Category Archives: Travel My trip to the Philippines was incredible in so many ways. I am so grateful to have been given such an experience – – truly once in a lifetime. Digitally sharing the book that I created does not have the same impact as it does when you are sitting and turning each page, but hopefully...  We decided to spend our third day just laying low. Rex and Asia were tired and not feeling 100%, so we spent the day at IFL just playing and enjoying the family that surrounds everyone here. I had the opportunity to teach a photography class to the high school students here, which was a lot...  First – – a little background on IFL (the Institute for Foundational Learning). IFL was founded in the Philippines 20 years ago by Rev. Patricia Capwell. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education and training to the people and children of the Philippines. This Christian based education and training (amongst many other services...  I arrived in the capital of the Philippines, Manila, late Saturday night. Surprisingly, the long flights weren’t too terribly awful and I got to my hotel without incident. Despite having a 12 hour time difference to contend with, I was ready for bed and slept (relatively) soundly. On Sunday morning I took a short run...  Here I sit in the Detroit airport, waiting. Waiting just one more hour before I board a ‘big honkin’ plane to the other side of the world. This is only my second experience traveling abroad, so I have a bit of anxiety about traveling so far AND about traveling so far by myself. But unlike... |
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