The Pinay Solo Backpacker

Not everyone knows that I was born and raised in a small town in the province of Sorsogon.  Back in high school, we lack classrooms, chairs, tables and books. We would usually share books with our classmates, and return it to our teacher at the end of the day. We would sometimes take classes under the mango trees due to lack of classrooms. Our classes are half day only because in the afternoon, another class will be using our room. That’s one of the reasons why I started Happy Philippines, because I’ve been there and it’s pretty sad to see kids experience these situations. The least we could do is help them in our own little ways, so that they will be inspired to study despite these problems. Sadly, this situations still exists today, especially in schools in remote villages.

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Growing up in a strict religious and conservative family, I was thought to help but never advertise about it. “You wanted to help because you wanna help not because you wanted to show to the world that you are kind-hearted.  Spread kindness but never brag it. ,” that’s what my parents instilled into me early in life. That’s why when I decided to get in touch with an organization that I really look up to, The Black Pencil Project, I wasn’t sure if I will blog about it or not,  for fear that I may look like a politician who’s helping those in need in order to get votes for the elections.  They say, it’s not what one does, but why one does it. But then I realized that I’d rather look at it in a positive light, blogging about volunteerism is one way of spreading awareness to the community and encouraging more people to help.

Sometime in February 2010,  I returned to Iloilo after almost 10 years I think.   Without any definite plans, I decided to head to Igbaras to visit Nagsadjan Falls. (more…)

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