Visiting Juvylyn Day 6

Today is a sad day. I am leaving the Philippines. It has been an amazing visit and I will never forget it. I thank Juvylyn and her husband for keeping me here. But as I am walking out the door, I remember. "Wait!" I shout. I run back into the house back to where I was sleeping on the floor. I search and search. Where is it! Then I finally find it. The bead was in the very corner. I pick it up and put it safe;y into my pocket. There. Then I walk out. Juvylyn and her husband take me to the airport. Right as I am about to board the plane, I give them hugs. "Thank you." Then I get on the plane and wave goodbye tot he Philippines.

Visit with Juvylyn Day 5

The next morning, I wake up and there is no one in the house. There is a bowl of fresh mango on the table which I assume is for me, so I eat it. Then I poke my head outside the door. I see Juvylyn and her husband down by the lake. They wave me down. I run barefoot sown the hill in the misty morning. The air is cold but I don't care. When I get down there, Juvylyn and her husband are pushing the newly finished fishing boat into the still and silent lake. "Hop in!" she says. I run through the icy water and get in the boat. Juvylyn gets in too. Her husband pushes us off and then climbs in. We row way out into the middle of the lake. It is so special. Her and her husband thank me for helping them raise enough money to fix their boat. Then we start to fish.

Visiting Juvylyn Day 4

The next morning, I got up at around 8:00, which was late for Juvylyn. "Today," she said, "I will take you to the market. We need more food and also, we need to wait for the glue to dry on the boat." I nodded. We walked down a small dirt trail for about a half mile, then we got onto the worn dirt road. We walked for another mile until there started to be more huts. I was really tired, but Juvylyn said that she walked there at least twice a week. There were some fruit stands with really juicy looking mangos and fruits. We stopped and got two mangos. Then at the next stand, there were a bunch of fish. Juvylyn stopped and talked to the fisherman. I guess he was an old friend of hers and they used to go fishing together. As we walked along, I noticed a little stand selling beads. I stopped to look. They were all really pretty. I especially liked one that was crystal blue with black dots on it. "Take it." the lady at the stand said. She smiled at me. It's yours." I smiled and said thank you in her native language. Then I left to go and tell Juvylyn what had happened.

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