Category: Peace Corps Philippines
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Reggae Road Trip: Concert Photos from Mindanao with Enchi
Some of the best shots from Enchi’s tour of Mindanao in January 2008.
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Frying Nemo in the Studio: Recording the Dumaguete Demo
After we had played at Hayahay on Wednesday nights for about a month and written about five original songs we decided to record several of them for a demo cd. Nowell is friends with Bryan Arzaga who has a small recording studio in his basement, so early one morning we all went north to San…
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Downloading Dave Matthews’ 12 String Guitar from the Internet
Dave Matthews needs a guitar well beyond the average because it is his tool for making a living, and not a bad one at that. I too dreamed of owning a guitar that would knock a few ceiling tiles from Carnegie Hall with it’s room-filling sound, but now that I am a Peace Corps volunteer…
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Beach Camping in El Nido: Sea Kayaking to Helicopter Island
Kris and Kristen bought a small traditional Filipino boat known as a bangka to take on short trips to the islands surrounding El Nido. Preston and I borrowed their little boat one day to take an overnight trip to Dilumacad Island which is located about 4 or 5 miles from El Nido. We didn’t have…