Hello from the Philippines! My name is Gabriella Cacanindin and I am a Senior Business major from Biola University, utilizing my skills this summer as an intern for Monsoon. I am a Filipina-American aka a “FilAm.” I visited the Philippines for the first time in January 2009. The food captured my belly, but the people captured [...]
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Back to the Roots
Posted: 17th June 2011 by Gabriella in Introduction, Life, UncategorizedTags: Davao, Gabriella, media, missions, Monsoon, philippines, SIL
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Earthquake in Burma
Posted: 4th April 2011 by Jaz in Life, WorkTags: burma, earthquake, media, relief
On the 24th March an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Burma. The epicenter was 200 km away from Chiangmai. At that time I was sitting in a restaurant next to a Californian girl who had just flown in. Being experienced in earthquakes, she pointed out that the lights were swinging and suggested [...]
My new normal
Posted: 11th March 2011 by Rachel in Life, WorkTags: culture, el salvador, home, philippines, transition
Well, I am back home. In some ways it is strange, but in most ways it just feels normal. I came back to the same house, friends, family, town, etc that I left two years ago. Nothing much has changed. I have two new nephews who are awesome but that is pretty much it. I’ve [...]
Visiting my neighbour
Posted: 8th March 2011 by Jaz in LifeTags: Chiang Mai, life, neighbour, poverty, slum, thailand, YWAM
Today I went to visit my other neighbours. About 500m down the road from my house is a Shan slum. It had a rickety wooden fence around it and the houses are made out of corrugated iron. The children are riding their bikes and playing on the dusty earth. I’ve assumed it’s Shan before even [...]
As you are reading this, I am most likely in a plane somewhere over the Pacific. Leaving the wonderful place I have called my home for the past year, and heading back to a place I knew as home for about 28 years prior to that. Right out of college I knew I wanted to [...]
Transition
Posted: 10th February 2011 by Rachel in Life, WorkTags: change, Manila, missions, transition, usa
You know that bitter-sweet feeling that bubbles up inside you whenever you leave something great, but are moving towards something else equally great? That’s how I feel right now. My time in Manila is rapidly coming to a close. Two weeks. That is all that separates me from the end of life as I’ve known [...]
Another Piece in the Picture
Posted: 28th January 2011 by Debora in Life, WorkTags: asia, Internship, life lessons, Monsoon
It feels like yesterday that I left Germany to spend three months as an intern with Monsoon. But time flies and I’m already preparing to go back to freezing Germany. Before I leave I wanted to share some last thoughts with you. The last three months have been an intense and eventful time for me. [...]
Five months in thirteen pictures
Posted: 26th January 2011 by Daniel in LifeTags: Bohol, Boracay, images, Internship, Manila, Monsoon, Ortigas Center, Panglao Island, pictures, Smokey Mountain, Vacation
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE… After serving Monsoon for five months, I will fly back to Germany and continue my online journalism studies until summer 2012. Because it’s hard for me to find the right words for my final blog article (I hate saying goodbye!), I decided to let pictures tell my experiences in the Philippines. [...]
I am in so much trouble when I go back to the US. It is 80 degrees here in Manila and I have been a bit cold at times. Yes, you heard me correctly. After spending the past two years in Asia where it is always hot, my body is a bit confused about what [...]
My love-hate relationship with technology
Posted: 10th January 2011 by Debora in Life, WorkTags: computer, journalism, problems, technology
Nowadays journalism is much more than putting stories or ideas into words. Even though I can’t look back on a decade long career, I think I’ve learned a few things. One of them is: IT-skills are, if not necessary, at least extremely beneficial. If you’re gifted in writing that’s great. But it’s definitely of great [...]