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Life with the Locals
... minute halves. I was the time keeper for a few of the games, so eventually I just let the clock run, foul or no foul until it got to final couple minutes of the game. All the guys are uber athletic, but a good number of them were ballers too. Each team had to have volunteers on them as well, so for the most part, we were the handicaps. There were a few really big volunteers, like Dan and Patrick, who actually made an impact because of their sheer size.
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The City of Golden Friendship
... it out because that's what most of the world does. It's a rush. It helps to be really hot, tired, and dirty before doing it. To top it off, you're not using your filtered drinking water for it, you're using rain water, meaning you don't really want to get it in your mouth. And finally, there's the beds. They're just tiny, wooden bunk beds.
My first night there, when I picked out a spot and got situated, I set up my pathari on the wooden bed, but it didn't take long ...
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
... interesting thing was that all the Filipinos ordered rice, and none of the foreigners did. For Filipinos, it isn't a meal without rice! The foreigners are sick of rice! Tonja and I went to get street massages afterward. For two bucks you can get a whole body massage in the middle of the night market. And I mean glide in a plastic chair with tents with knock off coach purses and carts of street food around you. The massage was ...
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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