For more than a year, I spent my life in the bustling city of Manila. It was an unexpected turn, a sudden move because of family and financial problems. When I stepped out of the bus to be welcomed by my new home, I was both excited and nervous. Way different from where I came from, Manila was busy and never slept. It was loud and polluted, you could hear a multitude of sounds everywhere, and the atmosphere would make your nose scrunch. It had tall buildings and giant malls, everything that you couldn't find in Sorsogon. The places were extremely densed too, the city's overpopulation was evident in many ways. You can't ride public transports without going through crowds and crowds of passengers. Lack of enough stock was common in stores too. Days were fast yet slow, busy yet lazy. The people spoke tagalog, along with some casual slangs and idioms I couldn't quite understand until hearing it for the tenth time. They sounded foreign at first, but I quickly got used to t
Here are 30+1 things I want to accomplish before turning 30. 1. Ride a roller coaster 2. Ride a horse 3. Sky dive 4. Paraglide 5. Air balloon riding 6. Travel to the Chocolate hills in Bohol 7. Travel to the Banaue rice terraces in Ifugao 8. Experience life in Australia 9. Ride a cruise ship 10. Travel to Japan 11. Travel to Taiwan 12. Travel to Paris 13. Travel to Iceland 14. Travel to Mexico 15. Eat Murgh Makhani 16. Eat Kung Pao 17. Try archery 18. Try martial arts 19. Learn fluent Spanish 20. Learn fluent Korean 21. Tent camping 22. Build a snowman 23. Experience a spring day 24. Buy as many books as I want 25. Finish university with a psychology major and art minor 26. Meet my favorite music artists; taylor swift, day6, nct, keshi 27. Learn how to swim 28. Learn how to ride a bike 29. Donate to charity 30. Help farmers and fishermen in a way I can 31. Get a dog