Costco and Volcanoes

Oh, Elder….shame you didn’t send more pictures. Guess I’ll just have to ‘honor’ you with this little photo collage….consider it my gift to you! lol
Love you, Buggie!

Last Monday, we had an awesome member named Paul, drive us to this cool park called 華山公園, that has lots of exhibits (they have exhibition halls there and what exhibits are up always rotates).

Every man wants to be king of his castle!

After looking at some of the cool exhibits and eating some really, really good ice cream, he drove us over to Costco so we could buy some food (and eat the free samples – Mormon version of Happy Hour)! Over all, it was a really fun trip! On the way to Costco, we discovered a school (probably a preschool or something) that looks like a castle! If I was a little kid, I would definitely want to go there…

I got goosed on my mission…

This last week we also had the opportunity to go on exchanges with our zone leaders, Elder Puzey and Elder Hawkes. By bike, they live about 30-40 minutes away from us. We ate lunch and dinner together, but the rest of the time it was us off in companionships (I was with Elder Hawkes). For dinner, we were able to eat with one of their friends at this semi-expensive restaurant…we ate goose. Yes, it was worth it; goose is really good!

In order to celebrate my birthday (which is tomorrow), I’m going hiking with a lot of friends on a mountain called 陽明山 (Yang Ming Mountain). Apparently there is a volcano that’s there as well as some hot springs. We’ll also be eating at a restaurant-like place for lunch up on the mountain!

Not too hot…not too cold…

Also, here are some pictures of the riverfront park by our house that we sometimes go to! It’s actually a pretty nice park…they have a bike trail, basketball/badminton/tennis courts, etc. The key is to find a day that’s not cold, hot, or humid for it to be the best – that’s the hardest part.

…not too WET!

Get ready to see lots of hiking pictures next week!
– Elder Austin Simonson
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY SWEET ELDER! YOU ARE THE BEST SON ANYONE COULD ASK FOR! YOU HAVE GROWN INTO QUITE A SUPERB YOUNG MAN – IF I DIDN’T KNOW BETTER, I’D SAY YOU HAD BEEN SWITCHED AT BIRTH! :p

THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING SUCH A GREAT EXAMPLE TO ME; YOU HAVE GIVEN PURPOSE AND MEANING TO MY LIFE, AND MAKE ME STRIVE TO BE A BETTER PERSON EACH AND EVERY DAY! YOU, MY SON, DESERVE A PERFECT MOM – BUT I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING WILLING TO PUT UP WITH THE ONE YOU GOT!

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN … EVEN MORE THAN I MISS YOU!  AND REMEMBER, I’M THE BEST MOM YOU’VE EVER HAD! (Try to forgive me for the posted  birthday pictures….and remember, someday you’ll have a teen, and we can torment them together!)

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