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Episode 39, 40, 41: The Hilton

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... yeah it's another 3-in-1 Hey hi hello tout le monde !  These past weeks have honestly been probably some of the best in my entire mission. Moorea is a blessed island and I see that every single day I'm out here. I cannot express how happy I am out here and how amazing this work is. So, here's a few highlights of the past three weeks. On our Pday 3 weeks ago, we all decided we would go check out the other side of the island/do a tour of the whole thing. We ended up finding this little tourist place with a bunch of shops, an acai bowl place.. I was living my best life. We also ended up at the Hilton, where we ate lunch while looking at the bungalows. It was really weird to be surrounded by a ton of English speakers though. We've been making really good progress with one of our friends, Muriel. She's an older mamie who has been taught by the Sœurs for a little while. One of her sons is a member, and she's been to our church a few times. Since the start of this ...

Episode 38: Ruled By The Vibe

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Whoa what's this, an email directly after my last email and not 3 weeks after? Don't get used to it, next one will probably be in a month (blagues blagues) Anyways I'm in Moorea now ! It's a lil island a little ways off from Tahiti. It's super pretty here, the water is crystal blue and there's no light pollution so nighttime is super cool. Do kinda wish there were a few street lamps though but what can you do. The people here are super kind though ! But a lot of them prefer Tahitian, so my language studies are gonna have to bulk up a bit because my Tahitian is basically non-existent. Faaitoito à moi  I may have only been here a week but I've already seen some miracles. First, I learned that there's this little girl from France here on vacation and wants to get baptised here. Common dit-on freebie? Haha no but seriously I was so excited, I love teaching kids and I was excited to teach lessons that I don't normally get to, like the 10 commandments and ...