Me in a Maskara mask on the streets of Bacolod.

My friend Sara and I out at Maskara.

Some of my friends and I before a night out in Bacolod.

Out at Kuppa for dinner with some friends.

More of my school

My school

My school

The banner my school made for me :)

Pictures of my permanent site during my site visit.

Merrel and Kate and I in the garden.

Merrel and Kate really wanted to take my picture.

This cute little girl Merrel walking in the garden.

A beautiful gardern in our barangay.

Justin singing viedoke at my birthday. Justin's dad loved to dance!

My host parents on my birthday.

So my training cluster mates were soo sweet and they surprised me with a cake on my birthday during language class. :)

Some of my friends singing videoke, the favorite Filipino past time. Its sort of like karaoke except there is a video going along with the words of the song. The video has NOTHING to do with the song either. You could be singing Britney Spears and you are watching a video with snow covered mountains. Its really fun! :)

The Balut upclose. I think Laura is very brave. I have not tasted Balut yet, and I do not think I want to. However, my co-teachers at my new school told me I HAVE to try it in the next two years...hopefully they forget :/ Ha-ha.

My friend Laura eating Balut. Balut: a fertilized duck (or chicken) egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell. They are common, everyday food in some countries in Southeast Asia, such as in the Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam. (Definition from Wikipedia)

My Mom's family playing Majung. A really difficult domino game that I do not know how to play. But they love it!