finally the Philippines

So after a couple of weeks delay I finally arrived in the Philippines. I spent five nights in a row in a different city. First I had to back track from Siem Reap to Bangkok in order to catch my flight to Manila. I spent one night in Manila and left right away. There's not much to do in Manila except go shopping. I'll save shopping for the end of my trip when I don't have to carry everything around. During a taxi ride the driver was pointing out areas that a just a couple weeks before had been under water.

The next city I stayed in was Baguio. It's clear they do not get many tourists in the city. I attracted some attention. Many people just wanted to say hi and most were actually pretty helpful. English is a national language here and so most people speak English well. It's a relief after struggling through Bangkok trying to find my way around and I couldn't communicate with a lot of people.

After a six hour, bone-rattling bumpy ride I arrived in Sagada where I'll be volunteering for the next month. I met Tom who has designed a juice fasting program to treat terminal cancer patients. I'll be helping putting videos together that promote and explain how the diet works. I'll keep you updated on the work.