In the past few days

Sorry for not writing sooner but it's been a busy week.
Thursday- School went on a like normal, but after school we had a staff party. We celebrated all the birthdays in the months of July-September with a delicious potluck and cake! I got to play basketball with some of the staff kids and other staff. We also just got to talk and hang out until badminton. They school always lets the community use the gym for badminton on Tuesdays and Thursday and they came and kicked us out. We decided to stay and watch for a little while and a lady came with a parrot on her shoulder. She was feeding him straight from her mouth! And she set up a little line for him to sit on and watch her play badminton. When we finally got up to leave, the parrot flew over and landed on my shoulder! I didn't expect that at all and it made me freak out just a little because he wouldn't get off! We decided to go to Jesse and Hayley's apartment and play Rook for a while, but I only got to play two hands because it was time to go to the airport to pick up my dad! I was so excited all day and we were finally on our way. Waiting by the gate for him to come out was so stressful! I told Nelson and Mesikt that I was going to be calm and play it cool, but as soon as I saw him I ran and jumped into his arms! It was such a happy reunion. Later, Mesikt told me that most Palauans had never seen such a display of affection, which made me laugh. I thought I was playing it cool.
Friday- My dad and I got up early to go diving! We waited in front of the SDA office waiting for Sams to pick us up, but they never came. Luckily, Nelson was there and offered to drive us. There was so much traffic for Palauan Independence Day. When we got there, we found out that my dad actually had to take a refresher diving course because it had been so long since his last dive. I got to dive for free, but it was just around the dock at Sams. It was fun to see my dad relearning some stuff, and actually being the more experienced one for once! The refresher only took a few hours and then we came back to Koror. We walked around and got lunch ad Emimelea which was delicious, and then I showed him all around Koror. We walked all around into shops and through a market they had in honor of Independence day. He kept saying how hot it was and I was laughing because it was so cool! Apparently the typhoons from Taiwan are affecting the weather, because there hasn't been much sun for the past 3 days. Then we came back SDA and I packed up some stuff to stay with my dad at PMA. We got to stay in the house set aside for the pastor which was super nice! Everything was brand new and it had great AC! The only scary part was that the pastor was murdered in that house, but lightning can't strike the same place twice right? RIGHT?! Anyway, after the initial fear was gone, I cooked a delicious dinner of rice noodles and big franks for us which was awesome! It was great getting to catch up and just have a family member here.
Saturday- We got up early, not by choice, and got ready for church. The reason we woke up so early was the dogs barking and the birds chirping back. It wasn't quite mellifluous (vocab word mom!). We did, however, enjoy a wonderful breakfast of fresh mangoes! Then we drove to Koror to go to church. Everyone was really excited to meet my dad and we got to have church together. It was fun to explain my routine to him and have him try to imitate it. In sabbath school we drew pictures of Noah and the ark, and he even drew one, with crayons! It was quite entertaining. After sabbath school we went to church were Louie Torres spoke until about 1 pm. Then we went to potluck! Being a visitor, my dad had to go first, and of course he needed someone to explain the dishes to him! It was one of the best potlucks ever! After potluck we were planning to go to prison ministries, but instead ended up sitting in the potluck room talking to Carl for three and a half hours. My dad knows tons of people from Southern where Carl goes, and that just opened a whole new can of worms. They also talked about some other great stuff about religion. When it finally got to be 5 pm, Nelson told us that my dad was moving to a house right by SDA, so we had to go get all of his stuff. On the plus side he let me drive! Driving on the right side of the car is pretty much the same as the left, except the windshield button and blinkers are on opposite sides. We got all his stuff and brought it to the new house he would be staying in, and when we turned on the lights, a GIANT cockroach was sitting on the floor. It took two huge stomps from my dad to kill him with a sickening crunch. After that we went out to dinner with Tami and Jeanine to Rock Island Cafe which was so fun. We couldn't stop laughing and just talked the whole time.
Sunday-Diving take two. We got up early and drove over to Sams to go diving. They were supposed to pick us up but we weren't going to risk it. We got all our equipment together and headed out to Ulong Channel. After a one minute briefing, we hopped in! The reef was indescribable. It was the most beautiful thing I've ever experienced in my whole life. There were millions of fish and at least 10 sharks! We just sat and watched them for a while, but they were still pretty far away and only about 4 feet long. We saw huge puffer fish and other fish that were half my size. There was so much sea life and beauty that I didn't want to go up. The current was really strong, so at our safety stop we were getting thrown around like crazy. After the first dive, we went to our second spot. It was basically just jumping into the ocean, and going down to about 70 feet to look at a reef. This reef started at about 30 feet and went down to like 150 feet. It was so incredible that it beat Unlong Channel! It was so full of life and animals! We saw so many colorful fish and a turtle! Near the end, there was a group of sharks coming near us. They were probably around 6 feet and looked like a in a scary movie. Of course, I had to follow them. At one point I got only a few feet from a big one, but then he turned and I saw his teeth, and that was the end of that. I realized that I was down to about 700 on air so we headed back up to the surface. For lunch we went to Ulong beach where Survivor:Palau was filmed! That was super exciting because I watched every episode of that show! It was fun to walk around and see where they lived. It was a fantastic day!