Marinduque Island

Shells in the water

Ganda Sunset

View from our Beach House

Mountain View

White Beach on Marinduque

Last Post

Hey guys!  This is my last post from the Philippines, as the semester has now officially ended and we’re all done with finals.  Soon we’ll be heading back to the United States, and back to our regular lives.  I’m just going to end with a few things that we’ve learned about living and studying overseas in the past five months.

1. Always have you documents in order before you arrive.  This can lead to a huge amount of hassle and expense, as I learned.

2. Be open to new experiences and try to travel outside where you live and study.  This can be inconvenient or difficult, especially in a third world country like the Philippines, but it is definately worth it, and can lead to amazing sights and experiences.

3. Be careful, but not paranoid.  Theft and other crimes can be a problem, and you should always be cautious and alert, but don’t let fear keep you from doing the things you want to do.

4. Try to make friends and spend time with people outside your culture-international friendships are both eye-opening and useful when you finally take that backpacking trip around the world.

Its been an awesome semester; I made great friends, learned a lot, and had tons of fun.  I’ll definately be visiting again in the future!

Last days of Class