Camelott Resort & Hotel
Travel Blogs from Leyte Province
It's bedtime somewhere, right?
... I have never seen so many dead fish in one place in my entire life. Children were holding out their hands to us and begging for money, and when we had nothing to give, a little girl spat on us. I tried to put it aside, but I'm sure I'll be thinking about it all night. I am not angry, or bitter, but more sad that she doesn't know better. Needless to say, today was another tear ...
Work and the Santo Nino Shrine
... to explain to them what a pine tree is! They told us to bring pictures of home to work tomorrow so they can see some of what we come from and what they hope to experience some day.
They all say that if they could go to one country other than the Philippines, they would undoubtedly pick the U.S. - it's nice to know that not all countries hate the U.S. these days! They asked how much it cost us to travel to the Philippines and after converting our ...
A flood of excitement
... first of many's concern. Who knows, everyone may end up with a sea shell ;).
Today I did my laundry by hand again, and let me tell you, my hands got raw! What a great experience, though. My clothes are hanging on the line now and should be dry by tomorrow. Everyone went to the gym and Cafe Lucia tonight, but I decided to stay back and have some alone time to catch up on blogging, laundry, and rest. That was a great decision because peace and ...
We're on a Mission - The Medical Kind!
... When we arrived, the community gymnasium was the venue and literally 100's of Filipinos were already lining the streets and waiting by the gym gates to be let in. VFV told us they expected approximately 350 patients today. In typical Filipino-style there was much to do when we arrived. We helped set up tables, chairs and the entire circumcision area before we got started.
We all met on Thursday to review the plans for the day, ...
Tucking my bug net in tonight
... are very slow days, because we watched a movie with a laptop propped up on the consultation table. Nothing happened today that was too far out of the ordinary. A few colds, fevers, and skin diseases. And for all of these things the nurses and doctor hand out amoxicillin like its candy. I think that can be attributed to the fact that they really don't have many antibiotics available to choose from and they don't have electronics or any labs nearby to diagnose with ...