Friday morning, Dan Johanson and I had need of a a boat to get to a nearby island. The coast gourd had shut down transport and tour boats due to the the threat of the Typhoon Hagupit. With Dan's island skills we found a boat...
Loved sitting on the pier a couple of days ago (Friday) and watching these little children fish and play ...
They are not just "The Badjao", impoverished and discriminated against, they have names. Their names are Honey Jane, Riza Mae, Pina, and precious Therese whom I sponsor. Even though they many times go hungry and they never have the assurance of a multitude of provisions...
My friend Jurape is taking me spearfishing in the ocean today! The Badjao tribe are known for their underwater spearfishing skills as well the ability to hold her breath underwater for his much as five minutes!! Click here to see an amazing documentary on this. With Badjao...
Rush hour on Bohol Island, negotiating passage on narrow wooden slats that we walk on, suspend over the water. It's second nature to them but for me it's a bit different for me, balancing a 50 pound backpack of equipment on my back. Our team...
Wednesday Dec 3rd With Badjao Bridge and the Badjao Sea Tribe on Cebu Island in the Philippines. Our group of five left Cebu Island this morning and headed by boat to the island of Bohol. Shortly after arriving we were transported by "tricycles" to our hotel...
Anyone can take a picture of poverty; it's easy to focus on the dirt and hurt of the poor. It's much harder – and much more needful – to pry under that dirt and reveal the beauty and dignity of people that, but for their...
Our group of five left Cebu Island this morning and headed by boat to the island of Bohol. Shortly after arriving we were transported by "tricycles" to our hotel in downtown Bohol and then on to the Badjao sea dwellers by the ocean. We quickly...
There is no preparation or reading, no stories that can prepare you for what you see here on Cebu Island in the Philippines with the Badjao Sea Tribe. The Badjao people have been occupying areas here in the Philippines since 500AD yet they are the...
