Month Four in Haiku (Better Late Than Never)

The Farm – what a treat!
Gourmet vegan, some treatments
Meditation too

A peaceful setting
Yoga, time with friend Mary
The Farm – com – p – h

Makati respite
Run for the River 5K
Greenhills for more pearls

Some email appeals
U-S-A-I-D and more
Funding proposals

Day for Veterans
‘Merican Cemetery
The Ambassador

H-F-H-I guests
Some sustainability?
Global Engagement

Calauan again
Marikina repair kits
Along the floodway

On to Mindoro!
Rescheduled due to Santi
Friends, food, sun, sand, swims!

The Habitat build
Peace Corps Volunteers and friends
Three days of hard work!

Gravel and sand moved
Concrete interlocking blocks
Painting the stair rails

Recreation day
Pristine forest at Subic
With Aeta guide

A long vacation
North – coast and then the mountains
The transition point

Vigan – old Spanish
UNESCO World Heritage
Colonial town

Then, still farther north
Lighthouse, windmills, beach
Malacanang north

San Juan, La Union
Afternoon reading, walks
Bicol Express – yum!

Let’s go surfing now!
Baguio – night in a hut
Bittersweet choc-late

On to Sagada
Cordillera hippie town
Some breathtaking views

Coffins- hanging, stacked
Thanksgiving with PCVs
Hike, shop, eat, relax

Bontoc stop – mus’eem
Ricefield rest – then bouncy ride
On to Banaue

Ifugao rice ter-
-races UNESCO World Site
Tasty fried rice, too

Trekking in Batad
Across the rice terraces
Maybe favorite day

Amphitheatre
Down to waterfall and back
I felt so at peace

One last plate of rice
And then a long trip back home
What a great country!

Build – nice PCVs
Trip pals – Mary, Julie, Bill
And Sagada – lots!

A wonderful month
People, places, things to do
Took four weeks to tell!