So my cousin the one who I have been writing about has yet another child on an LDS mission. My cousin has 7 children. So I had her " what does X want in his packages". She text me back
"He says he doesn't know. He does like money, since he doesn't get much of an allowance there. (They are really careful with food for them,and he has a member a a chef to make sure they don't eat anything that will give him parasites) packages snacks are safe though. I told him to come up with a list of ideas he likes. I'll see if he sends me anything. Lol"

He is serving in Peru.

Is he in Lima? I have nevermo in-law family in Lima if he ever needs help.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/26/2024 09:20AM by Soft Machine.

He is in Arequipa. That part “he doesn’t get much of an allowance there” is upsetting to me knowing that the LDS church has so much money. Thank you soft machine I am staying in contact with my cousin to make sure the missionary will get fed.

My hubby is from Peru.

His advice is to avoid salads, brush his teeth with bottled water, no ice, and do not eat anything from street vendors.

Hubby says the beef is very good in Arequipa; we liked it when we visited there.

As far as goodies to send: stick with the packaged stuff.

Above all, stick to the cardinal rule: Do not try to pet the wildlife or domestic animals. I broke that rule petting some really cute llamas and as soon as we returned to the states, I was hospitalized with Q Fever because of the ticks that had bitten me that were on those adorable llamas.

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When I send a package from the USA to Peru with postal service I ended up spending $88 on postage.

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Obviously, I don't know what's in the heart of this entrepreneur, but I have no problem supposing that like any good mormon, he is not averse to making a good buck based on soaking his clientele because we all know mormonism is big on making as much money as possible, because then ghawd gets more tithing, and everyone (except the consumer) is happy!

Send him some ranch dressing packets. It was a fun taste of home.

Now in Peru from public markets he probably needs to do a bleach soak of greens he'll eat uncooked but here's how to do that.

https://slowpoketravel.com/clean-fruit-and-vegetables-in-mexico/