Hey everyone!
This week Guatemala celebrated it's independence! September 15th 1821. To celebrate it, everyone in each neighborhood, school or any other group you can imagine, goes to a place in the middle of the city and lights a torch. Then they run with the torch until the get back to the school/church/neighborhood they represent. It is used to represent the passion each of them has in their communities for their country. It was really cool because they always do it at night so you can see the flame from the torches. It was kind of funny though because the people would stand cheering on the side of the road and through bags of water at the runners to cool them off. That was the original tradition anyway.... Now it's kinda changed to throwing bags of water at any helpless victim that walks by. They were throwing them at buses, people on the street, cars, motorcycles. Because the buses are pretty full, some people go up top, or in the back of pick up trucks. These were prime targets for the people throwing the water. I thought it was kind of funny because the people in the buses would taunt the people to throw it at them and try and catch it and throw it back. I did see a couple people get pegged pretty good with water though. Luckily I was kept safe. Can't say the same for my companion. While we were watching one of the runners run past, someone threw a bag and missed the runner and hit my companion and the young man who was accompanying us. hahaha
We had double divisions this week. I stayed here in my area since my companion hasn't learned the area entirely yet. He's kinda funny. We get along so well that it makes it easier to joke. I tried "testing" him and he got lost. I knew where we were the entire time but he couldn't find the way. In stake conference, President Shumway told me I needed to teach him the area as quick as possible (because obviously I wouldn't be here after to help him.
Well, that's all I have time for this week. Talk to you all next week.
Elder Mattiaccio
Barrio Las Brisas, Zona Florida, Guatemala Sur
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