Day 2 at Doña Lucia! We started the day as always with breakfast at “Stuart Hall.” We went on with working alongside the local immersion students with planting trees, trying the coconut fresh from the trees, and ending the work with racing up coconut trees (Ms. Franco lost 2k pesos…).
Real bonding started after lunch. We played a game called Dama, which was similar to checkers. We also explored the other stations such as this card game similar to Mahjong, leaf weaving, and we can’t forget the karaoke.
Tonight’s main activity was Barrio Fiesta, where we started with a mass (we read the first reading and psalm response 😨) and after, we shared dinner with the students! Admittedly, we were all super shy to talk, but we got past it and started to share jokes.
After dinner, we had ice cream and the dances began! People sang and danced of different genres—we even showcased our talents with Salsa dancing, We felt a sense of connection with the people around us, especially the scholars of Sophie’s Farm, children of the Sacred Heart like ourselves. As we both speak Tagalog, it was easier to connect and to bond with the students.
We’ll miss them!
By: Elijah Guerrero, Gr. 10, Franchesqa Landicho, Gr. 11
Convent & Stuart Hall Travel 