What a difference a year makes!

A year ago I was worrying about Dayne newly arrived in Argentina and wondering what he was doing at different points in the day. A year later, life seems so busy that I remind myself each Sunday to get a letter off. I still miss him terribly at times, but time has done a great job of dulling that feeling.
Since I wrote back in April, still in the same area, he got a greenie over the summer then was transferred to a new area in the fall. He is in an area called Alejandro Korn and he loves it because instead of trash, there are pastures and cows. He has the opportunity here to ride a bike which has been a challenge keeping it in one piece. His companion was Elder West from American Falls ID, a match made in heaven which he thoroughly enjoyed for a month. The highlight was a celebration of 10/10/2010 at 10:10 pm in their matching red underwear. All good things must come to an end and although petitioning the mission president, Elder West was transferred to Banfield. The new companion is from Peru and a hard worker, although he doesn't like bean dips which was a great disappointment to Dayne. To make up for that, they wear their bike helmets (which they should have been doing anyway!) and are being likened to the "Power Rangers"!
I am now counting down the months left (8!) and have no idea how long he has been out. This call at Christmas will be so much easier. When you are around things all the time, you don't notice the changes so much. Taylor was 12 when Dayne left and an inch or two shorter. He wants to know where his sister is!
Summer is fast approaching in the southern hemisphere. Lucky Dayne, he will miss out on a winter!