Story 1: Betrayal!!
Backstory: me and a few other Elders have been dying to get some root beer and we cannot find it anywhere! Monday we show up to the assistants cause we were staying the night there since traveling takes 2 days. Elder W. who have been leading the effort were just chilling and talking when one of the assistants, named Elder E. calls us into the kitchen. Holding a can of A&W. after collapsing on the ground ( I was not prepared) I call in Elder W. and he does the same thing. So we stand up and take the can get some cups and divide it. Now when we poured it out it was clear, but sometimes soda is different colors ( for instance cream soda is green in SA). We can smell the root beer and we do a little cheers and take a drink, and it is.... water, plain water. We have no clue how E. did it but words cannot describe the amount of disappointment and rage felt by me at this time. But we have a new hope because the can was an A&W can, so it is out there and I will find it.
Story 2: Singing invites the spirit, unless you go to church
I had my first Sunday in N. yesterday. Before the meeting I was just messing around on the piano playing the like four simplified hymns I could remember and some other pretty pieces; when my comp says " Elder did you bring earplugs". "no, why?". "You will see" I am a little confused, then I found out why. At the beginning of the meeting they start by "singing a hymn" needless to say the piano went one way, four people sang in one key, four people sang in another and some went fast some went slow, it sounded like this 'SK>FGIKUSDGFLJKESFUSDHFSDHLHS
Story 3: "Kiss from a rose".
My brothers and I enjoy the show "Community", and the song "Kiss from a Rose" is a very funny joke in the show. While we were driving back from Nairobi for the second time this week; I wake up from my like third nap. I hear an all too familiar "there used to be a great tower alone by the sea" and all that went through my mind was me and my brothers mock singing this to each other as a quote from the show Whilst in my tired state my as you say "wait don't do that thing" part of my brain was switched off. Well without realizing it I started belting this song with as much feeling as I could in this Matatu,which is about the size of a Volkswagen hippie van. The other fifteen people in the van just look at me while I butcher this song and start laughing my head off. The girl next to me was like "Dang! this mzungu has got lungs!" it was really fun. A mission does weird stuff to you man, its a party!
My new companion is Kenyan His name is Odhiambo is a sick dude, we are having fun. He said my mom could put his name in. I have liked working with all my companions,now I get to see lots of Elders.
My new companion is Kenyan His name is Odhiambo is a sick dude, we are having fun. He said my mom could put his name in. I have liked working with all my companions,now I get to see lots of Elders.
That's all for today folks, have fun. Hippos are scary, God is Great, Root beer is good, and people are crazy.
Elder Tucker (still upset about the root beer)
From My letter: I am currently in Naivasha/Nakuru. One week I stay at our house in Naivasha, then we travel to Nairobi for district meeting, then to Nakuru and live there for a week, the Nairobi to Naivasha, etc. All in All every week we travel about 6 hours. Ready for the best part, a couple's flat is next door and they have an OVEN! I need mixes mom.
Thank you for sending me with crayons. I love to draw and some of the other Elders like me to draw them pictures. I know I may have told you this before, but in Swahili "wangu; ni malaika anetoka mbenguni", or my mother is an angel from heaven.
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