My first all nighter and first Companion

Being set apart
by President Hadfield

The travel over here was great! The first plane ride was a little long, ten hours is a little lengthy. I couldn't sleep at all on the first plane or at Amsterdam for our 4 and a half hour lay over. I sat next to Elder Bunion on the first plane and we chatted almost the entire trip.

Lunch at Lindon Los Hermanos

For never flying before, I absolutely loved it. Take off and landing was an absolute thrill. Looking out the window was so pretty, I got to watch Greenland pass below us for almost an 2 hours.

4 of the 15 Missionaries traveling
on the same flight
from Salt Lake to Ghana

I occupied myself with the scriptures and digital Sudoku for the rest of the flight.... Longest ride ever. Amsterdam was so pretty. Hearing all of the different dialects mixed with lots of English was pretty cool. Elder Divver and I walked around the airport and visited with others for a good 3 hours of our layover.

Got my boarding pass

Some of the other Elders got McDonalds in Amsterdam and said that it was down right terrible, that the buns were hard and the so called "meat" was cold. Some things should stay in America. ;)

Good byes
to my little brother

We began boarding our second flight and got talking to a man that was local to Ghana and was heading to Kumasi on our flight. We went through the gate and got on the plane. The 7 hour ride was significantly shorter than the first and was filled with talking to a man who has lived in Accra and Cape Coast for most of his life. He was Christian but not LDS but was an amazing guy and had a great sense of humor.

Good byes
to my little sister

We landed at 8:00 p.m. (Ghana time). When I got off the plane I was instantly wet. It's so humid and warm even at night that you just constantly sweat. Going through immigration and ever since has been rough because it's so hard to understand what anybody is saying. We got to the MTC about 10:00 p.m.

Giving 'hearts'
just before going through Security

I met my companion Elder Adu-Gyamfi. He is an absolute crack up and is so easy to love. He does his best to obey all of the mission rules and is going to be such a great missionary. I will be here for 2 Tuesdays.

love,
~Elder Park