I'm sitting here, wondering how on earth I am to introduce a month like this! A month of blessings, excitment, experiences, illness, friendships, hard work and busyness!! Each day is full of surprises, nothing shocks me anymore! Whether it be the traffic, the food or the poverty...it's all a hundred times crazier than I could have ever imagined. I'm living on my own now. I have all that 'spare time' to sit and think about it all...most nights I just lie back on m...

It's been a week of ups and downs!! Some great highs (approximately 800+ vertical metres), but it's come at the price...there's been some sinking lows. It was inevitable that I would get sick at some point, happens to everyone in their first few weeks! But I was setting the record - the most healthy visitor to CCM so far - the title got to my head and I was soon humbled...bleurgh!! I promised myself I would write a blog each week...well, I've failed that already...

KUMUSTA!! Wow...what a crazy couple of weeks I've had, life in the Philippines is fast-paced and they're keeping me busy that's for sure! Today marks the beginning of my third week in Manila and I can't actually believe I've been in the here for only 2 weeks, I feel so settled and at home here already! Everyone has been so welcoming, made some good friends and witnessed many blessings! Anyway, I'm known to have the memory of a goldfish, but I'll attempt to rem...