Becky

"Grandma," was Becky's nickname. She was 24 and the second oldest out of the student missionaries on Pohnpei. But just because she was older then most of the other SMs, didn't mean that she always acted that way. Becky was also my roommate...

This flattering picture is of Becky, she decided that the time had come to scare all the innocent trick-o-treaters that were coming to the campus. So she and Raz went into hiding, and would jump out randomly to scare unsuspecting children.

Becky was big into surfing, she bought a surf board while in Hawaii on our way over. She went surfing twice in Pohnpei, the first time she met the coral, and I got to clean the cuts out on her feet and knee with bleach. The second time a current sucked her out to sea. She had made a deal with God, if he got her back to the island, she would NEVER surf again. And she kept her word...much to the disappointment of the guys. If she went out in the boat, she was generally WATCHING the guys surf...

Camping trips were always fun, Becky and I shared a "tent" which was usually a tarp covering that stretched across our two hammocks. We would always go exploring on which ever small island we found ourselves on. We always had a great time...we never brought food that had to be cooked, since it ALWAYS rained, we would bring muffins, bread, cookies, crackers, canned fruit, rice cooked the morning of (wrapped in tin foil to keep it warm)...just anything that didn't require cooking, since we knew that it would most likely rain. This picture was taken at our first camping trip to Ant Atoll...or second and LAST camping trip was very exciting.


A strom is coming, and I am explaining to my future viewing audiences that the main island of Pohnpei has disappeared. Becky joins in and tells me of a shocking discovery.




Maybe we had just a little too much time on our hands, either that or we were having too much fun with digital cameras.


Like I said before, Becky and I did a lot of exploring. We are currently on a 6 waterfall hike, which took us 5 hours to complete. We ended up feeling rather lost as we waded through rivers, streams, and a lot of mud. The jungle has a way of confusing people...we had already gotten lost on a different hike a few weeks before...and were very happy to have a guide and Mr. B helping us along. This would have been the first of the six waterfalls.



Now I really really dislike heights, I avoid them when I can...which is why I am standing at the top of this waterfall. Now Becky and I made a deal, if she would video with her camera, I would jump off the waterfall...so with that in mind, here is the video of me jumping off a waterfall simply because it was THERE.






While in Hawaii on our trip back to the states, Becky and I decided that we couldn't leave until we climbed Diamond Head Crater. I mean we could see it from our hotel window...why not climb it? We charged ahead with flip flops on our feet, cruzing by over weight people teenagers who thought that they would run up the crater (I don't think that they got very far). But we made it and at the top had a nice guy take a picture of us.


And since both Becky and I have a wonderful sense of direction, while in Hawaii the 3 of us, Marla (Housemate #3), Becky and I decided to go through the world's largest maze. We did end up getting lost...but had a lot of fun in the process.

Becky is really one of a kind...quite a crazy girl...although I did hear that she is more herself in LA. Pohnpei was rather hard on her, she was ready to leave the moment that she got there...but she stuck it out. I hope that she had some fun, cause we certainly had a lot of fun hanging out with her.