and they think that everyone who isn't a gaúcho is stupid. So far I'm fitting in pretty well with them.
My new address is:
Elder Samuel Day
Missão Porto Alegre Norte
Caixa Postal 13008
Porto Alegre-RS
91010-971
Brasil
I'm having an awesome time. Brasil is a great country, and I'm really glad to be here!
Sincerely,
Elder Day
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