Weeks 4 & 5
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So sorry for the delay in posting, but things have been SOOOO crazy and for the next week or so it will only get crazier! So bring it on :)
Ok so the last time I was on here we had went to sa dagat (the beach). The following week we had school as usual, but this week I got to do my first team-teachings! The kids were so great and I had a blast being there with them. My Counterpart is an amazing teacher and has some great ideas for her students; I can't wait to learn more from her. We won't be back at the school for two weeks so it will be neat to see where the students are at when I get back.
On Wed, week 4, I also started volunteering at LCP (Little Children of the Philippines); it's a shelter that helps sponsor students to go to school. I went for a total of 6 days and had a BLAST. I worked mainly with two boys on math everyday, and yes I had fun doing math, but altogether there were around 10 trainees and 30 boys. We had so much fun and it was so hard to leave on the last day. The boys warmed up to us all so quickly and we were able to have so much fun with them while teaching them a thing or to. I really felt like this is the reason I am here, and it all made since; our purpose in being here. Don't get me wrong we have had so much fun already, but being there with those boys made sense to me and the experience made me love being here even more. (Sorry mom, I know you want me to come home)
On Friday my technical cluster got together and had some great food and ice cream at a restaurant called Gabby's. It was a nice treat.
Saturday I went to a concert, Bob Fitts, with my host family and had a great time worshipping and experiencing Filipinos in a church concert setting.
The Sunday, WOW, we went to Casaroro Falls. Let me tell you it was AMAZING!!!!! This is by far the biggest waterfall I have ever seen and it was so beautiful. We had to hike up to the falls, but it felt so good because it was cooler and then when we got to the falls we went for a swim and the water felt so wonderful!!! Ryan and I are definitely going back there at least two more times before we leave Dumaguete!
So the sunod semana (next week, week 5) we had classes again, but we also got to meet with two PCVs. They were able to give us so much great information. I also got to meet a volunteer that I have been reading her blog since before we left and now I finally got to talk with her in person, which was neat.
Then one night Ryan and I were able to cook for our host family. That was so much fun!!! We made home-made flour tortillas (yeah thats right showing my mexican side) and then we had tacos, rice, and salsa. Our family loved it, which I was nervous about but they had 2nd and 3rd helpings! It was so interesting to show them how to make some of our food and it was delicious.
Later in the week we had an important meeting at the college to decide on a community project we are going to do. That was an interesting exchange of ideas and a new way of seeing how meetings are conducted.
We also met up with some returned PCVs who are from Dallas, Texas (aw, Texas how I love thee) and had dinner with them. They were so nice. They are a wonderful couple doing some wonderful things here in the Philippines.
Finally it's today and I am beat. Tomorrow a group of us are going to Apo Island to go snorkeling!!! I am so excited and want to see some sea turtles. Then EARLY, like 3AM early, Monday morning we take a trip to Bacolod City to have a conference to meet our supervisors and find out where we will live for the 2 yrs!!! Sooooo excited! We have a hunch where we are going, but we won't say until we know for sure. If we are right there will be 2 winners from the party, so be on the look-out :)
Ryan and I are doing great, magtuon mi kaayong Cebuano (learning a lot of Cebuano), and staying safe. We try new things everyday and think of everyone always. Take care and until next time. Love ya!!
Ok so the last time I was on here we had went to sa dagat (the beach). The following week we had school as usual, but this week I got to do my first team-teachings! The kids were so great and I had a blast being there with them. My Counterpart is an amazing teacher and has some great ideas for her students; I can't wait to learn more from her. We won't be back at the school for two weeks so it will be neat to see where the students are at when I get back.
On Wed, week 4, I also started volunteering at LCP (Little Children of the Philippines); it's a shelter that helps sponsor students to go to school. I went for a total of 6 days and had a BLAST. I worked mainly with two boys on math everyday, and yes I had fun doing math, but altogether there were around 10 trainees and 30 boys. We had so much fun and it was so hard to leave on the last day. The boys warmed up to us all so quickly and we were able to have so much fun with them while teaching them a thing or to. I really felt like this is the reason I am here, and it all made since; our purpose in being here. Don't get me wrong we have had so much fun already, but being there with those boys made sense to me and the experience made me love being here even more. (Sorry mom, I know you want me to come home)
On Friday my technical cluster got together and had some great food and ice cream at a restaurant called Gabby's. It was a nice treat.
Saturday I went to a concert, Bob Fitts, with my host family and had a great time worshipping and experiencing Filipinos in a church concert setting.
The Sunday, WOW, we went to Casaroro Falls. Let me tell you it was AMAZING!!!!! This is by far the biggest waterfall I have ever seen and it was so beautiful. We had to hike up to the falls, but it felt so good because it was cooler and then when we got to the falls we went for a swim and the water felt so wonderful!!! Ryan and I are definitely going back there at least two more times before we leave Dumaguete!
So the sunod semana (next week, week 5) we had classes again, but we also got to meet with two PCVs. They were able to give us so much great information. I also got to meet a volunteer that I have been reading her blog since before we left and now I finally got to talk with her in person, which was neat.
Then one night Ryan and I were able to cook for our host family. That was so much fun!!! We made home-made flour tortillas (yeah thats right showing my mexican side) and then we had tacos, rice, and salsa. Our family loved it, which I was nervous about but they had 2nd and 3rd helpings! It was so interesting to show them how to make some of our food and it was delicious.
Later in the week we had an important meeting at the college to decide on a community project we are going to do. That was an interesting exchange of ideas and a new way of seeing how meetings are conducted.
We also met up with some returned PCVs who are from Dallas, Texas (aw, Texas how I love thee) and had dinner with them. They were so nice. They are a wonderful couple doing some wonderful things here in the Philippines.
Finally it's today and I am beat. Tomorrow a group of us are going to Apo Island to go snorkeling!!! I am so excited and want to see some sea turtles. Then EARLY, like 3AM early, Monday morning we take a trip to Bacolod City to have a conference to meet our supervisors and find out where we will live for the 2 yrs!!! Sooooo excited! We have a hunch where we are going, but we won't say until we know for sure. If we are right there will be 2 winners from the party, so be on the look-out :)
Ryan and I are doing great, magtuon mi kaayong Cebuano (learning a lot of Cebuano), and staying safe. We try new things everyday and think of everyone always. Take care and until next time. Love ya!!
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