Hey guys, so I know I haven't been posting enough but hey, I forget. So anyway, three months ago we moved to Cebu City, Philippines, and it has been good and bad. First of all, most things here are very different. There are sooo many poor people, and I mean poor. There is also a lot of poverty and street/ homeless living. We have seen people going to the bathroom on the side of the street. Next, the transportation. There are also jeepneys which are their "buses". They are all privately owned, but the fees are all they same, 7 pesos to ride (about $.20) no matter how far you are going. They each have a set route so they drive that route all day, every day. There are also taxis everywhere. The rate is 40 pesos to start (about $1) and 3.5 pesos per km. When someone needs to paint a house or do construction work, they use bamboo lashed together and that is one of the reasons why scouts need to learn how to lash. Ever since we got here, our whole family (except me) has not been feeling completely O.K. The people here are not near as medically educated as the people in America. The think that the ac units make them sick, and my friend told me that if you are sweaty, and you go into an air conditioned room, you WILL get sick. People here also think of white people as better than them, which we are not, so we are always offered food during activities at the church.
There are 4 main places we ever go to. The church/ temple, Ayala, SM, and home. Ayala is one of the major malls and has 5 floors including the parking garage. SM is the other main mall and has 4 floors. Ayala has this awesome arcade/ prize place that is called Timezone. We have been there a couple times and it is pretty fun. In SM there is also an arcade and a bowling ally. When I went there it was my first time really bowling and I got a strike the first turn because I got lucky.
Our neighbor's dog had puppies and I will try to post pictures later. They had 4 of them but one died and they sold two of them, but they are very cute. The one they still have is going to be sold and looks like a little fur ball when she is running. When we have walked pass a lot of times, the last puppy is laying down in the exact same position as her mom.
Anyway, it has been fun here, but I still want to go back to the states very badly. We are planning to go back around Christmas time. I will try to keep you updated on what is happening.
There are 4 main places we ever go to. The church/ temple, Ayala, SM, and home. Ayala is one of the major malls and has 5 floors including the parking garage. SM is the other main mall and has 4 floors. Ayala has this awesome arcade/ prize place that is called Timezone. We have been there a couple times and it is pretty fun. In SM there is also an arcade and a bowling ally. When I went there it was my first time really bowling and I got a strike the first turn because I got lucky.
Our neighbor's dog had puppies and I will try to post pictures later. They had 4 of them but one died and they sold two of them, but they are very cute. The one they still have is going to be sold and looks like a little fur ball when she is running. When we have walked pass a lot of times, the last puppy is laying down in the exact same position as her mom.
Anyway, it has been fun here, but I still want to go back to the states very badly. We are planning to go back around Christmas time. I will try to keep you updated on what is happening.
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