Ahhhhh Baguio!!!!

About four weeks ago, Fanatical Teacher joined the Dgroup retreat in Bagiuo City. Although going to Baguio is similar to a pilgrimage for me as I go there annually, it was still something new because it was my first time to stay at the Baguio Country Club.

Ah, the cool windy air of Baguio City! In Baguio Country Club, I actually smelled faint traces of pines that I don’t smell in the city proper anymore. As you can see, I’m all smiles as I really enjoyed my time there. In moments like this, I really thank God that I am a freelancer.

It was also my first time to go to Tam-Awan Village. We had our sketches done, but most of us didn’t look like the ones that were drawn at all! Tam-Awan Village is an artist community of painters, sculptors and there are several traditional Ifugao huts that are also being rented out for people who would like to experience living the way Ifugaos did for several centuries. During our visit, there was one couple that rented the “Fertility Hut”, but for me the main highlight was the brewed coffee and Lemongrass. Man, it was one of the best coffee I’ve ever tasted in our country!

Here’s a picture of the paper placemat that also doubles as a menu at Cafe by the Ruins. It’s the only two places that we really went out to eat during the entire weekend trip. Most of the time we just went back to the cottage that we stayed and cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner.  All in all, it was really a fun ride,  a time that I got to know most of the DGroup people better. But most of all, the trip was an affirmation on my part on Gpd’s direction for my life for this year.