Philippines · Surigao del Norte · Travel Tales

Surfing lessons in Siargao’s Cloud 9

The day after was rainy, drenching our plans of taking an island tour of Siargao. We simply decided to spend the morning in downtown General Luna after a short early morning visit to the Boardwalk. There was a black dog who followed us, or rather, led us to the Boardwalk, then followed us when we… Continue reading Surfing lessons in Siargao’s Cloud 9

Philippines · Surigao del Norte · Travel Tales

A Backpacker’s Guide: Five days in Surigao del Norte

Fellow teachers Edison, Angel, Czhar, Weng, DJ, and I took advantage of our school’s sembreak to set our students’ test papers aside — but just for five days — and go explore more beautiful places here in the Philippines. We also went to cross out some items in our bucket lists: Czhar wanted to surf,… Continue reading A Backpacker’s Guide: Five days in Surigao del Norte