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Life with the Locals
... phrases, and it's mutually beneficial if we try to learn each other's language. Naturally, they were more fond of those who could speak the language or would at least try. It made them more comfortable with you and more likely to interact. I wasn't around long enough to learn much, but it's amazing how many of the workers I actually got to know after just 3 weeks. As far as the language itself, I would say the hardest part was saying the words with "gn" in it. They have ...
The City of Golden Friendship
Day off!
Current Weather: 90 deg (feels like 99), 62 percent humidity
You would think with the heat and it being a day off, I'd be bumming around, but on the contrary, I just trekked uphill for an hour with another newbie (Karl from Scotland) to SM (city mall). We could have very easily just taken a taxi straight from the house or caught a jeepney, but once we got to the intersection, on a whim we just decided to keep going. We met a computer programming (s/o to ...
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
This weekend was a perfect example of why I love to do service traveling. I felt wrapped up in the vibrant community of CDO. I was able to see the heart of the Philippines, not just go to places where I take pictures.
On Friday night we went to a restaurant called Butcher's Best. I ordered a BBQ sausage but I tried everything on the table, including Sisig which is made from pig face. For the record, I did not enjoy ...
A Proper Entry
... are a few cultural differences I've run into. One, Filipinos will not tell you they don't understand. While English is very prevalent, many Filipinos have a limited handle on it. So we notice a lot of time when ordering food 'ok!' they say, but then something will happen like milk in the lactose intolerant person's desert. Fortunately I have made some awesome Filipino friends, so they are often around to communicate in Binisaya or if ...
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