Bonjour tout le monde!!! The stones are like a sacred place here. Their ancestors placed them here in that way and now people get married and stuff there. Pretty cool stuff. Packages from America So this week was awesome! For starters both Soeur Miller and I got packages from our families! So blessed! And I got something in said package that will allow me to upload pictures, so life is good again!!! Be prepared for tons of pictures!!!  Bicycles Bad!! So you know how I was so excited we weren't going to be on bikes? I spoke too soon. Our new elder has knee problems and can't bike everyday so we're sharing with the elders now. They have it every  Friday -M onday  and we have it the rest of the week. And surprise surprise: Riding a bike in a skirt is not easy. I am really impressed with all of those sister missionaries who have come before us because it is actually the worst. I think I've managed to flash everyone on this island.    oh well, what ...

Frere Mapuhi and Daughter, complete with Back Brace and Machete Iorana!!! Frere Mapuhi and a P-day Like No Other So I was prepared to write an email just about how Tahiti is different because I didn't have anything super exciting to write about this week, but life can change very quickly. I now have something to write about!!! So I had probably my biggest adventure yet today, so buckle up and keep your hands and feet inside of the ride at all times. So it all started  on Sunday  after church. Frere Mapuhi came and asked us what we were planning on doing for our P-day. When we responded that we didn't have anything going on except emailing he asked if we wanted to go on a hike with his family and "Talk to God on the mountain," Obviously we were intrigued, so we quickly agreed. We knew we were in for a big treat when we showed up at his house this morning and he was equipped with a back brace, machete, a Little Mermaid backpack, and his trusted dog named ...

Two More Very Different Worlds Copied from  http://roundandroundmyworld.blogspot.com/2015/01/ Those who are following my travels in this blog will recall that I identified the island of Kauai (Hawaii) as a different world from Honolulu.  Well, the same difference exists, in even more dramatic fashion, between Tahiti and the outlying islands of French Polynesia. Overnight, we sailed from the bustling metropolis of Papeete to the quiet, placid Maroe Bay in between the two halves of the island of Huahine:   Huahine Nui  (Big) and  Huahine Iti  (little).   The ship anchored there for the day, and passengers had a choice of numerous different shore-side excursions.  The one I chose was interesting and unusual: a boat cruise into the lagoon, a lunch eaten while seated  in  the lagoon, a program of music and dancing (also taking place  in  the lagoon), and a beach excursion with swimming and snorkeling...

Iorana! Hope everyone's weeks went well! I know mine sure did!  A New Companion and Too Much In Common!!! Ok, STORY TIME!!! Once upon a time there was a Sister named Sister Sellers who was called to serve a mission on the beautiful island Huahine. Her trainer, Soeur Wissocq was so wonderful that when transfers came she was moved to a neighboring island called Raiatea to become an STL. Poor sister Sellers was so nervous! Who was her new companion going to be? Would they get along? Would she snore? All she had was the name the Assistants had given her, but neither her nor Soeur Wissocq had ever met Soeur Miller. Lo and behold, all of her fears vanished when she saw Soeur Miller in the airport. She could already tell they were going to be amazing friends and have wonderful adventures together. One of those adventures happened to be about 5 minutes after they first met. They loaded Soeur Miller's luggage into the car and Soeur Sellers handed Soeur Miller the keys to their ...

Bonjour Tout le Monde! What I Must Look Like Looking for Worksheets for English Class Keeping the Car, Sacred Eels, and Bad Cuts I know you're sick of hearing this, but this week was another amazing week! We actually didn't have to give up the car!!! I guess President Fox heard about our plight, remembered how large our area was, and took pity on us. Thank heavens because we had our Zone leaders come and visit us! Because they were here, we did a couple touristy things with them. We bought some canned mackerel and fed these gigantic eels that are longer than my arm! They're called "Sacred Eels" and we drew quite a crowd of tourists and native kids by feeding them. I don't have any pictures because I cut my hand on the can pretty bad (I know, classic Soeur Sellers) and I didn't want to get blood everywhere. Sorry! Afterwards we took them to a couple beaches with great views, but were thwarted in our plans of a scenic view by a couple of "ina...