Church Goodbye, Dear Friends [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4SgeKvvxBbU/UUk5sOuymyI/AAAAAAAADK8/538wel0MkcE/s1600/Johnsens+2.jpg] Sister and Elder Johnsen at my apartment for dinner on their last week in Palau. On Monday
Ridiculous A Trip to Hell I'm finally ready to talk about it. As you all know from yesterday's post and Friday's pictures, I went kayaking last weekend. It was fun, even though Daniel apparently wanted to get a friend divorce from me because
FYI Friend Divorce A few items of business today. First as I mentioned a week or two ago, I will be coming to the U.S. soon. I would like to formally warn all of the malls and everyone who sells burritos to be prepared for me.
Palau Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions I hope you all had a wonderful week. I had the day off today because it's "Youth Day" in Palau. I'm not sure exactly
Ridiculous The Cat Got Locked Out Again Apparently Daniel has started getting up early in the mornings to go for runs. I didn't know about this until the other day when I was eating breakfast, thinking he was still in bed in his bedroom. To my surprise, he then
Church Tapping Warning: You shouldn't read this post if you came here for a laugh today. It's going to be super boring. Because it's about life and stuff. Also, it's long. One friend in Palau recently gave Daniel
Yahoo Answers Yahoo! Answers VIII Good morning, strangers. We're back today with another edition of Yahoo! Answers. People were not very helpful with my questions below. Sigh. Also, Yahoo! Answers deleted almost all
Church A Bold Move I play the piano. I know what you're thinking. "Oh my gosh Eli! You're like a triple threat! You play the piano, you can walk on the backs of your toes, AND your hair has been looking really good
Church Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Daniel drove me into work this morning. This was the entirety of our conversation: Daniel: Are you cranky again this morning? Eli: I'M NOT CRANKY!!! I'M
Ridiculous Couchsurfer Emails III I told Daniel that I was making a trip the U.S. next month. Daniel: How long will you be gone. Eli: About 2 weeks. Daniel: Two whole weeks!? Eli:
Palau The Magical Mystery Tour As part of my duties with the Supreme Court of Palau, I handle recruiting for the next set of three court counsel to replace the three of us who are currently here until the end of the summer. As a result, large stacks of
Palau Cranky I'm kind of cranky today. Correction: I'm REALLY cranky today. I didn't start that way when I woke up. It just sort of built up throughout the day. And it peaked about half an hour ago when I
Ridiculous Animals that Swim On Saturday a big group of us decided to go scuba diving. I got certified in October and went scuba diving one time after that. Then I stopped completely because of animals. Here's the thing about scuba diving. It is so fun
Palau Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Occasionally I catch my 9-year-old niece on Facebook chat and on a good day, I'm able to get her to chat with me for a few minutes. Unfortunately
Church The 8 Letter F Word Daniel and I have assignments with the local Mormon church group to teach lessons and plan activities for the teenagers on the island. This means that every Wednesday night we are frantically organizing something. We started feeling guilty for constantly doing activities that teach
Ridiculous First Birth Ceremony Last week my good friend Deb invited me and Daniel to something called a "first birth ceremony." I had only ever heard a few things about this, and immediately the moment that I did hear about it I knew that I was
Ridiculous A Conversation with Daniel in the Car Daniel is basically the supreme educator of Palau right now. Between the classes he teaches at the community college, at church, and with the additional tutoring he does with some students in Palau that need a little extra help, he's been very
Letters Dear Vague Facebook Status Poster Dear Vague Facebook Status Poster, I'm writing to you today because you keep leaving vague status updates on Facebook. I can only imagine you are doing it so others will ask you for details. Details that you never seem to give, even
Palau Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions This has been one of my favorite weeks in Stranger history. TMZ, Above the Law, Urban Dictionary. Good times, thanks to you guys. We're like one big happy
Ridiculous The Rarest Gem of All: Fresh Produce Your work on the TMZ Britney Spears article [http://www.tmz.com/2013/02/18/britney-spears-valentines-day-date-mystery-man/8/#comments-anchor] has been amazing. Even Trixy, June Snapple, and Jane have all commented. Shea pointed out today another article [http://abovethelaw.com/2013/02/britney-spears-is-kind-of-dating-a-lawyer-okay-not-really/] about this
Emails Couchsurfer Emails II My good friend and life coach Shea saw a new TMZ article asking readers to help identify a man in a blurry image with Britney Spears on Valentine's
Ridiculous A Conversation About Star Trek One of you got "twice up the barrel, once down the side" added to Urban dictionary [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Twice%20up%20the%20barrel,%20once%20down%20the%20side&defid=6952879] . Strangers. I love you. One day we'
Ridiculous Don't Eat That Happy Monday, Strangers. First of all, there has been some confusion surrounding the phrase "Twice up the barrel, once down the side." We need to all be on the same page here so I'm going to try to explain. It&
Ridiculous Pictures from My Phone & Weekly Distractions Thanks for the great week, strangers. This morning I woke up to one new couchsurfer request on couchsurfing.org, with the following message: Hi Eli, I'm hoping that
Ridiculous Cathie's Number One Valentine A package came in the mail the other day. Guys, the best thing in the entire world? Getting a package. No wait. The best thing in the entire world is actually when you get on Hulu to watch the latest episode of your favorite
