The Hippie

So here is a story for all of you, even though I am sure a lot of you have heard it :) Don't worry I didn't die or anything like that!! We went to this place called the Hippie, it is a river that comes off the rain forest and normally it is not safe to go while it is raining because the river becomes very strong!! Annnnnyway on our way there it started pouring rain, but by the time we got to there it stopped raining and was very very nice out. So we started swimming across and jumping off the huge rocks that are on the other side. After we did that for about 2 hours one of the older brothers name Peter(in his late 60's) wanted to clime up the huuuuge boulders so that we could see the water fall. I learned that this brother had been doing this all his life and left us in the dust!!! We finally made it up there(took about 30 min) and let me tell ya, it was amazing!!! I can't even explain how amazing it was to see the water flowing down and the different types of flowers/plants around. As we started climbing down the boulders we noticed that the water was getting darker and louder... By the time we go to the bottom where we needed to swim across it was to strong to do anything and the water had almost reached one of the rocks we were jumping off of. At this point all of the mom's across the river were crying and worried but Peter and Edwin got them to calm down by shouting across the rive(still don't know how that worked). We finally started making it down the river thinking that if we could fallow it maybe, just maybe there would be a low spot where we could cross. We were very very wrong!! The farther we got the worse the water was. Then all of the sudden a man that lived high above the river came out and was yelling telling us that if we turned around and headed into the Jungle that we would soon find an old abandoned town(it had like 6 houses, someone was living in one of the houses) so we headed that way. We had to move fast but slow because it was getting dark(fast) but at the same time it was pouring rain and everything was very slick(slow.) We really had to rely one each other because if we slipped we would slip off the edge of a cliff or fall into the thorn bushes. I can't telll you how many times everyone caught me haha. After about 20 min of walking through the jungle we found the houses and there was a road that we followed that ended up leading us to the electric company. The two guys that worked there were very nice and let us out to all the moms that couldn't have been happier to see us! So that was my amazing adventure and all 7 of us lived!! Woohoo..

Welcome to the Hippy

 

Stupid rain!

 

 

 

 

Finally getting in!

 

Someone just jump!!

 

 

 

Lani thought that we were gonna drowned so she was swimming fast lol(there wasn't even a current)

 

We got tired

 

Time to slide!

 

Ahhhhhhhhhh my butt hurt after that!! Bad idea!

 

I did not know that water could bruse!! I angled wrong and brused the tops of my legs :(

 

I dived off a lower rock haha

 

Hard to see but this is when we started walking up to the water fall

 

This is when the water started rising

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spa Day

I have to apologise, I have been so busy this last week that I haven't been able to do anything with my blog. But I have some time tonight because I have all my work done and time to rest woooohooooo!! I still have pictures from when I went to the main island almost two weeks ago!! So let me put them on and then tomorrow night I will put last weeks on. I would put them one tonight, but my camera is with Lani. They had the one day assembly so she offered to take my camera so I don't miss anything! :D

This was the day we had a spa day!! This was the first time I have ever ever had done this and it was so so strange! Lol Lani and I don't like a lot of that stuff so we were laughing at eachother a lot. It was a blast though!!

Dana :D

 

Getting my face worked on!! Jaja

 

This is when I said "Lani don't you dare take pictures!!!" toooooo late

 

My Dana!!

 

Ahhh my eyes are falling off!

 

Danas turn!!

 

Pay back Lani!!

 

I felt like a barbie!!

 

 

 

 

Days in service

Service in Puerto Rico was a little different then in the states and here in Culebra. Since English is not the main language we have to find those you speak English so instead of territory we go to returns, even if they are one of the other brothers or sisters. But they have a lot of studies and there returns are all very very nice!!

Dana y Lanie

 

 

Pa shunning his adopted daughter Dana lol

 

 

The boys were trying to act like the girls because whenever you take a picture the girls stand up straight haha. Then Diego was just being a brat!!

 

Stuck in the hot car while the sisters were on a study for 30 min.

 

yum yum!!!

 

This is what we do on break!!! hahaha Sing and dance!!

 

 

 

 

This is Franky, she is the most awesomest sister ever!! She used to be a missionary with her husband, but sadly they were they were taken out because she had gotten so sick that her body was affected by it and you can see it in the way she walks and how she talks, but she still does everything she can to pioneer, even though she needs help walking and some days are worse then others. She is an amazing example.

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch with the CO

This was the most amazingest day ever!! Not only did we have the talks from the CO, but we went to his parents house(this is Mikes home congergation) after service for lunch. It was a blast and we got to talk and listen to music and eat amazing Puerto Rican food! Jehovahs organizaction really really is amazing!

This is brother um Mike haha I don't know his last name because everyone calls him Mike.

 

This is Joseph y Olga

 

This is Lanie y Taylor

 

John y Lanie

 

Pa Falcon(this is the brother I stayed with)

 

Momma y Olga

 

They want her food!!

 

Right to left- Freddy, um forgot name, Peter, um forgot name(but it's so sad because she can't remeber anything anymore and sometimes will forget who people are) then sister ah forgot her name to :(, then Julie. lol

 

Peter wanted me to be in the picture so I pretended to eat his food.

 

The two sisters to the right were visiting :)They were amazing!!

 

Two loco's!

 

Dana y Taylor

 

Suisie, Joseph, Edwin(pa) and then crazy Mike(CO)

 

Very nice sister!!

 

Taylor y Lanie