Thanksgiving and conference in Mui Ne

Hey all! I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. I know I enjoyed mine! Quick summary of Thanksgiving...plans got messed up and our group couldn't travel to our conference location, Mui Ne, until 8:30 pm. Therefore, Carolyn and I decided to make Thanksgiving dinner for everyone. Preparation began the day before Thanksgiving but Thanksgiving day was still filled with chopping and cooking. We made a nice meal consisting of salad, sweet potatoes, stuffing (personally made by me), rolls and duck! We could not find chicken which was our first option so Carolyn walked the streets and found a man pushing a cart with duck on it. When she ordered he apparently chopped off the head and feet and handed it over. Luckily he had already plucked the feathers!

Our delicious meal!

During the meal we reenacted the first Thanksgiving by assigning people roles of Indians or pilgrims. Carolyn and I had made hats the night before and were happy to find that people actually wore them. After our meal we headed out for District 1. We had a stressful bus expereince or lack there of. The bus we take to District 1 never came so we had to hail two taxis which usually are frequent but for some reason were not as regular when we needed them.



We eventually made it to the bus station and took our own personal bus to Mui Ne. We were delayed a bit due to the rain but we eventually made it.

At conference we studied the word, sang, lounged by the pool and ate American food. It was a great time spent catching up with the rest of the gang. I even enjoyed rooming with a teammate who got a little loopy at bed time. Example....(at midnight some of the staff was playing pool outside our room) Me: "I am going to hurt someone." Suz:"Who the man taking your picture?"

We had a gift exchange! I got a cute Santa ornament

We got to enjoy the most beautiful sunsets

All in all it was a good weekend. I am glad I got to reconnect with my team and have some time away from school to relax. However, by the last day I was getting anxious to be home. Now that I am back, I cannot be happier. I have missed our routine and my classes...I am just waiting now to actually have more than 5!

The gang enjoying a meal together