Penitencia

Chasing waves, waterfalls, and self flogging Catholic boys

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April 4th 2013
Seeing the traffic at 1AM made me want to head back home. It was pure chaos when I arrived at the bus station where my friends and I were to take the bus to Aurora, our chosen destination for this holy week. I had no idea that the bus stations were gonna be that busy on holy week! We waited in line for 3 hours before we got on the bus. It was crazy. We were carrying huge backpacks. At 3AM I was no ... read more

Asia » Philippines

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more