An Open Journal of a Teacher

San Miguel is one of the 53 baranggays of Las Navas in the Province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2015 Census was 1,514. This represented 3.99% of the total population of Las Navas. The Barangaay has already its own Elementary and Junior-Senior High School.  From Bobon, sometimes it takes me 2 hours or more than that in going to Las Navas depending on how many minutes do I need to wait until the Van will leave. But talking only about the travel, I think 2 hours.  From Las Navas to San Miguel it also depends. If it is Sunny, we can go there by riding Habal-Habal. If it's Raining too hard, we ride in a small motor boat. But if it's Rainy and sometimes Sunny, we have no choice but to walk in going there. Sometimes we can't go by motor boat because it cannot go there if the water is not high enough, habal-habal can't also travel because it's too muddy and it will just get buried in the mud. Habal Habal takes 45 minutes to 2 1/...

During the time I returned home from Mission, My bishop asked me. "Then... what's your plan now?" Excitedly and with full of desire I told him, "I wanna get married in the Temple!!!". I think He was shocked and told me. "Oh, that's fast. Maybe you need to find a job first and help your parents." That's not the word I expect to hear from him, but I'm sure he was guided by the Holy Ghost to say that and I think I still have something to do. Right now while remembering those times, I think he's right... While waiting and preparing, I just go with the flow and follow every opportunity that comes my way. Fortunately, out of my own plan, the time I came home from mission there was a special ranking for new teachers. A lot of people told me that this opportunity is given to me and I need to take it. Well, during that time I was a little bit sad because I really don't want to pursue it, instead I want to be a full-time wife and a mothe...