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			January 16, 2005 - Peace Corps held our "close-of-service" conference last week in Tagaytay. Tagaytay is just a two hour drive south of Manila but feels like California because it is cool during the day and cold at night. Two years ago, I came here with a new digital camera. Technology has left my camera behind and today it is a big dinosaur. I did not realize this until all my fellow PCV's got together for this group picture. My friends have much sleeker cameras than I do. To add insult to my shame, my friend Joe declared, "look at Lane's camera! We must all chip in to buy him a new one!" Gee whiz, my students still seem to like my camera!.

You know you are in the Peace Corps and surrounded by NF's (the MBTI kind) when one of your peers had everyone write a letter two years ago when we finished our initial training. Last week, we opened and read our letters that had been locked in a time capsule. What an NF moment... While reading glamour magazines for wealthy Filipinos, I would often dream of going to the dining establishments profiled. In Tagaytay, we got to visit Sonya's Garden. It is a beautiful restaurant surrounded by a delightful garden. The food was delicious - fresh salads and pasta.




		Finally, in a funny (for me, I mean, look at all the girls) picture, you can catch a view of the sunset from the People's Park in the Sky on a cold afternoon/night.



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