Saturday, January 18, 2014
Little Bird
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This little bird just let me scoop it
up off of the sidewalk and hold it! I was SO happy! He was so cute. I thought
he was hurt but when I was done holding him he just flew off! Don't worry mom I
used hand sanitizer right after.
New Years Day 2014!
New Years Day 2014! Our zone was given permission to go on
a Zone Hike. We hiked on some of those same redwood trails that we did 2 weeks
ago and it was BEAUTIFUL. We have the best district and a pretty cool Zone. We all
have so much fun together!
Our Zone together on our New Years Day hike!
New Years Eve 2013
New Years Eve the president also told us that we could
stay up until midnight on new years and we
were SO excited. We had Sparkling Cider (because come on, its not New Years
without that stuff) and the three of us were going to have just so much fun.
When we got back to our flat the Elders went and got us Frosties from Wendys
and brought them back. We were pretty stoked about that! They are SO nice to
us. After we ate them we realized how tired we were after being in Hamilton all
day. We decided that we would take a nap and wake up at 11:45
to welcome in the New Year. Next thing I know The fireworks had woken Sister
Simkins up and she yells "Hey, it's 12:01!!!"
I woke up and yelled "Happy New Year!" Then we looked at each other
for a second and in our heads decided it wasn't worth it. So we both rolled
over and went back to sleep. Poor Sister Pongi slept through the whole thing.
Most uneventful New Years of my life BUT I don't regret it. Sleep is precious.
We are so tired all the time!
Redwood Trees in New Zealand
Our last Monday after we left the internet cafe. We
drove over to these walking paths that were surrounded by these HUGE beautiful
redwood trees. We hiked around there for a little while and it was gorgeous.
Christmas 2013
12/25/2013: On Christmas morning we went
over to a couple in the wards home and had a big breakfast and it was SO GOOD.
They had lots of fresh fruit and bacon and sausages and --my personal
favorite—croissants. For lunch we went to the Bishops house and had a big lunch
there. I tried the Lamb and it actually wasn't too bad. I am pretty sure it was
a lamb from their farm because they have a bunch of them but I just tried not
to think about it. Overall I had a very good Christmas even though I did miss
being at home! Christmas in the US I feel is much bigger and more dramatic and
more fun than here. I think Americans are just more dramatic in general and the
people here are more laid back for sure.
First Assigned Area
First Assigned Area: Rotorua New Zealand!
12/20/2013: From Alexis’ Mission
President- “Sister Doole arrived safely to Hamilton, and is already laboring in
her new area. Her companion is Sister Simkins and they will also be
serving with Sister Pongi. They will be serving in the Rotorua Zone. We
love Sister Doole already.”
My trainer is Sister Simkins from New
Mexico and my other companion is Sister Pongi from Tonga.. I really like both
of them! We share our ward with two Elders who are both super nice. One from
Texas and one from Samoa. They drive us everywhere. (Oh yeah we don't have a
car because both the sisters here before us couldn’t drive) We do have bikes
but we can't ride them because Sister Simkins had knee surgery right before her
mission and it didn't heal properly so the motion of biking kills her knee. So
we walk everywhere or the Elders pick us up if we're going to the same area.
The people here are really friendly for the most part. They LOVE hugs and
kisses on the cheek. I feel so weird hugging complete strangers but I guess I
will get used to it.
12/15/2013
12/15/2013: The weather here is
PERFECT. On the days it is rainy it is a little bit Humid but when the sun is
out it feels perfect. The breeze is nice and cool but the sun is warm. I
already love it here. I do miss home though and I think it is starting to set
in that I won't be going back for a long time. The weather is so
warm it DOES NOT at all feel like the Christmas season. It's weird. Christmas
is only in a little over 10 days and I could be wearing shorts.
Finally in New Zealand!
I am finally here in New Zealand! I
can't believe it! The flight was LONG. I mean really long. I sat in
between two very nice people from New Zealand though and we all just tried
to sleep the whole way.
It was already weird to see them drive
on the opposite side of the road and opposite side of the car.
When we got here they gave us breakfast and they had ham, eggs., toast,
cereal, porridge, hot chocolate, and beans. (yeah beans?)
I got SO lucky with my Mission Training
Center (MTC) companion! She is from Australia but lived here in New Zealand
just North of here for about 8 years but then moved back to Australia about two
or three years ago. She is half Mauri so she has been teaching me about the
culture and things I need to know. I am going to miss her so much when we leave
the MTC. Too bad she lives half way
across the world because we would totally be friends even outside of our
missions!
Alexis' Mailing Addresses
Alexis’ Address: PLEASE put the name on the letter or package
as “SISTER DOOLE” so it will get to
her.
Here is the mailing
address for PACKAGES: 131 Ward
Street Hamilton 3204 New Zealand
Here is the address
for LETTERS: P.O. Box 9542, Hamilton
3240 New Zealand
The Zip codes are
almost the same and are not a typo so be careful with them! Thank You!
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