Wednesday, January 31, 2007

This city is amazing

Buongiorno

It is indeed a beautiful day here in Puglia. So I have been transfered to that little city I told ya'll about in the middle of nowhere. Well, it is in the middle of nowhere, but I don't think I could be happier. This city is amazing. It's so small that we walk everywhere in about 20 mins. Also our house could not be cooler. We are on the top of this hill at the end of the city. From our balconey I can see all of Statte, Tamburi, Taranto, and the Gulf of Taranto. It is an amazing view. Also this city is pretty much in the country. When I step outside there are vineyards with chickens running through them. It truely is a wonderful feeling. Everything is really laid back and the air is fresh. So as it comes to the end of one week here in Statte we have had a ton of success. We have had like 10 appointments and 5 new investigators that have all taken a Book of Mormon and just been awesome. Another cool thing about Statte is that in our area we have about 4 different cities, and ours is the smallest. So we often go to this nearby city Crispiano which is beautiful. There are a bunch of houses there, and the people are so kind that they come out to their gates, talk to us a bit, and ask us to come back. It's really a different atmosphere than what I'm used to. Ok, the other day our District leader came to Statte with us, and we all went to Crispiano. We were waiting for the bus to go home (which is really funny cause it's only a 5 min ride, but a 40 min walk), and it doesn't pass by. So we start hiking back, and we take this other road that is less traveled, and it was probably the best hike I've ever been on. It wasn't too hot, there was a nice wind, and the scenery was gorgious. I'm just really excited about this new city. My companion is awesome as well. We pretty much just speak italian to each other so I'm just thinking in italian. This letter was very hard to write. I love you all. I hope things are going as well for ya'll as they are for me.

Arrivederci

Anziano Paul

P.S. Sorry there are no pictures. The internet point is closing so I had to cut my time short. Scusatemi

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