Warning: Fire and Humidity Don't Mix

Whats up Everyone!! Hows it going! This week has been pretty good, and way Too Hot, and flys are the most annoying creature alive haha.

Tuesday: We finally got setteled into our house  and our area, so let the work begin. Elder Wright is a way good teacher for the language and we had a way awesome study session. After our study time, we went to go visit some people in the area. The culture here is that everyone time you go to someones house they either give you food, or a drink. The drinks are usually nasty haha because they put some water and then they dump so much sugar in them. Its pretty funny. I also had my first branch council meeting tonight, but I had no clue what they were talking about.

Wednesday: After Study and Exercise time we went to go to our Branch Presidents Buddy's House to go and do service, but no one showed up. So we just visited with them and one of there neighbors for a little bit. Then we went back to their house for dinner. They showed us how to make "donuts" which is just fried bread, so that meant we had to sit in front of a big fire. I started sweating in places i didn't know i could sweat hahaha. It was basically like i jumped into a pool and then came out. My companion and I were dying/laughing the entire time because we got stuck there for like an Hour and a half. Once we came back to the house we layed outside and dumped water on ourselves haha

Thursday: This morning our neighbor taught us how to husk, crack open, and eat a cocunut. It was probably the best cocunut I have ever tasted. We had about 8 of them. Then we went to Tarabeia's house because he wanted to help me study the language. He is so awesome. Everytime we see him, he always quizzes me on words. Its super helpful and way awesome.

Sunday: Church was pretty awesome.  We went to 3 different "branches" because there all in our area but there only about 45 minutes long so thats way nice. The first branch had 4 other people in it besides us because they were the only family that were members in the whole town. It was a Dad a Mom and 2 babies hahah. Our second branch we went to had the most people there because its like the main bracnch. The third branch had like 10 other people hahah. Oh and these were all at peoples houses, there are no chapels. I also had to give a talk in everyone of them, so that was kinda rough because I had know idea how to say things. But everyone said it was really good so thats happy. Then we visited a couple people and chilled at there houses.

Monday: We went fishing this morning with a member and we were only supposed to go out for 2 hours because he had to be back for something, but time doesn't exist with islanders, so we were out there for 6 hours. The first 2 hours were great. We caught about 25 fish and it was kinda cool weather. Then we just kept going farther and farther out to sea and me and my companion got pretty sunburnt haha. We of course put plenty of sunscreen on, but that doesn't matter here haha. So our legs are pretty toast haha. 

Well I love you Guys!

Love Elder Jeppson

James (the only name I can remember right now because it is English)
Little Baby Fish- we caught about 25 fish, skinned them and
ate them right there on the boat.  It was great!!
 

Coconut Tree

Sunset Number 1

Elder Write and I 

Sunset Number 2 

Kiribati Kids

ITS HOT!