...visiting 3 stores to buy kleenex only to be directed to the toilet tissue; stepped into a nice pharmacy, asked for "facial" tissue and was handed a trial size packet from behind the counter...
...going out to lunch can take 3 hours beginning with the walk down our gravel road to wait for a "tryke" which can take 5-15 minutes depending on time of day; some pedi cabs and trykes don't travel down the main road into the city, so you may have to transfer to a jeepney and walk a block or two (after transferring from pedi cab to jeepney) to reach your final destination...
...ordering off of a menu does not mean you'll get what you read on your menu - turns out if something isn't available at the market that day, the cook simply leaves it off of your plate (but you're not told that in advance)...
...the public library does not allow you to check out books; they advertise the ability to check out periodicals, but the "officer in charge" has to approve who checks out items and the officer's hours are not the same as the hours the library is open nor do they know when that person will arrive at the library...
...not knowing the language places me into a childlike situation every time we go out - not always sure of what is being discussed, why people are laughing, whether or not we're all getting out of the car, how long we'll be staying...
I'm just along for the ride~
Now that my life fits into an 8x10 storage box, I can leave my HR job for 3 months to volunteer with Project Destiny Kids in Butuan City. Come join me on a journey to the Philippines...
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