It is possible that this has made the news outside of the Philippines, but recently there has been some volcanic activity in southern Luzon. Mt. Bulusan in the province of Sorsogon has been spewing ash for the last week or two and is expected to erupt. While Bulusan is in Read More …
I don’t think that I will ever cease to be amazed at the places and methods by which people transport animals here. It’s fairly common to see a tricycle go by with the side car jam packed full of pigs or maybe loaded up with crates of chickens. At the Read More …
At 4:11 Friday morning I was awakened by my bladder telling me that I shouldn’t drink so much water before bed. While I don’t like using the CR (comfort room, Filipino English for bathroom) late at night, rolling over and going back to sleep was not an option. The problem Read More …
As of this afternoon, all of batch 265 who have been training in Luzon for the last 10 weeks have officially sworn in as PCVs. Tomorrow the rest of our group will swear-in in Cebu down in the Visayas. Unfortunately, we did not manage to make it all the way Read More …
Today was our last full day at our site, tomorrow night will be our last night with our host families here in Camarines Sur. The day proved to be, hands down, one of the most bizarre (yet wonderful) days that we’ve had here so far. The day began at 8:30 Read More …
I’m sure this will come and go, but today was a rough day. There are certain things I understand are difficult about working with Filipinos, but I’m starting to understand and learn how to circumnavigate those difficulties. However, when it’s an American, a fellow volunteer, that is the one being Read More …
So, I lost my cellphone a couple of days ago and it has not been returned. I went today and got a new cell and SIM card, so my updated number is on my contact page. I will eventually get it registered with Chikka.com so text exchange will be possible. Read More …
Though it seems like I’ve been here for ages, I still can’t believe that our training is almost over and I’m going to have to do this on my own soon. We have just spent the last 3 days at our hub site continuing our training and meeting a few Read More …
Today is another first…my first typhoon! Don’t worry, it’s a signal 1 storm- which means it’s pretty much a glorified rainstorm that’ll go on for a few days. Last night I awakened to the sound of loud rain on our tin roof, at first it sounded like my fan had Read More …
I’ve gotten some recent updates on changes in the Peace Corps World, via Peace Corps Online: Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez is leaving his position to be an FAO representative for the United Nations. The newest PC child in the Asia region will be Cambodia. Some thought it might be Read More …
I have just returned to Naga from my week-long site visit and am quite glad to be back. I’m sure that I will grow to love my site, but right now I’m having a little trouble finding enthusiasm about the place. It seems that most of the volunteers in this Read More …
Not much time to write a whole lot now, but the last week has been busy and yet not. Monday was a holiday and with our extra day of free time, I went to a nearby waterfall with two other trainees. I took my camera and got some nice pictures. Read More …