Island Cove Hotel And Leisure Park Cavite

... they use a very small ball and very small pins. It was a fun cultural experience. We also were given a pair of rainboots. Not sure how much good rain boots will do in waist high water but thanks peace corps. After the flood it was back to normal life in our area
One big celebration that I was apart of was my host fathers birthday. It was a big party! Like I said I stayed with a shy family and they rarely had visitors however on his birthday I came home from ...

... even the ones on the computers and cell phones. What is the correct time? Does it even matter? When my boss visited from the states the first thing he noticed was the inconsistency of the clocks on the wall. It must be an American thing to be so obsessed with time because no one else seems to notice or care. And that is something that has been very hard to deal with here. We came from a place where "time is money" and have landed in a place where you're not ...

... when they changed the gate at the last minute and she made friends with a 50 year old fat philipino man on the flight , and said she quite enjoyed the flights LOL. we grabbed each other and both squeezed so tight for ages.. god it was so good to be together again. I thought jetlag would set in big time.. but nothing, an hours nap (for both of us) then the next night we went out for drinks with a bulgarian, spanish and an estonian and Fran ...

... wide. On top of that, there aren't a lot of signs and the ones that are there didn't help us much since we couldn't find the places on the map fast enough (more on that later). But after a little "discussion" we find that if we can just get to Airport Road it will take us to Roxas Blvd and back to EDSA and the mall. So with some "filipino" driving we find ourselves on Roxas. We're there now, we can see the mall in the distance. But ...

... dinhero," "restaurante," and "establicimiento" adorned the walls and corners of the airport. I had to be instantly reminded that this used to be a Portuguese colony and was only handed back to China in 1999. Macau, as the "Lonely Planet" describes it, is "steeped with history and old-world elegance. It is prosperous and changing fast." I liked it right away. The place is not 100 percent Chinese, but a blend of Europe and China. I saw it at once on the way to the hotel. The architecture ...

... James and headed back to the apartment. Although I was happy to see Russ, Sam freaked out and went into hiding for days - again. Maybe she forgot who he was or maybe she remembered him as the person who put her in that kennel and sent her on that long scary trip. After Russ got here Sam moved stealthfully from room to room always hiding behind the layers of heavy drapes. Every day we'd ...

... everyone speaks good English, and you can have a real laugh with the Filipinos - they're good fun. There are probably too many guns here though. Armed guards are absolutely everywhere, even in the shopping malls (and that's just private security, not the Police), so every now and then I get a little touch of the old 'Venezuela vibe', which keeps me on my toes. The Philippines does have a high murder rate, but places like ...

... were over. Jacob and Jeremiah graduated on the same day. Jeremiah got a medal for "Most Improved Student". The funny thing is, so did 9 other kids in his class. Hahaha. How are 10 kids the "Most Improved". Josh's graduation was a couple of days later. After Josh had graduated I was planning on going to the north part of Luzon to see the famous Banaue rice terraces. I invited Josh and a couple of the cousins (Junior, Irene, Michele, and Rina) to go along. We all met ...

... and still operate under tribal laws and system which will be a wonderful new cultural experience for me and there is amazing hiking.... mountain biking and the best fresh vegetables in the country! Apparently it is a bit colder there but I am fine with that the heat and humidity has been hard to adjust too so the mountains will be a wonderful change. We leave tomorrow for Baguio city which is on the Western side of NL about two hours inland. There are ten in ...

... in the city, and being in Greenbelt 3, which holds so many memories for us. I don't quite feel as sexy nor as beautiful as I do when I'm in the Philippines. Monday was a blur...we started our day early, and I think it was the first time Jeff and I every really spent any time apart to handle each other's business. Our "alone time". I missed him, but there was something very empowering ...