Hey Family! I am in Puerto Maldonado, aka Satans kitchen, and I am baking!!!! Its straight up jungle here, people eat monkey for dinner. Its a ten hour bus ride from Cusco to puerto, and on the bus looking out the window I kept thinking holy cow, they filmed Jurassic park here, that or RIO _;) My companion´s name is Hermana Caicedo from Ecuador. the best way to describe her is that if they made Whoopee Goldberg into a disney character, she would be my companion. I am training, it turns out it was not a joke after all, and we are opening the area together. SOOO much responsibility for someone who doesn't understand whats going on that well (me). They pulled the whole district out of Puerto and put in me and my comp, and my district leader, who is also training. the four of us make up a brand new district. It's a lot of responsibility and I had to repent because just a week ago, I remember thinking, oh my gosh can we please finish the area book and go to bed? and now here i am, being the responsible one that makes us finish all the things we have to do before we can go to bed. I miss Cusco, but puerto has its charms as well. I have always had a hard time with change, but hopefully that is something i can learn - how to adapt. I love hearing about Maddie and Boston!!! Rach, remember how I was always wanted a dog? yeah, the mission has changed my mind. I no longer feel any desire to have a dog, its funny how only 3 months can change something i have always wanted haha. Family, mom, dad, rachel chris, david, amber, destin, grandparents, cousins aunts uncles, everybody. I love you all so much, and I have never felt more blessed to have the family I do. I hope you all are doing well! love you, miss you all! love, Hermana Swartz