Well, we made the quick trip to the Philippines. The total journey was only 16 hours and the first 10 was on a new Airbus 360 with our own personal TVs. The farther we traveled from Portland it became more difficult to find other Caucasians. I realized that most of the time when I've traveled to other countries I've been with other Caucasian friends and so I began to feel a little awkward on as the journey progressed.
We arrived in Manila at 11pm and stepped out of the airport into 98 degree weather. It felt like stepping into an oven. The Manila traffic was still congested and at one point we had to take a detour because of a fire. After an hour of driving we pulled into the Fortes driveway and Rea and I were greeted with a huge feast of Adobo, chicken soup, mangoes, and pineapple. I forgot how tasty mangoes got. Anya I wish I could bring back a whole box of them for you.
We woke up early in the morning to 98 degree weather. Rea got a manicure and now we are about to go eat breakfast. I hope I can adjust to the weather - it reminds me of southern Sudan.