Creepy Old Guy?

buenos dias!

things are going pretty well here in the texas mcallen mission. the weather has been beautiful and we are enjoying it while it lasts.. next month is usually when it starts to get to the hundred degrees and is unbearable. i will probably take less pictures because i'll be sweating the entire summer. so. sorry.
we had kind of a lull with meeting crazy people this week. but we did meet one. his name was dr. mata. in fact, that's the first thing he said to us, "i'm a doctor. dr. mata." he was at least 70 years old. he could barely walk. he hobbled. and he lived in a huge house. there's one neighborhood in our area that is filled with wealthy white people who pay all the mexicans 4$ an hour to clean their houses. that's where we were when we found him. so he takes us inside and shows us all of his fancy things. hobbling around. we thought his maid was home, but she wasn't. big no-no. we aren't supposed to be in men's homes when they are alone. but we found out too late. so at first we just went with it.. he was a sweet old man.. we figured it was an exception. but he soon started to be super creepy. he asked us if we've ever been to the caribbean or if we wanted to go. so we said, of course we want to go some day. who doesn't? and he said, "well i'm planning on going in two months. will you girls go with me?" of course we will not! we tried to explain to him that we were missionaries, we don't really get time off, we try to focus on the missionary work... aside from the fact that you were alive during the great depression... but he was very persistent and told us he would call the mission president and ask permission. ha. then he continued to show us more things around his house. trying to win us over with his art taste and money. we tried teaching him, but he just kept bringing it back to how much money he had. and his private gynecology practice that he had. sick. and how he was the state diplomat. and how his girlfriend just broke up with him. and all these weird things. so we finally to decided to get the heck out of there. and he asked for our phone number and we gave him a fake and told him we'd have elders come back and visit him if he was interested in the gospel. he was a creeper for sure. but i wasn't too scared because he was like 90 years old and we could have taken him.
and that, kids, is why there are rules for missionaries. so we don't go island hopping with 90 year old men and get taken advantage of. bleh.
we meet lots of great people too though. most people in the world are doing the best they can with what they've got and are very kind and want to make changes in their lives and do better. i love those people. i love the crazy people too though. and i think they make for better stories.
hope everyone is doing well! don't forget about your favorite sister missionary in the south. love you all.
xoxo
brittany