So first day of our blog... Now it seems so far away. I have to think really hard what have we done because there have been so many new things. As far as I can remember we went to the eco-farm of TRD. I was really amazed. All these people living together taking care of their own land and living only from products of their own work. Everything what the soil produces is consumed by the family which takes care of it. And the “waste” like leaves is used as compost like a fertilizer for the plants. They have big variety of plants there such as mangoes, papaya, rice and so on. By the rules of sustainable development they are not allowed to use chemical substances which is great and even healthier than the ones with chemical usage.
We were introduced to one Indian guy called Sona who runs the whole community. We were told lots of things about the history and how the things goes. He came from India in 1991 when the volcano erupted to help indigenous people who survived this disaster. He was really nice and passionate about the whole thing. We went with him through one hectare of their land. We saw the plants, rice classifying, beautiful spring water river. We had a snack in a shack in neighbourhood. After that we played with Nondas basketball one-on-one and I was badly beaten. I still can remember that little kid called Luis who was so lively and still running around he wanted me all the time to lift him up so he could score. After couples of time it was kinda annoying. But I improved my muscles a bit ;) afterwards we took jeepney which took us back to our camp site. (HONZA).
We were the first volunteer to write to the blog(blame the hangover for that..LÖL!!!)I couldn’t have agreed more with my roommate in madness Honza that it feels so far away…actually its because we were both so eager to meet everyone and hear different opinions and thoughts about the ipp#s theme.(from all countries)So we neglected our say for some days.
Writing ...ok here we go .Usual cisv activities (name games,break the ice and stuff like that). BIG PLUS: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS AND STAFF. Erotic chemistry…best way to begin the ‘journey’ is having a good crew and of course good captain.
Sona which means gold in Hindu arrived to Philippines after the eruption of the volcano. It was a lesson for all of us his way of life. I look forward to hear and learn from him .
Philippines feel like home.
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