Belfrantl Baguio

... I was running, with me all the time groaning and clutching my swollen abdomen. A middle aged Filipino man, dressed in a stiffly starched uniform with, what resembled a Colt 45 pistol strapped to his hip. and official looking shoulder badge, suddenly appeared then.. beckoned me, toward him. He waved to me with a motion as if he were about to begin directing traffic. He then pointed to a sign that lead to a small cubical behind his office ...

... un gros nuage!!! Nous l'avons vu dans le journal ce matin. Nous avons peste contre notre "guesthouse". Imagine, le dejeunee gratuit mais pas le breuvage (cafe). Il nous on charge $1.00 par sachet de nescafe. J'ai jamais vue ca dans tout les pays que j'ai fait. Nous avons prient le large ce matin. On s'est dirige vers Bagio en autobus. 7 heures de trajet et trois film plustard (en anglais cette fois ...

... ung laging gumaganap na MULTO. hahaha.. ganda ng role nia. maliit lang ung cave. madumi. pero kita ung mga stalactites at stalagmites.. Mejo malayo ang crsytal cave kaya pagbalik namin ng Mcdo sa Session Road e lunchtym na..after lunch..punta na kami palengke pra bumili ng pasalubong na jams, anik-anik, at ang tanging bilin ng mama ko, SPINACH at BROCOLLI.iba nga naman pag galing ng baguio. Tapos umuwi kami ng bahay at nag-impake..LITERAL. si kuya paul at ...

... Ireland!... The next day we journeyed into the mountains to Bagiou, where we went to Cafe by the Ruins, and finally experienced some tasty organic eats! Not mention their Divine organic Philippino arabica coffee, which Eileen and Helen relished in several cups, as this was no ordinary brew, it was light, delicious and tasty, without the side effects of a usual cup of coffee. It was coffee for the tea drinkers!..hmm heavenly! That afternoon we went ...

... Baguio was in the 70's with a nice light breeze which was really nice. Back in Manila it was HOT. It was really nice seeing Gil reunited with his grandmother. What a nice family he has here. It was his first time in the Philiippines even though he is Filipino. The last time he saw his grandmother was in the states. We were treated to quite a feast. It kind of reminded me of a Filiipino version of the family in 'My Big Fat ...

... Scout in my Mom instantly came out and we enjoyed a wonderful day at the farm. Sitting in the Nipa Hut (native house) eating freshly picked organic veggies from the garden, drinking Auntie Olive's famous organic lemon grass tea, enjoying the peaceful serene sacred space that ENCA Farm truly is. I continually feel so blessed to be apart of the all too important work of protecting the watershed of ENCA and sharing the Cosalan's families amazing story of never giving up ...

... Heidi share with so much pride about her home in Oregon and pass around the photo album she made for me. It was indeed a wonderful evening of two cultures joining and learning from each other. The next day was the big day and one of the major highlights of the trip, Heidi's grant writing workshop. I had suggested to Heidi months and months ago that if she was interested it would be great for her to facilitate a workshop for my community. She was so excited about the ...

... One more! Some other scenes from the road. Local delivery, competition for Fedex? And a meat market, almost makes me want to be a vegetarian. Still not much of a night life in Baguio, but we once again managed to make our own fun. Our driver Mike with my brother and me enjoying some San Miguel. As we continued on from Baguio the road kept getting higher and the scenery more beautiful.

... of Mountain Province where a volunteer form last year's batch is placed! What a beautiful community, surrounded by mountains and wonderful hiking trails! Rachel has an amazing house there, tow stories and a huge kitchen. She said it was way nicer then anywhere she lived while in college in the states! We enjoyed great home cooked vegetarian and even Mexican food (what a treat!) and wonderful conversations and stories about being a PCV here! Since Monday was a ...

... the Subic Bay area, based on thier minimum wage standards. I felt bad for Sonny at this point becasue we all were sitting around eating pizza, and I think he had bigger plans for how far the day would take us. We probably could have eaten in the van. At one point Jill asked Sonny about why there was never any toilet paper in the bathrooms and how annoying it was that you couldn't put toilet paper in any of the toilets. Sonny was kind of confused by the question and said ...