Christine M. Zubiaga

 Interview Getaway!
It’s the fourth day of our community immersion and it’s the interview day! I was very excited and we are all excited! It was my first time to be in an interview field and I’ve got mixed feelings about it. I was also nervous but it didn’t get in the way. We started at the marketplace since it was their market day that time. During the interview, I discovered a lot of things which are new to me. After that, we’ve decided to go to the nearest houses and we’ve interviewed some folks there. Our first interviewee was Manong Boy, as what the folks would want to call him. We were thankful because he was very accommodating. He’s very enthusiastic talking of things he knew. He talked about his life there in Calaya. How he managed his daily life is admirable. As we entered his backyard, we were astonished by the chickens, ducks, and white mice (*gasp*). He told us that he enjoys taking care of these animals because it’s his hobby. He even showed us the well where he get water for drinking and everything! It was huge and very deep. We can hear our echoes coming from the well. I remembered one movie and the title was “The Ring”, a movie about a girl who was murdered and dropped into the well then became a ghost (creepy). Okay! Enough of that already.Manong Boy gave us also some star apples (it’s so sweet), sugar canes, and a tour at his place. We went to a place where we saw this beautiful view of the sea. So memorable, not to mention the snake we encountered before reaching the place (so scary). But it was all worth it, we have arrived safely (hehe).

The Bond

This immersion had brought us so many experiences that we will never forget. What was that again? Just kidding! Our experience at the house where we stayed for the week was full of memorable moments. All we did was work, cook, fetch water, eat, talk, and laugh all the way. We never had a dull moment when our group were together. Sharing stories are our way to kill the time. Since there is no television to watch Princess and I (haha) so we just talked about random things. There are so many happy moments happened during our immersion at Calaya. I don’t have to write everything here. I’ll just show it through these pictures: