Yesterday we traveled to another Barangay to teach Moral Recovery among fourth year students in a local high school. It was a long way away, and quite dusty, too. We were aware that they Typhoon Yolanda was to hit the Philippines that day, but we went anyway.
Later that morning it was starting to drizzle and get cold already. It was not windy, but the thought that a super typhoon was again to hit many provinces in our country was quite scary. Before we started with the first session, I went around the school and took this shot:
That hill is called Musuan Peak or Mt. Kalayo. Interestingly, “kalayo” in our dialect means “fire.” Musuan Peak, according to volcanologists, is a dormant volcano– meaning it has just been sleeping for hundreds of years but could still be active. Now that sounds scary, right? Our province, Bukidnon, has always been free from typhoons and floods over the years but having this sleeping volcano which could vent out its rage anything is unthinkable.
But I must say that yesterday was a beautiful, cold day and I greatly enjoyed the solace in Guinuyuran (the name of the barangay). During lunch, though, we were told that classes were already suspended to allow the students to go home early. Inasmuch as we wanted to stay and teach the students, we had to head home earlier than expected.
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