Saying goodbye!

Our last day we packed and said goodbye. It is always hard to say goodbye to great people and great experiences. This was an experience that has impacted our lives and one we will never forget.

All the students with the Brewers (we are in our traveling clothes!)

On our way out to the airport, we had to take a picture of the poor houses on the side of the bridge. It is amazing to see.

A chance to see an old friend...

We had the opportunity to meet the Sestoso Family. I had met Rionil Sestoso in California before he was married. We took them out to dinner with Met-Met and Lester. It was a lot of fun and great to see an old friend and make new friends!

Everyone with the Sestoso Family. They are such special people.

The food was delicious. It was so cheap too... we really miss that!

The juice was so good, but not as good as the company!

Karaoke Night!

We had a karaoke night for our farewell party. Neither Jeremi or I have ever sang karaoke... and we were a little nervous...

We ate some really good barbecue chicken with the staff...

And then the fun began!! We sang!

And we sang...

And we sang!!

And we did the YMCA! It was a lot of fun!!
We can't wait to karaoke again!

Lester's House

Lester, one of the employees of the Academy, really helped us out a lot during our stay. He invited us to his home for some Filipino treats!

We still aren't sure what this is... it was like a gooey... sort of sweet...goop!

Yes, Jeremi tried Balot (pronounced Balut)


I think he prayed right before he ate it! Don't worry, he didn't eat very much. I think it was a one-time taste.

Met-Met and Rebecca... good friends watching the fun!

The whole gang.

Trip to Bohol

We were able to visit the small island of Bohol to meet Academy alumni and also to promote attendance to the Academy. We got to see some really neat stuff, but since we were only there for 1 day, we had to hurry!

Our driver knew we would love to see these! Tiny Tarsier Monkeys. Aren't they cool!

This is to show how small they really are!

This was one of the Jeepneys they have in the Philippines. I think this is the
fullest one I have ever seen.

By the end of the day, we were all exhausted... we feel asleep so fast on the ferry ride back home...all except Jeremi! He had to take the picture!