Habari Zenu!! So im in Kenya now and its so much different here than home or even the MTC. So we woke up at 4:30 to go to the airport last Tuesday which was crazy because me and my old district stayed up till like 1 just laughing out butts off and spending the last time together that we can for 2 years! Elder Harrott got the South African Flu and i was worried id get it but luckly i didnt! Also one of the African elders at the MTC got the mumps which was really scary but everyone is okay! Before Elder Harrott and I got to the airport we "somehow" found out the score of the Manchester vs Burnley football game haha it was nill to nill though so not that exciting. haha I love football (not american football). We played it everyday in the MTC for our hour of sports time a day and it was super super fun! The kids that played football at home watch out i have some african football moves now! At the airport Elder Harrott and I got some really good breakfast and we met this girl from Australia in the line for the money exchange and she wanted a picture with me because she said that I am "The Real Life Book Of Mormon" haha so we took one it was super funny. Then we were on the same flight and when we got off and departed she wished me good luck and said id be a good "book of mormon teacher" haha. We got to Keyna in about 5 hours and we got off stayed at the mission home (which is flipping big) for 2 nights then said by the all the other elders and went off to our areas. It was hard to say bye to Elder Harrott but i know ill see him again someday! We took an 8 hour bus ride to Eldoret. Lemme tell you. The bus had NO air con and the windows didnt open so dont complain if your cars air con doesnt work haha. We arrived here and our flat wasent ready yet so we stayed with some other elders for 2 nights. My first Kenyan meal was Chapati and Ndengu which is both really good! The food here is different, very different but good and im learning how to cook it so when i get home i can make it for whoever wants some! Then we moved into out flat which was a relief because i can make it like home. Its my home for probably 12 weeks or more! My companion is Elder Mwanziu, hes from Nairobi and has been out for 4 months and served all 4 in Mombasa so i might be here for a while haha. Weve gotten along well and im super glad that hes my companion. So it says english is a national language here but no one speaks it soooo yeah im learning Swahili which is fun! The main form of transportation here is walking (which we do A LOT of). A Matatu which is like a small Ford Sprinter van but like the size of a mini van so a million of them drive up and down the streets honking a whistling for you to hop in there matatu. its so funny and crazy and 2 of them were getting in a fight because they wanted to take the white guy haha. They also have Tuk-Tuks which is like a scooter with a carriage on it that can hold i guess up to 5 people. Me and Elder Mwanziu got in one and i thought it would be just us but another guy hoped in and well its hard having broad shoulders in the Tuk-Tuk haha but i was laughing like the whole time. Wanna know what a shower is like here? Turn your shower to full cold and then hop in, thats how it is here haha Ive never taken faster showers. I also wake up to a rooster every morning so thats kinda cool but weird! Its super hard to adjust here especially when i wash my clothes by hand. But hey its a new experience and I love it! There is also a couple coming that is staying in out little compound. So its a house and then we're staying in the servants quarters but i heard the couple is from Utah and that means they'll treat us suuuper good especially since we'll see each other every day! Im super excited! Its also weird being one of like 3 white people here. Me, and 2 other Elders here but we are all in different areas so i dont see anyone. Everyone looks at me and stares and its kinda creepy and scary. Especially walking in town i feel like im gonna get mugged every time and my area is in the city haha. On Sunday we had 6 random investagators at church and 2 want to be baptized and we have dates already set up for them as we teach them the lessons. It'll be nice to get to know the branch a little bit more so I dont feel as homesick. Ive been feeling homesick since i got here so just rememeber me in your prayers please! I love it here though and am so glad to get to come here. With only 6 Elders in the 3rd or 4th biggest city in Kenya its crazy but makes me feel so special. And yes i stand out A LOT like everyone thought haha the whitest guy possible and the only one yes i do haha. Thanks so much for all the love and support and emails! I have more time to email now so email me! Hope all is well with everyone and that everyone is safe! Love the experience. Love the people. Love Yourself. Love God. PS- Happy Halloween to everyone! Enjoy one of my favorite holidays and be safe everyone! Eat some candy for me and enjoy it! Love, Elder Merz