Weekend Update
I do not expect any sympathy from my readers, but traveling is hard work. My new friends and fellow year-abroad travelers, Maya and Tony, understood […]
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Cool, Cool River
“Do you want to jump, sir?” Edsil, our guide on the hike to Tangadan Falls, asked me this several times. I kept reminding him that […]
Dancing in the Street, Again
It’s 7:45 in the morning, Eminem is blaring on the speakers throughout the plaza and nearby streets, there are hundreds of school children and parents […]
Back to School
A Warm Welcome The school year ends in a few weeks in the Philippines, but I was able to visit a small school near San […]
Eat, Pray, Eat
As I touched my forehead to the carpet, I could see McTery watching me from the side, his forehead to the ground, to make sure […]
Eat, Stay, Weed
There’s a giant toad, bigger than any I’ve ever seen, living outside my front door. An even bigger gecko serenades me every evening from a […]
Manila Meet-Up
When I first arrived in the Philippines over two weeks ago, I was looking for things to do in Manila. Having just completed the incredible […]
Panagbenga Festival
After six hours on a bus from Sagada to Baguio, up and down mountains and valleys and through beautiful scenery, I was happy to see […]
Spelunking in Sagada
He was holding a machete in one hand and a cigarette in the other. In between puffs, he hacked away at the ferns and vines […]
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