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Hello Everyone! Sorry I have been literally awful at posting :((( So! So much has happened since my last post, like where do I even begin... I have been in a kind of odd headspace lately. Before I discuss that, let me just talk about what has been going on with me since the last time I posted! First, the Philippines has begun to feel like my home. I don't know that I can decently express what it feels like to adapt to a new country and to begin to feel somewhat normal, but I will try. This morning when I woke up, I went and turned my air conditioning on in my room. I began the waking up process (for me getting out of bed is rough) I then went downstairs to say Magandang Umaga (Good Morning) to my host family, but they were already gone for the morning. Both are quite busy, so this is normal. I went to the bathroom and then I came back inside and had a coffee. Filipino coffee is quite odd, its an instant 3- in - 1 coffee. Coffe, sugar, and milk. My family and I's preferr...

Magandang Hapon! (Good Afternoon in Tagalog) Sorry for not posting in a while, I have been doing quite a bit lately. Adjusting to a new country is definitely easy. So! Since the last time I posted, I have found a new host family. I moved in with them Exactly two weeks ago, today. A little about my host family! Technically I only have one host parent, Daisy, I call her Ate Des, however, she lives with a companion and she is essentially another host mom, her name is Ate Nance. So, I essentially live with two host moms in a two bedroom apartment in the center of Cainta, Rizal. My school, CCC, is a five-minute walk away and I love being able to walk to anything. I live too close to the school to even take public transportation because the closest jeepney stop is my school, it is so great. Aside from having a nice house, my host family is pretty awesome. One of my host moms, Ate Des, is an English teacher at my school. Ate Nance manages some kind of business and works Monday - Saturday. A...