this past month, i was part of a service-based immersion pilgrimage in the philippines (henceforth referred to as “the trip”), where myself and many others spent 8 days living and working among the natives. many of my journal entries are direct responses to experiences on this trip, as it was the single most powerful experience of my young life. i found that many questions had been answered and doubts alleviated, while still so many remained. these account for many of the issues that my future posts will tackle, as they will be almost direct re-writes of the words i inscribed on paper at the time.
this was the first time i had been a part of such a journey. i reccommend that any of you with the opportunity and the means take part one too, and spend time with the poor or underprivileged at home or abroad. it is all at once inspiring, heart-wrenching, uplifitng, humbline, and life-changing.
