Home stay!!

After anxiously waiting weeks and weeks and weeks we finally got our home stay assignments! My roommate Kirsten and I are going to be spending the next 3 1/2 months living with Phyllis Charlton.

Phyllis is retired from being a public health medicine specialist role with Auckland District health Board since 2002. Her husband passed away 2 years ago, so she lives alone most of the time now. She is linked to the school as their school chaplain. She teaches Sunday School at her church—not the LDS church. She enjoys doing cross stitch, making cards, reading, keeping the garden tidy. 

Kirsten and I got an awesome assignment as you can tell and I cannot be more excited! Its going to be an interesting experience, not only living with a widow, but also living with a non member. We were told that Phyllis is the only non member that will be hosting any girls from BYU this trip. She has actually been a host for a few years now and the previous girls just adore her! I can't wait to finally meet her!