The Haunted Mill
Teton City, Idaho
We heard about this old mill where 2 disaster occurred.
The first one was what happened in the 1930s when this lady that was being forced to marry to a guy that she didn’t like committed suicide on her wedding day jumping from the highest point of the mill to the rocky river.
The second thing that happened there was that during the Idaho gold fever a group of miners started to get crazy and killed an entire family of 7 (Children included) that was crossing the area on the Oregon trail.
When the mill was built many people died on accidents so in the small town of Teton started the rumor that the mill was haunted… so it closed down.
What better idea that open the Haunted Mill for Halloween (And charge $10 to get in)+
We went on it last night in a big group. And we went all dressed up. I was a pirate.
The funniest custom was Pappas’ woopie cushion . I didn’t know what it was so I thought she was a cake, but then they explained to me and it was hilarious.
The haunted mill sonciste in huge 3 mills next to a river.
They made it the freaky looking building an attraction so they have people in there and they come out of nowhere.
It was amazing to hear from out side the scrams of people that were inside!!!
The more you scream, the more they chase you. You have to crawl through little tunnels and you can hear the scary people (they call them “spooks”) through the walls as you crawl through.
It’s was freaky!
It is worth the trip, so if you come, the Mill is located in Teton 1/4 mile north of Russell junction and warns on its website that it is not for the faint of heart. You must be at least 14 to be admitted.
http://www.thehauntedmillinteton.com
Roommates and my FHE Family
Rexburg, Idaho
Roommates
I don’t know if I mentioned before but my roommates are all from Bulgaria (Eastern Europe)
They really like techno music… they play it most of the time. They also like to cook a lot. When tey cook you could smell it from a block away!
They like their own space and they are not very social with the Americans…
I noticed that they don’t like to be called ‘gypsies’ or ‘no-Caucasian’ (So I do)
They are cool… sometimes though is frustrating when we all are in the same room and they start talking in Bulgarian…
(Trish, my roommates kaman, Ivan and Trish’s friend)
Or when they do something all together and they don’t invite me (they said they did… perhaps they did… but in Bulgarian!!!)
FHE Family
One my favorite traditions is FHE. Family Home Evening or FHE is when the family gathers together and do soemthing fun.
Here most of us are far from our families so our ward assigned us an FHE Family.
Every monday we get together and do something fun.We have’t really got to the FUN part yet but we DO something every monday evening so that’s fun.
Here for example each cooked something from where your last name is from. The best things were Pappa’s sort of quesadilla (Greek style) and ofcourse my sort of Argentine’s Alfajores.
(MMM it looks great and tasted even better! But not even close to waht alfajores are)
We also had a halloween’s pumpkin competition. (Who had the msot creative pumpkin)
I have to adit, they where very creative but they weren’t competition for the one that Pappa’s and I did.
We used a Water melon instead of a pumpkin (thas already creative) and we named it Hulk…
(Pappas and Hulk)
(Hernan and Hulk)
Work
Rexurg, Idaho
Smiles & married women (no no?)
I work at the Administration building known as the Kimball Building… it is very modern looking building.
I have cubicle and a computer where I do my work. I am basically the assistant of the person responsible of deciding if students are ready to graduate. (Degree Audit Clerk)
It’s fun
There are working in the office 9 girls and 4 guys (including me). Most of them are married and 4 of the girls are pregnant.
The only ones passing the age of 30 are the 4 managers. 4 of us are single and the 2 single girls are engaged.
My boss is one of the pregnant women. And I don’t know if it is because of her pregnancy or what but she never smiles. Ever.
Every time she looks at me I try to smile at her but nothing comes in return, not even a glimpse of a smile back. (Funny)
My friend told me that she might be thinking that I am hitting on her. “But she is married… and pregnant!!” I said
He said “In the conservative cultures of the US married women don’t even talk to the opposite sex” (Rubbish… right?)
Fall colors
Rexburg, Idaho
Ok it’s time for an update of what’s going on here in Idaho.
Fall Colors
Lately the weather has been very pleasant. Cold, yes, but with sunshine and blue sky that makes the cold not such a terrible thing.
I’ve noticed that the colors here are more pronounced, like the yellow of the hay or the red of the trees are more yellow or redder than in Utah.
I’ve been working at the Graduation Registration Office and I like it. I wake up at 6:30 every morning to leave home 7:30. Yes it takes me the entire house to get ready and it does take me almost 20 minutes to get there.
Most of the hour to get ready I use it to wake up. (I would get ready with out being actually awake… weird!)
Walking to work every morning is not fun. It’s really cold outside!
Here some pictures from the preparations to one of the weirdest tradition of the American culture: Halloween.
I finally got it!
After a lot of work, I finally have it in my hands! Thanks Dallas!!!! And Shannon, and Renato, and Rodrigo, and Paola, and Dave P, And Ryan… THANKS TO ALL
This is a big moment for all of us… (I am getting emotional)
Snake River Blessing
Rexburg, Idaho
I am trying to attend to every single activity that BYU Idaho promotes. I am already enlisted to ‘adopt’ a grandpa and to help a kid with learning desabilities. It should be fun.
I also try to go to all the outdoor activities.
Today I went canoing 3 miles of the Snake river (Really fun and the wheather was great)
When we were about to leave one of the girls fainted and they asked me and the other guy to bless her.
I checked my oil and it was empty! and then I realized that i didn’t kow how to say the blessing in English!!!!
talking about not being prepared…
She went to the hospital in an ambulance and later got ok, but I still felt really bad that I wasnt rady when some one needed me.
Laugh Out Loud Funny Faces
Heather has a program in her computer that makes your face looks really funny, I haven’t laughed like I did doing the faces in a long time.
B-Day & Conference Weekend
Bern, Idaho
Heather invited me to go with her and Amanda to spend the Conference weekend and her birthday at her grandparents: In Bern, Idaho, a really small town somewhere in Idaho.
We played and told scary stories at midnigth at the cemetery, we ate a lot, we watched movies and the general conference, we ate some more, we played cards, but the high light was that I got the chance to drive an old Tractor…
If you wish to see more pictures go here: {Pictures}
BTW: HAppy Birthday Heather!!!
