Thursday, time to go snorkeling at Grace Bay beach. I finally see turtles floating on the surface. Three were all chilling out on the same spot, very big ones, yet so cute!!
Back at the resort early evening. The Filipinas girls, the ones who work for Mike, invited me to have dinner at their place. Lots of food, too much but yet very yummy. We had a long talk about the Philippines, its culture and lifestyle. I remembered having this really interesting conversation with Gina, a 40 years old Filipina lady. She left her 2 and half years old baby in the Philippines to go abroad and work. She said the Philippines is such a poor country that your salary back there will basically allow you to pay your food and rent, no more. The equivalent of a month salary here is about 300 euros. So she decided to leave and work overseas for 2 years. She is a brave woman who scarified some time of her life for the happiness of her family...
Saturday, my turn to leave the island. A quick and last jump in the pool, packing, driving, waiting, checking in, loading. Flight for NYC.
Now NYC is waiting for me. Or rather I am waiting for it. Can’t wait to see my friend Aaron. 2 years that we haven’t seen each other…
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