I’m sure that the title of this blog is confusing… if there were no internet, then how could I be posting this blog? Well what I mean to say, is that there is no internet AT the place where I am staying. I wasn’t sure if there would be, but I had some people make me think that there was, when in fact, there isn’t.
So now I am at the BBC… a coffee shop/fitness center (unfortunately i’m on the fat kid side on this one, enjoying a hazelnut frapp type beverage). It is about 2pm and I don’t feel like I’ve done much today, even though I’ve been awake since 2am. So I am currently in Malaybalay, which is the name of the town here. Mindanao is the island. And while I’m at it, Bukidnon is the province.
So this orphanage is currently working on transitioning some of their childcare workers into the administrative side of things. And they are awaiting four nannies to arrive to help out with the kids in early June. So for the month of May, they are a little short-staffed. That’s where I come in. I’ll be mainly helping with the ‘house parent’ role during my time here.
So I feel a little guilty bailing on the first day in to come to a coffee shop in town… but I wanted to take the first day here to let everyone know that I would be out of contact for the most part, possibly the whole time here. I don’t know if I’ll end up back here at the coffee shop, but I don’t want anyone to expect that I will, so for the next 10 days, just expect me to be MIA. And then if it does work out, you can just be pleasantly surprised.
So for now I will leave you with a nice picture I took on the way into Malaybalay. It is green, it is mountainous, the skies are blue, and It is pants and jacket weather!!! So I will be enjoying the nature and quiet and beautiful weather during these next 10 days.
See you on the 14th!
