Hello from Dumaguete, Philippines!!!


I also stepped out of my comfort zone and rented a motorbike for the entire stay. (200 pesos/day or $4.25 USD!!!!) Oh My God (OMG) do they drive crazy over here!!!!!! Next time you walk in a crowded mall or store, pretend you're on a motorbike or in a taxi... there are basically no rules! you can pass on either side, cut people off, do a u-turn from the far right across traffic without signaling! drive thru an intersection with no stop lights or signs... just GO FOR IT! This will give you a limited idea of what it's like to be part of this 'traffic system'... I scared the bee-jezzus outta myself on the first day! i had guys cutting me off, pulling up on both sides of me, riding my back tire, all the while trying to avoid huge pot holes!!! On coming traffic can be one lane then in a split second, it turns into three lanes (they're in MY LANE!!!YICKS!!)

Something I've noticed more and more lately is we (Americans) love 'OUR PERSONAL SPACE'! Our own little bubble that we'll defended at all cost (road rage, parking spots, yards etc....) over here in the Pi... Your space overlaps the four or five people around you and no one flips the bird, yells out the colorful works we like to use in the US and guns never enter the picture. THE PHILIPPINE SYSTEM JUST WORKS.... CRAZY! YES! BUT WORKS..


WARNING!! SOCCER MOM'S OUT THERE, DON'T TRY THIS IN AMERICA!! These are Highly trained professionals.... A Family of FIVE riding a motorbike is totally NORMAL here!!!!! There are small kids in each parents arms!!!! No helmets or car seats over here!!!



I was living on Mango Shakes, Red Snapper and garlic rice! life was good!