Hello Philippines

After 34 hours of travel time Peter finally arrived in Bacolod the afternoon of Christmas Day!! (Still the 24th for us) We were able to talk to him from Manila and he sounded great and was excited to be there. He said there are 8 different dialects in his mission alone. His first area is a city north of Bacolod called Victorias and his companion is Elder Hanson from California. There are 2 wards there and he says he will be learning Ilonggo which is similar to Tagalog. Their "Mission Mansion" as he called it, is pretty big and is equipped with a special shower----a spout a bucket and a ladel !! He's amazed at how the people there live, his best description is that their homes look like the coolest tree houses, only they're 2 feet off the ground. I think his P-Day is Monday (which is really our Sunday), so if you get a chance to e-mail him you have to send it on Saturday. He's still plechem@myldsmail.net