Gawad Kalinga Builder's Camp- TEAM BAGUIO

Oct 26 and Oct 27, 2012 we, the youths from Baguio-Benguet where scheduled for a Builder’s Camp at Brgy. Talogtog, San Juan, La Union.

October 25, 2012 was the arrival of our team at the GK site in San Juan.  We are composed of the different Universities and Colleges in Baguio-Benguet. We are welcomed by Sir John Yu, Volunteer Management Coordinator and welcomed by the community.

The kids welcomed us when we arrived. :)

Our first night was not easy.  The new environment has been our first challenge (hotness of the place, traditions and expectations of the community, and other environmental, physical, emotional factors).

We are assigned to the different houses in the Gawad Kalinga site, this is exciting and at the same time a great challenge to us; because of that we are able to know their cultures, stories, family backgrounds, and learned from them.

October 26, 2012

We woke up early and prepare ourselves from the prepared activities for us.

On the first hour, Sir John Yu of GK discussed about the values of Filipino people, what makes us Filipino, and the GK values that they wanted to be passed and remembered by the youths and families in the GK site. He also let us write a word that describes us (OPTIMISTIC is the word that describes me because I believe that everything happens for a reason).

In the afternoon were the physical challenges.  We were divided into four groups and We are ask to plan for group names, yells and animal sound (I find this FUN).

The first activity was the  Passing of the drawing

The second activity was the Tie-feet and hands

The third activity was choosing a box (no pictures yet)

The forth activity was the Rolling on mud

The fifth activity was the Finding of group mates using the animal sounds planned with blindfolds.

The last challenge to us was a Mind game that we solved!

After the activities Sir processed the activities.

At night, We again gathered for a serious talk. The question to us was IF YOU DIE, HOW WOULD YOU WANT TO BE KNOWN? . This was a hard question to us that we shared individually. We ended 9:30pm

October 27, 2012

This was our last day of stay here in the site.

We woke up early again to prepare for the activity of the day. 

After breakfast, Sir John gathered us again for a small story telling about his experiences so as with Maam Marilyn Hora. We learned a lot from them and surely that will all remain in our hearts and mind. And we actually received a rosary from one of the members of the families here in the site it was so sweet.

After that was the planning of upcoming plans and activities of Team Baguio GK, after the discussions We planned to help in cleaning the surroundings of the GK site. I remembered one mother saying “Anak, Thank You sa pag-linis ng paligid, Welcome kayo palagi dito..balik lang kayo” this words are very sweet and touching to my heart.

Done Cleaning and Our last lunch in the site was made special, it is actually a boodle fight eating together with Sir John Yu and Maam Marilyn Hora and with the different families where we stayed.

Our stay in the Gawad kalinga site was very inspiring and full of knowledge. We, the Gawad kalinga Team Baguio will continue our passion to help with our own ways and hoping that activities planned will all be accomplished.

Baguio Team :)