October 12th 2014 ..... Philippines is crazy! Since I am white everyone wants a high
five or says I am super tall and what not haha! I realize how bad I am
at the language but it is slowly coming! I ate Balot which is that bird
thing haha and chicken feet already haha! I eat with my hands and I
shower in a little bucket, we wash our clothes in a bucket too! our
water shuts off at 8:00 and then turns back on at 3:00! ...... anyways I love it here the roads here are
insane! lets just say I cross the street when traffic is coming both
ways and make it across fine! my new companion is awesome and hes tongan
too! his name is Elder Vaitohi and he does everything for me, I love
him and he is huge.. not tall but jacked! the philippines is like so
poor and sad but there all so happy! like our house is a mansion
compared to here! some people dont even have roofs or clothes here! I am
sorry for complaining about food or our house or anything, I realize
how much I truly had! Everything is so cheap here I love it and everyone
like rides motorcycles or scooters! transportation is fun! Everyone
likes to talk to me about the NBA and about america in general! Its a
kids dream to go to temple square in salt lake and it kinda makes me
feel so bad, I take so much for granted! the little kids here are
awesome and they love touching my hands and feeling the hairs on my arms
and giving me high fives! the kids say "Up here" = high five haha!
there are alot of people who ask for money and I tell them wala akong
pera... which means I have no money! there are elders here that have
cool weapons and I can get a weapon too for super cheap! oh Basketball
jerseys here are so cheap too! Its dirty here with all the dogs pooping
everywhere and you can throw you trash on the streets and no one even
cares! I try to find trash cans though! Oh did I mention its super hot
here and I sweat a ton but drink alot of water! the food here is pretty
bomb and :....... My area I
am in is called Lucena 3! its also very beautiful in some areas too here
forgot to say that! It gets dark quick here and :I am starting to get
used to waking up early! so that picture online of the mission home is
nice but around the mission home is poor and ghetto in a way! So love
you guys, I will send pictures soon Mahal Kita, Love Elder Herrin
October 19th 2014.....Our apartment we are in is a lot nicer than a lot of the members and just
homes around us but it is small and we do everything else like them haha
like shower in a bucket and all that! I love it here but on thursday
through today I have had a stomach ache and last night and today I have
had a fever... I am feeling better now though! Other wise tho I am
doing great!:) Its hard to explain it here its crazy here and something
cool every store here has a cop with a shotgun or AK47 guarding it! I
love my zone and my mission leader and mission president I love them all
and the language is coming along but I have along way to come!........ we have a little stove
thing that is way small but it works haha! .....Oh I
forgot with the water thing as long as its sealed on top its clean water
haha so I am fine and doing well with that! But Richard G. Scott gave
an awesome talk I loved it! I love my mission and was so blessed to be
called here.. we teach a lot of lessons and have some baptism dates set
in november so the work is coming along! my companion is awesome and is
so funny I love it! But it is a humbling experience and I am glad I am
hear in the Philippines! oh and we walk a lot but we also drive around on
those little motor tricycles haha! its fun here.. like everything is
legal here haha but not murder and theft haha! anyways I am doing great..... I love
you guys and am excited for everyone back home Mahal Kita, Love Elder
Herrin
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