Wow I can't believe it's already October when I left in August. There are a lot of things I forget to tell yall, but then it's too late to write. You know I love to try new food, so I tried a few things, stuffed mushrooms-they weren't too bad, the stuffing was spicy and good. I had a star fruit-it was weird, I don't know if I like it or not, but it was okay. Last night at a member's house-the Fuentes- the mom made real hot chocolate, which had no sugar in it, and it was kinda weird from what I'm used to. But the dad loved it. There are two families here that I totally love, the Scheonbecks (she might try to friend me or dad on fb - Jesika is her name) and the Mercados. Both families have two kids, Sierrah and Allen S. and Luis and Mareena M. Allen and Sierrah are younger, like Sierrah is 7 or something. Then Luis and Mareena are older. Both over 16 I think. The Mercado parents are great. Like Toni the mom, she's harsh but if she's mean it means she likes you, she reminds me of Pam's family. And the Scheonbecks are all around great. The kids love the missionaries. We have FHE at their house every Monday.

OH! there were 4 baptisms yesterday that Elders Johnson and Monestine did. A whole family, well just the kids, three girls and one boy. And I got to give a talk on the Holy Ghost, which went well. They haven't made me give a talk in sacrament meeting, but they did ask me to give the closing prayer. which I've NEVER done before, but it was okay. Then also last night I helped out with another blessing to Sister Fuentes.

Kind of a bummer is that because I'm in New York, I thought I'd see or eat things that I never did before. But out on the island, it's just like home. The food is normal, the cars are normal. Just a bit nicer. Well a lot nicer. But nice like Mercedes and Caddys. I keep seeing Ferraris when I want to see Lamborghinis. I saw a lime green Ferrari today on a truck and I was dissapointed cuz it wasn't a Lambo, which why was it green? Idk which kind of jacket I want. and I don't have a lot of money. I thought I should have over $200 on my lds card, but I got an email saying I only have $127...? so I guess it doesn't add on to what I had before. Poop.

I get to go on exchanges with Elder Monestine this week, Friday, so I go over the night before and stay with him for 24 hours, going with him to everything he has planned. But he speaks Creole, so that'll be fun. Well he was called to the English speaking mission, but learned Creole for where he serves.

Also the landscape stuff looks all the same as Washington, without the mountains. I miss the mountains. But there's a ton of trees, like I see some neighborhoods that could be in Grammas area. I've seen some houses that look like hers as well. There are some good Forrest Gump houses here too. I call them that cuz of the movies, where the porch wraps around and they're white and old lookin. The houses in the neighborhood of the mission home were really good, I probably already said something about those. I need to go aroung taking pictures of the area so you know what it looks like. Also, when do I get my other memory card back? I've only taken like two pictures on this one so far. Only of the world fair towers.

Oh a while ago we were driving around and I saw a toilet on the side of the road. So we took a picture of me sitting on it. It's funny. It was late at night too, after it had rained. But I lifted the seat so my pants didn't get wet. Hahah

We taught a primary class last week, well Elder King did. I just sat there, cuz that's what I do best. Today for zone activity we're carving pumpkins, idk why so early, maybe they have other things planned the rest of the month. Oh also with the food- we go to this Chineese buffet after we clean the church on Thursdays. And there was baked crab, that instead of out of a glass bowl, it was out of the crab body. Without the legs. So I'm like... I'm here to try new things. So I grabbed it. The worst part was that the eyes were still on there and he was looking at me as I ate him. ahahahaha. what else... hmmm... haha I'm listening to a remixed dance-like version of Popcorn Popping ahah it's good.

Alright, I gotta go. I'll write down what happens so I don't spend so long here. We gotta go to Plainview which is like 20 or so minutes away. Then back to Rego Park for something at the mission office. I want to see more of the city. Cuz we only see the same things when we go in. Cuz it's just to go to the office and back. Pretty much. I still like seeing those towers though. MIB towers. haha.

I  saw a green gallardo like a few minutes after i left yesterday, it was awesome.

love ya- bye- elder peck