Manggahan 2015

Here in the Philippines mangos are a big deal. In mid-May they are a huge deal. The island of Guimaras has not only the worlds sweetest mangos but also an awesome festival to celebrate them.

A mural by local artist T. Hassig

Mangos all day long, festival food all night.

Loose shots from the past few months

Lauren and I enjoyed a brief visit to Boracay for Holy Week.

Jess working on a coral survey in Ajuy

Carles 

Palm hats from the market are purrrfect protection from the sun.

Carles legacy

In front of our house every night. Games start at sunset due to the heat.

Tiger

Paper Making

Last week we lead a Leadership and Life Skills camp where we taught paper making using recycled paper. Thank you Chiaki Kakuto for the module.

The kids shred used paper, added water, turned it into pulp in a blender and by hand, added glue,  then pressed it on screens to drain out the water

Team building activities included blindfolded trust activities, obstacle courses, and challenges like an egg boil race.

Brownouts never slow anybody down.

I found this guy just hanging around. At first I thought, somebody's pet is loose. Then I remembered where I live.

Wild jack fruit grows to the size of a large watermelon, has a meaty texture, and is a great substitute for pork.

Trucks

Lizards

Kittens

T-Shirt Printing - Iloilo

Lauren and I were asked to help out with two more World Vision t-shirt printing camps where we taught groups of teens how to make paper stencils and how to silkscreen print t-shirts. 

We continued the theme of promoting children's rights advocacy. 

Sir Edel from neighboring Barotac Viejo has 30 years experience in the print business. He taught advanced technics like tri-color printing and really helped the youth design lettering and graphics that created clean lines.