Community Mapping

Community Mapping is an effective non-verbal way of finding out how people perceive or view their area.

When I experienced the actual community mapping I was amazed with the fact that you can learn so many things just by roaming around an area. What I learned from the experience is that the area of Calamba, J.R. Borja, Morola, and Capt. V. Roa is mostly commercialized and you can rarely if not never see any residencial area. What I got from the whole activity is that the whole city mostly has a specific area for residential and commercial areas and each part of the city is different from another.

What also changed with me was that I somehow opened up to my groupmates not necessarily sharing about my life but I really acted as part of the group and that was a big change for me since I rarely interact with my classmates in DC 1, maybe I can use the experience as a stepping stone to fit in in my class.

MDG's

My experiences as a volunteer of Kristohanong Katilingban sa Pagpakabana - Social Involvement Office has always been among the poor and the needy. I always see how hard life is for them, giving everything they've got, working so hard for to eat even for just once a day. I will never forget the moments I spent with them, eating with them, talking with the grown ups, playing with the kids and bonding with the youth. I really felt how hard life was for them, specially the time when I had my very first immersion at Sumilao bukidnon with the farmers whose land was taken away from them. The good thing about it though is that they never really lose hope, they never lose their smiles and their faith toward their God. That is why the millenium development goal that is close to my heart is MDG # 1 which is eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.