Where to Begin?

So i know i haven't yet blogged apart from this one, and it will have to be short, i have less than ten minutes until the internet timer runs out.
But what can i say about the Philippines?
I don't know where to start.
The moment i walked off the plane and stepped onto the ground of Laoag city i pretty much fell in love.
The air is heavy and tropical, and when you're not in the city streets surrounded by the insanity that is the traffic, the air is fresh.
We were greeted outside the airport by a large crowd of Philippinos who had come out of curiosity.
A young girl came bouncing up to me and put a lei of fresh frangipani flowers around my neck as a welcome gift.
We were taken to the Renzo hotel in a van, where the seats are lined along the side of the vehicle with no seatbelts, and the bumpy road creates an allmost rollercoaster feel.
So far we haven't done much, we have been around the streets and market places, and just recently came back from a pizza restaurant, filled with waterfalls, rainforesty plants and little huts where we ate. It was beyond beautiful.
Plus, our meals of 6 pieces of pizza and an iced tea (the iced tea here is the best in human existence) Only cost about 150 pesos which is under $5.
Tomorrow we will get a sleep in finally, and after our free time and our personal hour-long massages, we are visiting the sponsor children.
I can't wait to see them.
The rest of the time will involve a lot of medical missions, trips to the churches and compassion programs, etc etc.
If i get a chance to blog again, i'll write more about the real things i love about this place.
I have noticed, my cheeks are constantly aching. I just keep smiling. And it's all genuine happiness too, everything and everyone is and are beautiful and kind.
Hopefully i'll write more later.