Spent the whole week going around four provinces of Luzon - Pangasinan, Zambales, La Union and Benguet. We were with GRC delegates, Sir Mark Hofmann and Sir Joerg Fischer (they prefer to be called only by their first names), Sir Miguel from Spanish Red Cross and Sir Hans from Swiss Red Cross. At first, well, some of us, since it's a whole new experience for us, quoting Joerg's description - we were like chickens, running after whatever the Chapter people want us to see, and then finally, we got the whole picture of it.
For the three of us, Marion, Ana and me, we had a great time, the Chapter people are very welcoming, although in some instances, we wanted to know more, but I guess the information given is sufficient enough for us.
Had some few drinks, and clumsy Ana rolled in the beach of Zambales, after spilling about five glasses of her punch. Marion, had enough beer, and still careful about things. For me, I just maximized the time having chat with my new Boss - Joerg, and Sir Mark as well. This is the start of a whole new batch of 'workloads' (haha..), a united team, and most importantly, a successful project for the beneficiaries.
