After an hour and a half break this afternoon, we were refreshed and ready to go to a celebratory dinner at CCT's main office in Manila. The meal was to honor Philippa (Tim's mum) and her team (Tim, Josh, Georgie, Rob, and myself). We arrived to a group of natives dressed in gorgeous bright colors, ready to welcome us with their traditional song and dance numbers.
We met the leadership from CCT, including
Ruth Callanta, who is an incredibly inspirational woman. Afterwards, we listened to the CCT choir sing, and the CCT dance group perform two traditional Filipino dances. Then we ate dinner, while being serenaded by a young Filipino male who sounded just like Bruno Mars. I couldn't eat as I was mesmerized by his voice. Oh, how I wish I could carry a tune!
After dinner, we were presented with gift bags, which was so kind of CCT. I got a huge Starbucks Philippines mug and a Filipino t-shirt. We were all
so pleased with the dinner and the local customs. It was a fantastic way to round off an eye-opening first day in Manila.
Back at the apartment, we hit the gym for about an hour, then came back and drank wine and chatted until we were all ready to call it a night. Another early start tomorrow, so off to bed for me.
With tons of love from thousands of miles away,
Ailee
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