As we are wrapping up our GSE, we are saying goodbye to all of the friends and host families who have welcomed us, fed us, taught us, laughed at us, and laughed with us along the way. We are excited to see a few of them in Oregon next month, and to all of the rest, we hope to see you in Oregon someday, or we'll drop by to say hello when we bring our families back in the future.
We are truly honored to have been welcomed so warmly into the Filipino community here in the Visayas. From way down in Zamboanga, all the way up to the top of Pan-ay, we have collected beautiful memories and invaluable information. Hopefully we can start up a few short-term and long-term projects which will bring our countries and respective Rotary groups closer through international collaboration.
A giant thank you from the Oregon team to RI District 3850. Please keep in touch!
Until we meet again ;)
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
During the last week we enjoyed an Eco Park which is working to preserve some of the remaining critically endangered
species of Negros such as the lovely philippine spotted deer. We spent time with youngsters at a day care education facility
supported by Rotary and toured the historic remnants of a sugar cane plantation hacienda.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Bacolod, The City of Smiles
Currently, we are in Bacolod of Negros Occidental! We've been here for a few days...and we will be here through DisCon, where we hope to see many of you once again!
Again, we have all been so busy with fun filled days with Rotarians and our host families...it's been difficult to find time (or functioning internet) to post updates on our blog.
We had an amazing time through all of the cities. Thank you everyone for the wonderful experience thus far...
Bacolod so far has offered us an array of exciting scenery, fun activities, amazing people and more amazing food. We explored Mambucal forrest resort up in the mountains where giant flying fox bats reside, thousands hanging in the trees and flying through the sky above us as we soaked in a natural sulfur hot spring. We explored the waterfalls and the varying trees and plants. Beautiful!
We also were able to tour the Hawaiian-Philippine sugar cane mill...a fantastic tour that showed how loads upon loads of sugar cane gets processed into the sugar crystals we love to eat!
My host family took me on a lovely scenic view up the mountains to Don Salvador, a small town of 20,000-ish people. That was amazing! I was able to see many beautiful mountain rice terraces, higher altitude pine trees, waterfalls, and hills that resemble the Bohol Chocolate Hills.
Pictures to come later!
Again, we have all been so busy with fun filled days with Rotarians and our host families...it's been difficult to find time (or functioning internet) to post updates on our blog.
We had an amazing time through all of the cities. Thank you everyone for the wonderful experience thus far...
Bacolod so far has offered us an array of exciting scenery, fun activities, amazing people and more amazing food. We explored Mambucal forrest resort up in the mountains where giant flying fox bats reside, thousands hanging in the trees and flying through the sky above us as we soaked in a natural sulfur hot spring. We explored the waterfalls and the varying trees and plants. Beautiful!
We also were able to tour the Hawaiian-Philippine sugar cane mill...a fantastic tour that showed how loads upon loads of sugar cane gets processed into the sugar crystals we love to eat!
My host family took me on a lovely scenic view up the mountains to Don Salvador, a small town of 20,000-ish people. That was amazing! I was able to see many beautiful mountain rice terraces, higher altitude pine trees, waterfalls, and hills that resemble the Bohol Chocolate Hills.
Pictures to come later!
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