A short bus ride transported the new volunteers from the Legazpi International Airport to the Peace Corps office for the Bicol region. Bicol encompasses the southernmost part of the island of Luzon, Republic of the Philippines, and is characterized in travel brochures by its perfectly symmetrical volcano, Mount Mayon. We arrived at the tidy office, located in a quiet residential district about a mile from downtown Legazpi, and were greeted by a festive marching band, complete with uniforms and drum majors, marching up the other side of the circular driveway.
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Archive for January, 2008
My First Day as a PCV: A Memory Piece
Humbled by My Favorite Game
Sure, the ball location wasn’t that great, but here I was, 20 feet from the pin on the 18th hole at the wonderful Bandon Trails Golf Resort. My approach landed in a steep bunker but I had a shot. Alas, the difficult uphill lie resulted in me striking the ball “fat,” taking more sand than necessary, and the ball traveled half the distance than I’d hoped.
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