Greetings from Cuiabá

Dear Family,
Hello! Well, I´m officially on my mission now. I arrived in Cuiabá yesterday. President Milder and his wife took me and another elder to a fish restaurant that had the best fish I´ve ever eaten! (And you all know how much I hate fish normally) I´m with my companion now. We live a block away from the mission office. Dad met her when he spoke at the CTM about 5 months ago. Her name is Sister Bolhões. She is short and extremely animated! I have never met someone so happy all the time. It´s kind of intimidating actually. She talks so much that I don´t really want to. Now I can empathize with my CTM companion with how much I must´ve talked! She´s really sweet though and always asking if she can help me in any way. Funny story: her brother, Diego Domingues served in Dallas and probably knows the Jones´. He is also teaching Spanish now at the MTC in Provo. Spencer should look for him and take a picture.
We live with 3 other sisters in an apartment that was probably built when dinosaurs still lived! I´m not allowed to say anything negative though, so I´ll stop myself right there. I asked the mission president when the last time was he inspected our apartment so hopefully he´ll get the hint.
I really miss the CTM. I miss my companion and all my friends. It´s really weird being away from them. It seems like I´ve know them for my whole life. It´s funny how experiences like this bond you with people.
I am very happy to be here though and to finally start working. I´m kinda worried. I hope I can be good enough. Everyone in the mission has known ´the daughter of Elder Ellis´ was coming to the mission for months now. I hate how that follows me everywhere! (But I still love you a lot, Dad).
I am so excited for Conference and to get to hear direction from our prophet! What a blessing it is to have someone that speaks for God in our day! We did street contacts last night and invited a lot of people to come to conference.
Thank you for all your prayers and emails. I love you all very much!
Love, Sister Ellis III
P.S. Here are all the pictures I´ve taken to date. Please save them on some kind of junk drive or CD for me someone. Thanks!