Monthly Archives: September 2009 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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