by Annah Kim | Jun 7, 2010 | Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines, Vietnam
So my traveler’s checks have officially been redeemed. At the airport terminal, we discovered that we had to pay a departure tax in cash, which Corinne and I did no have. There were no ATM’s, just a bank where one could exchange money and traveler’s...
by Annah Kim | Jun 6, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
1. There are police everywhere: outside stores and banks, in the subway, standing in the streets. They were all friendly and helpful and made me feel a bit more secure. 2. The subway system is fantastically clean and organized. There is a police officer whistling to...
by Annah Kim | Jun 6, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
After… A ten-hour long bus ride from 6:30 pm in Banaue to 3:30 am in Manila, A four-hour session in an internet cafe to avoid having to pay for two nights in a hotel, A quick shower and then dim-sum, A torturously brief trip to the Mall of Asia, the third...
by Annah Kim | Jun 6, 2010 | Fail, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
1. Taking Care of Calvin: He discovered this morning that he indeed left his rain jacket on the Autobus last night (or this morning rather) that we took back from Banaue. Coupled with the loss of his point and shoot, we concluded that when Calvin is sleepy, he leaves...
by Annah Kim | Jun 5, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
11:30 pm: Woke up randomly at 11:30 to complete, pitch-black, darkness. No electrical lights, no fires, nothing. I fumbled around for my flashlight and walked outside my bedroom. There was no light pollution and so the sky was absolutely marvelous; you could see every...
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