Never a Boring Moment

Not even Sabbath is void of adventure.  This morning we got ready for church bright and early, as we were preparing to leave they asked if one of us could drive.  So, I found myself getting in the right side of the car.  No, I was not the passenger, I was the driver! The steering wheels are switched here making for a unique driving experience.  The steering wheel isn't the only thing switched, so is the blinker and wind shild wipers.  It took a lot of concentration not to turn my wind shield wipers on at every stop sign! The roads are filled with pot holes, so you have to weave the car back and forth avoiding huge dips.  The drive was quite fun, and now I can say I've driven in Yap. 
We stopped by the hospital to see Pamela on the way to church.  I just can't get used to how creepy that place is.  The hallways are dark with old dark walls that look like something out of a world war 2 movie.  Their are at least three people in every room and no air conditioning, just tiny fans that look like they are going to fall off the ceiling.  She looked a lot better though! Color is back in her cheeks and she is recovering well. They won't let her come back today, but hopefully tomorrow!
When we arrived at church I realized their was no one to play piano since Andrea was staying with Pamela.  So, I got a hymnal and made a very comical attempt at sight reading.  They call out the hymns as they go.  I just had to laugh as I tried through out the service, one time I managed to hit 5 wrong notes in a row.  I had never noticed until now that hymns have a bad habit of being in the key of D flat.  :)
We headed back to the hospital in the evening to close Sabbath with Pamela.  On our way back we had a little car trouble... Andrea, Sabrina, Sophie, and I were in the little black car a ways ahead of the van when it just stopped.  We couldn't get it started again so we had to start walking back to the hospital.  First though, we had to grab a branch.  In Yapese culture it is a very bad sign to have your hands empty walking through villages or along the road.  People usually carry baskets, but if you don't have a basket you are supposed to grab a branch.  It shows that you aren't trying to cause trouble.  So we grabbed some branches and headed back.  Thankfully the van found us within 20 minutes and we made it back to the school! That night we decided to put some lights on the volleyball court and play.  As we were playing a huge crab randomly migrated across the court! Normal really has a new definition here :).