This was originally posted on my original travel blog here.

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Almost one year ago, I went to my technically first medical/dental/surgical mission for my first-ever job. Almost one year ago, I trekked the slippery trails of far-flung barangays/municipalities of Iloilo; rode on a 6×6 military truck; walked for almost two hours in an unidentified road of stones and flowing water; and almost a year ago, [we] got ambushed. Read story here.

This is late, yes, because I am a bum. But can I just post some photos of our week-long mission just to fulfill my year-long-promise-to-self?I was with amazing, brave, and wonderful people who did not give up on reaching out to the underprivileged Filipinos. 

As one of our team members put it, “This is the experience that I will never get tired of telling other people.”

If you ever ask me why I didn’t retreat in giving service, how can I if it means depriving other people of their right to be treated and healed?

Volunteer now. The world is filled with eye-opening experiences.