[ Introduction ]
I'm in the Philippines!! The past few days have been a roller coaster and I have so much I want to talk about.
[ Friday, November 22, 2019 - Day 38 ]
Getting prepared to leave the MTC.
[ Saturday, November 23, 2019 - Day 39 ]
Getting prepared to leave the MTC.
[ Sunday, November 24, 2019 - Day 40 ]
Today is my last day at the Provo MTC!
[ Monday, November 25, 2019 - Day 41 ]
Today was travel day! Exiting the MTC was an interesting experience, saying goodbye to Elder Higgins was difficult, I am going to really miss him. Walking back out into the world is an indescribable feeling. Our journey to the Airport was fun, we got on a bus going to the Provo train station which was a neat experience. Utah decided to say goodbye by having a snowstorm so it was awesome to trek through that with no coat on, I am glad I got to see snow before I left though. It honestly feels like I'm doing something wrong by being out in the real world. I met a guy on the bus that is a huge Steelers fan. When we got to the airport, Sister Lelulelei and Elder Watt's parents showed up (I know it is against the rules but they did it anyways) but they bought us all Chick Fil A. It was so sweet of them. A funny thing is that they didn't tell us how to get our boarding pass so I spent a bit trying to figure that out (turns out that I just needed to scan my passport into the ticket machine). Made it to the San Francisco Airport. I tried sleeping during the flight but it didn't work. The San Francisco Airport is absolutely huge. Stopped at a burger place at around 9:30 PM. There was no fast food and the food here was expensive, unfortunately spent $20 on myself. I mean it was good though, that's the airport for ya.
[ Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - Day 42 ]
Literally lost track of time at this point.
[ Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - Day 43 ]
It feels like day 42 still. I don't even know where to begin. The flight from San Francisco to Korea was so long, It was around 13 hours but it was so awesome, I have never been overseas. We flew Korean Air and they give you so much stuff, like they gave us a pillow, a blanket, headphones, Korean bottled water, and some cleaning wipes. I mostly slept which was good, I traded my window seat for an aisle seat. We got to Korea and it was amazing, unfortunately we didn't have enough time but we got through security and found our gate. We had a tiny bit of time, I originally wanted to exchange money for some Korean Currency but I decided to purchase some gold metal plated chopsticks. One thing I forgot to mention is that I flew over Tokyo, Japan. I was so happy!
The flight from Korea to Manilla was very exciting. Seeing the Philippines for the first time was amazing. I still can't believe I'm in a whole different country. When we got off the plane, you could immediately feel the humidity and heat. It actually started pouring rain but then suddenly stopped, it was strange. Got past security easy, the MTC gave us a paper with questions and proper answers to the security questions. Stayed at the baggage claim for about 45 minutes. Almost got worried that my bags didn't make it but they did. Took my $41 and exchanged it for 2060 pesos. The currency here is so cool looking, I love the different colors. Once everyone got their currency. We went on our way to the transport vehicles. Saw a Jeepne (I think that's how they spell it). Jeepne's are these heavily modified Jeeps that are turned into the truck. People can ride in the back of them. I'll try to take a photo of one of them soon. We got our bags loaded and got into a transport van with some Elder's. The hour drive from the airport to the MTC had to be one of the scariest things I have ever witnessed. Cars and motorcycles weaving in and out of traffic. Honestly Manilla has the traffic of Los Angeles, the sketchyness of Chicago, and the people / building structure of New York. During the drive, I saw a Burger King Ad that is advertising a triple decker whopper for 99 pesos! (like 2 dollars) The drive made me motion sick, luckily got to the MTC safe and a good Elder gave me a motion sickness tablet. It was an intense experience.
We waited for everyone else to show up and had a welcome orientation. They also took us down to the cafeteria and gave us some pigs in a blanket (but it wasn't, it's just the best way to describe it) and yellow watermelon for snacks. It was really good. We met our teachers and got a closer look at the Manilla temple which is literally across the street. After a while of waiting, we finally received our luggage. Our rooms here are so much nicer then they were in the Provo MTC. Dinner was so good, they made hamburgers and french fries just for us. An interesting fact, they use cucumbers instead of pickles. At the end of the day, we decided that we wanted to play basketball in the gym for a bit. It was a crazy day.
[ Thursday, November 28, 2019 - Day 44 ]
I think I adjusted to the time really well, It is so weird having to think that I'm a day ahead. Kind of woke up late, we were suppose to wake up at 6:00 but everyone slept in till 6:45. Breakfast was pretty good, they made pancakes and ham, and bacon. The milk kind of tasted weird, I think it's powdered milk. It is so humid here that the air practically irons your shirt for you. I absolutely love the currency here, the money is so colorful. I visited the MTC store and bought a Mtn Dew for 30 pesos. Lunch was amazing, there was this really good pasta dish and Im really sad I forgot the name of it. Random fact that I think is really cool, their whiteboards are made out of glass. At the Provo MTC, we got jipped cause they put of the lights and never put them on but here, they actually have lights in the courtyard. The temple has everything lit up for Christmas. I found out that it is a 4 hour bus ride from Manilla to Olongapo. Played an intense game of ping pong.
[ Closing ]
I hope everyone is doing awesome, can't wait to update you next week!
These are a couple of pictures that a Sister Missionary took and shared them with Patrick... Lol
It was on the long plane ride from San Francisco to Korea.
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