DxDp is going to the Philippines, specifically Ilocos Norte. Marysol is being invited to her father's alma mater, Northwestern University, in Laog City. The twist of her tale in this speaking engagement is that Marysol only wanted to hold a workshop for students, so that they could get resumes together and gather entreprenuership energy. What ended up happening is a flyer for multi-tiered speaking event that includes the Dean of the school, student presentations and even a following day of meet & greet! A little more than she expected, to say the least, but it should be interesting. I'll be arriving there a day after this speaking event but I'll be there to support her at the meet & greet. Also, her father is being honored in a procession of transporting a statue of a Saint to his home in the Philippines, where the Saint will stay at the home till the next host is selected. This is all preemptive and give more details after the trip.
This is my first trip to the Philippines and past Hawaii over the UTC boundary. I'm nervous and excited and prepared to stand out like the tall white pole that I am. Excited to meet the people, eat all the food and see the old streets of Vigan.
We will be filming the experience and will be sharing our travels on Instagram when we can. Hopefully this trip will be including in some future shorts, stay tuned!
Cheers,
ECM