Dear Philippines,
We’ve had an amazing time. If our visa was longer, we would stay for at
least another month. Your people are incredibly patient, kind, and warm. Thanks
so much for the wonderful diving, beautiful beaches, numerous-hour bus, boat
and plane rides, and Nagaraya Cracker Nuts (peanuts wrapped in a crunchy baked crust…the
best snack we’ve ever had). We’ll miss you dearly, and hope to see you again…possibly
in a few weeks…we haven’t booked a flight after Palau, so save us a room. It’s
not Holy Week, so maybe we won’t have to sleep outside this time.
Love,
Kip & LizTop Five Things We Love About the Philippines
- Singing in Public—on a bus, in the street, driving a taxi, etc. People never hesitate to burst into song, regardless of where they are, even if they don’t know the words, or speak the language. It’s surprisingly wonderful.
- Constant Honking— Honking to say hello, when you approach a curve, when you’re about to pass a car, just because you feel like it. It happens constantly in every taxi, bus, and car. We love it, except when we’re trying to sleep on a six-hour bus trip.
- Driving—Always down the center of the road, always fast. Did we mention the honking?
- Incredible, amazing, beautiful beaches…everywhere. Really, everywhere.
- High Fiving—Little kids still love the hi five. So do we. Not sure why we ever stopped doing it. We resolve to remedy that mistake, immediately. Hi five.
Hi five!
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