A few sights from the wilderness of Mindoro

These are the very few photos I managed to take while on that Immersion trip. Most were from the second market day wherein we had to take a two hour jeep ride to get back to the city.

The random things you find in the dark.

A cow.

Only one jeep travels to the city per day. How much do you want to go to school?

The jeep just cruised along as it crossed dirt roads, water, mud, and rocks.

My muddy zebra boots.

Leaving the mountain to buy supplies.

Sufficiently Immersed, I am.

Home, finally and just took a good long bath. 

The past week I've: braved the wilderness, formed a tribe, lived without the internet, eaten only food we cooked, walked an hour on a dirt road to take a bath, decided that spiders and bugs are not so scary, guarded our stuff from unexpected thieves, pitched a tent, been the most tired I've ever been in my life, did number 2 in a Chowking, woken up in the middle of the night to rain water dripping on my head, sang so much songs in a span of a few days to battle the boredom the loss of technology brings, substituted Mirinda and buko juice for water, and walked around in the dark. 

I was cut, bruised, beaten, hungry, thirsty and deprived.

I live. I am invincible.

Goodbye Manila!

Today I leave Manila to embark on a journey to the vast unknown. No lines of technology to tie me to anything, except the burning need, and urge to come back.

See you in seven days.

I miss Manila already.

My Spankin' New Headlamp.

If you didn't already know, I'll be in Mindoro for a whole week starting Friday for our school Immersion. Really don't want to talk about how I feel about it, it's not that I don't like the outdoors, I just don't like not having the net, or electricity, or running water. For a week. In a tent. In the cold. Without my doggies.

Ahhh. A few deep breaths later and a lot of sucking it up, I finally found the heart to go shopping for supplies.

And I just might have found something that would make the Immersion trip worthwhile. Say hello to.....

 Isn't it just the coolest, most ingenious thing ever? The first time I ever saw a head lamp was when my photographer friend Tim had his on after a shoot that left us at dawn in Batangas. I know his cost more since I think it was a top of the line version that allowed you to see miles ahead in the dark (I may be exaggerating) but yeah. I've wanted one since then.

I got mine at ACE Hardware for PHP 248.75 with a free battery. Aside from the adjustable garter strap, it has a clip on the back. Bingo!

 This thing is so cool,  I've been walking around my room with the lights off.