*Both photos were taken on Leah Sy’s camera (one by self timer, one by somebody else) Day 51 (August 5 2015) When you’re tired, getting anything done is a challenge: We are all so tired from the bus ride last night that today we kind of went through the motions and tried to get stuff… Read More The grand finale……

Day 44 (July 29 2015) Doing a “farmazing race” is actually quite fun: So there was a group of mainly high school students here with MAD travel and Leslie organized a scavenger hunt “amazing race” type thing. I was a group leader, and I think our group had an advantage honestly because the other groups… Read More Getting Down to the Wire……

Day 38 (July 23 2015) Getting pizza for lunch is a welcome change: Today we made the smart decision of going into Angat to get a pizza for lunch. Was it great pizza by American standards, not really, but it was pizza, and that is the most important part. It had some interesting toppings though,… Read More Colds, Cakes and Visas……

Day 31 (July 16 2015) Catching up on work is tiring stuff: This morning was the time to get blog posts updated and deal with pictures from our latest trip. It took forever and the internet was spotty at best; so many frustrating moments passed during the process. Going to Santa Maria is kind of… Read More Getting back into the groove…..

Day 26 (July 11 2015) Packing is super exciting: Today we got to leave for our trip to another GK village (Silver Heights) and then after Baler, a beach town. The farm is exciting and all, but there is so much to see in this country, and the fact that we haven’t really seen water… Read More The Philippines, Baler Edition…..

Day 21 (July 6 2015) Meetings make you feel very productive: We finally got to meet with Eleanore and talk out all that we have been thinking about composting and waste management. It was nice to formulate some sort of plan and at least get all of our ideas down. Spontaneous group trips to the… Read More Rainy days…….

Day 16 (July 1 2015) Harvesting peanuts is a workout: Luckily when we went out to the field today it was not too hot yet, but we helped, along with a few others to harvest peanut plants and pick the peanuts off of the roots. It was fun to try something new, and fun to… Read More Working out, Farming and Getting Things Done

Day 12 (June 27 2015) My vegetarian ways are becoming very enforced while here: I originally became a vegetarian because of my love for animals, and later continued for that reason, but also because of how resource intensive and in many cases inhumane the meat industry is. Today we went to the farm and they… Read More Farming, baking, & helping out…….

Day 8: Scrubbing the sidewalk is a dirty job, but comes with a strong sense of pride afterward: We helped house keeping today and Becky and I had the task of scrubbing the sidewalk and rinsing it to get all of the dirt and algae off. It was a work out, but now every time… Read More Planting, working and such……

Day 4 Americans walk much faster than Filipinos: We were on our farm tour, with us, and then the rest of the group being Filipino. Without even trying we kept leaving them in the dust, and I kind of felt bad, but the way of life here is much more laid back, which is hard… Read More Getting used to things…..