yo de lay hee hoooooooo
i live with two girls from
france and one from switzerland. the swiss sister taught me how to yodel
properly. you have to go into the mountains to do it, though, and also have a
cow to yodel TO, but in any case i know the requirements now.
ive learned a lot of european
things in the last few weeks of my life. like how to shave my legs by violently
ripping out the hairs with a machine, how to sing french musicals, and put clay
on my face. ive been taught which cheeses to try and mostly which ones to never
go anywhere near (by the way, swiss cheese isnt really.. well, swiss). and i
learned that one day i WILL go to europe. if it kills me.
anywho.
Rosina and Steeve got baptised
this thursday!!!!!!!!! another man with my dads name is in the church. im so
proud of them. :) rosina is 9 and Steeve is like 45 and they have absolutely no
connection whatsoever... everyone kept on congratulating the father and his
daughter, but then they just looked at each other with awkwardness and would
say, "hes not my dad" or "i dont have any kids..." hahahaha
i was way too entertained during the service. in tahiti baptisms are a big
deal, after the service we put flower and seashell necklaces on the person who
got dunked, kiss them, and go eat. actually those three things happen about
everytime there is a party. necklaces, kissing, and food. tamaa maitai.
the young adults in our ward tricked us. they told us last
wednesday night they had a reference for us to teach and so we picked two of
them up (maud and teipo) and went to the church. they made us wait upstairs
with them, saying their friends were coming soon. we just joked around until
finally they said "oh they are here!" so we went back downstairs,
then they led us outside and all of this was a little bit weird and fishy
because there were cars everywhere and no sign of any investigator. then they
covered our eyes and took us captive! it was intense and dark. when they let us
open our eyes there was almost the entire ward playing their ukeleles and
laughing with their beautiful eyes. in the middle of it all were two chairs
just for sr meloen and i. we looked at each other with panic and almost started
crying because our dang ward had thrown a surprise party for us. we played
games, received lots of presents and sang songs. best thing ever. they made us
bear our testimonies and i had no idea what to say... i just feel lost inside
and empty.? but full. i ate so much this week. what is this?
im happy. life is great. i cant
explain how much i love these people so i wont try peut etre.
i love you all!!!! see you next time
surprise party dab pics
us with our tahitian gifts
rosina :) i dont have a pic of steeve yet sorry
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