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Travel Blogs from Cagayan de Oro
Life with the Locals
... would consider very little. I think ultimately what it comes down to is, you have to surround yourself with people that bring positive energy and lots of laughter to your life. I used to hear that the more you laugh, the more you'll cry, but I think it can work the other way around too, the more sadness you've gone through, the more laughter you need to balance it out. So if there's one thing I want to reflect about the people of CDO, specifically the typhoon victims ...
The City of Golden Friendship
... skills with strangers: offering food goes a long way. So the man was an American and his wife was Filipino. They ended up being the nicest folks ever and kept giving me tips about the Philippines. The lady, who was a local to the area that got hit the hardest by the Typhoon was very impressed that I was coming to work there. I showed her the map and she decided to help me figure out how to get there exactly. I mean I already had a good idea, but its not as clear cut as you'd ...
All Hands Work Week 4
... of the owner watched over us and bought us a ton of Cobras. They just kept coming as soon as we finished! She also bought us bread which was super generous. It broke my heart when we asked about throwing away debris and items in the closet. She replied 'My sister is a widow, she doesn't want the memories.'
The rest of the week I did piling with Samie, Fern, and Huy. This means building walls with hollow bricks and masa (cement mix). It ...
HAN-AY Cagayan
... cheese sandwhich. It was not very delicious, but it wasn't rice! After that we went home and to Marloun's Birthday Party. He rented a room at a place called Sentra and we ate wonderful food and drank delicious drinks that were Tanduay Rum or San Miguel Beer! After that we went to an Environmental Awareness Concert. Right when we arrived the mayor invited those who have helped rebuild the city and light sky lanterns. That ...
A Proper Entry
... Tagalog. Awesome how many of them know 3 or 4 languages! Another culture confusion happened when getting my suitcase. When they making a palm facing me hand signal, I thought it meant stop. The wiggling fingers on top meant to come follow me. Confusing! The local workers have been awesome to get to know. Patient and helpful when volunteering, and slowly I am picking up Binisaya.
Overall enjoying my trip which is coming to a close!
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