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| Our landlords picked a gigantic jackfruit from their garden, and invited us to share in the decorating/carving/eating of this delicious and fragrant fruit. (It's one of our favorites!) Kurt had the honors of making the first cuts. |
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| Anxiously awaiting a taste! The knife has to be coated in oil to keep it from sticking to the sappy center. |
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| first bite! |
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| all cleaned and ready to eat |
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| a nice place to stop for lunch |
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| A side trip to meet Samantha the python...she eats a dozen chickens a week! |
 
We enjoyed a lovely dinner at the night market, and then made our way to a local hotel to watch traditional island dances.
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| Take your pick!!! Allie played it safe and chose eggs. Kurt was feeling adventurous and chose...(see image below) |
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| beef ??? It's what's for dinner!? |
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| It actually tasted pretty good :) |
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| traditional breakfast of eggs, salted fish, rice and mango |
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| birthday party treats |
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| gorges and waterfalls winding through campus |
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| The main street in "College Town." |
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| local transport - "the jeepney" |
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| our cozy new apartment (we live on the bottom level) |
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| typical neighborhood house and garden
We were warmly welcomed into our new apartment in the Philippines. Our place is tucked into the hillside, next to the University of the Philippines Los Banos. On a clear day (of which there have been few) we can see the lake below us and the top of Mt. Makiling (the sleeping godess volcano) that hides in the clouds above.
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