My 2018 Summer Experience

Hello, beautiful people!

I'm sorry for being MIA lately, it took me a while to gather up some photos, adventures and stories to share with you guys! And also, my internet hasn't been cooperating with my schedule in posting new stuff. That's enough chitchat and here goes my new adventure.

Summer here in the Philippines is almost over. Well, in the case for those who are in public schools and has been following the old June to March calendar. And I go to a public school so, summer's almost over for me. My summer may not be as interesting as of the others but it was at least interesting for me. Learning new things have always been fun for me. But not so much when it comes to academics. I guess that's the purpose of summer, you learn things you don't learn in school. Well, a Filipino public school to be exact. Like, swimming, new tasks at home, climbing up mountains, meeting new people outside the school, the list goes on but difference applies to each and every human. Whereas for me, during my summer vacation, I learned to wash clothes. I know I should already been doing that ever since considering my age. Surprise! The first time I washed all of my family's dirty clothes was just this summer! And it's one exciting experience!

My adventure didn't stop there! I conquered a secluded waterfall of Bacolod, Lanao del Norte on the 20th of May 2018. It may have been the most dangerous, risky, and life on edge (literally) experience I took for the 16 years of my existence. But it was the coolest so far. I'm proud to say that I survived the said to be technical tracks of Pagayawan falls.

This is the Pagayawan Falls of Bacolod, Lanao del Norte. I failed to take a picture near the waterfall because the way to get there got even harder, you had to climb a big root to get closer and seeing it up to just this close (as seen on the picture above) is fine with me. I was contented with how the air felt even if I was just this close.

It may have been hard to get there but it was all worth it. I got bit by a lot of red ants, accidentally held onto thorny rattan plants commonly known in bisaya as "uway", went into the wrong way, had scratches, slid on the dirt, and got my shirt wet without even going for a swim. The next morning, my muscles were so sore it felt like I went to the gym for 7 days straight. But despite all these down sides, it was still worth it. I got to see the most amazing view which not everyone have seen yet since it's secluded. I got to be with my distant relatives and to test my endurance when it comes to these kinds of experience.

That sums up my Pagayawan Falls experience. I cannot be thankful enough to have the opportunity to go to places like these, with the right people. I am honored to be talking about my adventures also here in Mindanao which commonly is not recommended to some tourists due to it being dangerous. I just want to clear it out and say that Mindanao, is not as bad as you think it is. There may be parts of it that could be very dangerous for tourists but there are places too that you will love and be hard to leave without you leaving a piece of your heart. I must say if you'll give Mindanao a try, you will be coming back. You just gotta explore.

Yours truly,
@gwyntheexplorer