My trip to Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Philippines, Day 6

I had to wake up early around 8:30 which is early for me. I stated to pack up I went were all the kids were sleeping they were all ready to go I asked were their mother was they said she was the restaurant, she said there was people waiting outside the door. I thought if I had enough time, I ran outside toke the kids with me went on the bus to go say good bye before I left to Santa Barbara. The bus stopped all of us got out and we weren't even able to get in the cafe finely after us screaming she came out and we said are good byes I said call me and I was off to Santa Barbara.

My trip to Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Philippines, Day 5

I had a crazy dream, well until I woke up I thought it was a dream. That we got the business all set up so fast that people were already coming their before I left back to my home. I woke the next morning I decided to go with the kids for half the day and then help Estrella with the business so I could leave with her life better. We walked to their school every kid wore a old dirty uniforms, I stood out. The teachers let me talk about how when I go back im going to go to the fair and go on rides and all different cool things that ive done. One of the teachers let me teach the class a should them little math games. later I helped Estrella finished the work that needed to be down. She told me that it will be ready before I leave.     

My trip to Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Philippines, Day 4

When my eyes got focused I saw the four kids sitting under the sunlight eating juicy mangos with rice and eggs a normal breakfast meal in the philipens. Bryan looked up at me with a great wide smile as mango juice dripped down off his face. I sat down and in the philipens most people eat in silence. I listened to all the different bird calls while we ate, after breackfast the kids showed me a nest that was close to there house with little baby birds. Bird sounds Estrella came out and said to me today your going to come and see what I do, tomorrow you  get to hang out with the kids. After we walked the kids to the school we took a bus all the way into town which was about 10 miles away from the school. We spent the whole day setting up the resturaunt, until 3:00 that's when we picked up the kids and walked back to their house.

My trip to Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Philippines, Day 3

I watched the kids open the door I walked in, I saw an old homemade book shelve it felt raw not very smooth the lights didn't go up to high they mostly got their light from the sun. A awesome roomy place but lots of mirrors to make the place look bigger. I asked if her and her 4 children all live here she said oh this is Bryan Manolocia Chirstin Veronica are their names. We walked into the dinner table it looked amazing a homemade dinner lying on the table for all of us. We ate dinner I slept on the ground with my belly full. Woke up the next morning to the sound of laughter from the kids.  

My trip to Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Philippines, Day 2

I walked up to her she didn't know who she was looking for a kid a adult because Kiva loans can be anyone who wants to loan. I said Kamusta im Kaleb, which is one of my words that I learned.  Her and her 4 kids looked at me smiling with confusion she gave me a huge and said that i finished her loan and she was grateful so much for me she showed me around the town the kids ran around so freely and happy. We went over where one of her friends was working well I thought she was her friend because the were talking, she introduced me as a hero I looked at something it was a beaded necklace I thought about my mom I asked her how much it was? She said it was 42.802916 peso oh I thought Mexico money Estrella Zamora said no oh ok I replied. I gave her a five dollar bill which is 214.01458 peso, for the necklace. The sun was going down but after a long walk we made it to her home.

My trip to Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Philippines, Day 1

I waited for the boat for ten minutes, finally it came. I started to researched some words in Filipino so I could talk in her native language, I knew she knew how to speak a little English but I just wanted to try so we could both learn. I thought about what would be the most important words I would need to no so I thought about if someone came here that didn't know English what would I want someone to know. Hello im Kaleb translates to Kamusta im Kaleb. Help me translates to tulungan ninyo ako Do you where the bathroom is? translates to Alam mo ba kung saan ang banyo? Thank you translates to Salamat, whats your name? whats iyong pangalan? Nice meeting you
Nice pagtugon mo, Excuse me patawarin ninyo ako. I heard the boat make a big noise I put down my Filipino Dictionary away and I it turned out we were there. I walked off the boat and she was holding a sign up for me with my name spelled with a c it made me laugh.   

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My trip to Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Philippines

I started to pack for my 5:00am morning flight where I would land in Los Angles then fly from there all the way to the Philippines from there take a boat to the  Negros Occidental and meet Estrella Zamora.

             My mom thought I went to sleep but I couldn't wait and I was just to excited finally at 12:00 I went to sleep. I only got 2 hours and 15 minutes, I almost fell asleep standing up as my mom pushed me time was ticking now we were in a rush. My mom slammed the gas and in about 30 minutes we were on the plan. We arrived in Los Angles at 4:30 my mom got up to where they take your ticket my mom looked through her purse and she lost it, and there were no more seats besides first class but since my mom loves me so much I got on the plan without her on first class. I got woken up by the waiters she said that we had been on land for 10 minutes I was a little bummed cause it was my first time on first class. Anyway I had to worry about getting on the boat, I calmed down and relaxed and I made it