This past summer Danny and I had a wonderful opportunity to go visit the Philippines. We started our trek on a 23 hour flight. That was the longest day of my life. After we arrived in Manila, we had to drive another 9 hours in a hot stinky van. The traffic there was unbelievable (and I thought Utah drivers were bad) Luckily we hired a driver, a member up in Danny's mission are.
We are able to spend a few days in the area where Danny served. It was so fun to be able to visit, well..... listen to Danny visit with people he taught. We felt like celebrities walking around the streets there. We would walk into a store and people would gawk at us, me with my blond hair and Danny who is 2 feet taller than everyone, needless to say we definitely stood out in the crowd. Unfortunately the Sunday that we were there Danny got food poisoning, so we were not able to go visit a lot of the members. This was definitely an eye opening experience for me. These people don't have much at all be yet they are the happiest people.
Our journey continued to Borakay Island. We spent 4 days there, it was paradise. We stayed in a hotel right on the beach. Luckily things are really cheep there so we able to stay in a really nice five star hotel. We were able to go scuba diving, sailing, and we also rented scooters and rode around the island.
The last couple days of our escapade few flew back to Manila. The hotel that we stayed at in Manila was connected to a mall. After we arrived there we thought we would do a little shopping. Once we got into the mall we noticed that there was a Pizza Hut, we were so excited to have some American food. While in Manila we were able to visit the 7th biggest mall in the world, the American Cemetery, and the temple.
We had so much fun, and hope to go back to soon. But it is always nice to come home, especially after being in a foreign country.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Here's to Jeff and Melissa
Here's to Jeff and Melissa, this ones for you guys!! Are you proud or what, we have finally posted something on our blog. Meliss, I know it isn't much but hey, its a start right?... You guys are the best! We are so blessed to have such great friends like you. We enjoy every minute we spend with you, and look forward to spending many more with you. Thanks for all the fun nights that have become such fond memories!
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