After a 4 hour long bus ride, we were dropped off at a gas station in the middle of a bustling little town. The conductor said he would drop us off at a bakery that we requested (meeting location to be picked up by our contact), but they decided to let us off a couple blocks before it. That wouldn't have been so bad except that we had a huge box and heavy luggage with us, and we couldn't get a hold of our contact right away...so we were getting a little nervous.

Lynnette ended up waiting on the side of the road with a giant box and suitcase, while I ran ahead to see how far the bakery was. Imagine a young Korean lady in the middle of this busy gas station, full of jeepneys and tricycles, circling around her staring at the strange site. But, thank God, we got a hold of Becky who is our contact person here, and she picked us up and took us into the Barrio of Talaan, 15 minutes away and right next to the water.