Ok, here’s the update I promised you.

It will be brief, as the past few days have not been terribly eventful.

As you probably know, we have been in “Puerto Princessa”, a city (and a very clean one at that) in Palawan. We have been spending time at “Aloha House”, an intensely Christian orphanage that has implemented a Sustainable Tropical Agriculture system on the grounds of their orphanage.

I went through a day and a half of training (lectures and hands-on work), filming for an introductory video we will show to the staff at “Atlantis”, the orphanage my father supports.

The goal is ultimately to start a similar program to the one started at Aloha House at Atlantis, and ultimately go above and beyond what they have started, and create a system that can be sustained by the older boys in the orphanage, and some of the staff.

Joao and Scott, on the other hand, went through three full days of the training, and now know more than they ever wanted to about farming.

I made some pretty cool technology purchases while we were in Puerto Princessa, that I will be highlighting soon in future posts.

We are now (quite literally, as I am writing this message on the plane) on our way to Surigao City, where we will pay a visit to the Charisma Bethel Children’s Home, an orphanage we moved over to the “Atlantis” facility just two years ago.

Before I wrap this post up, I need to clarify something that has been a source of confusion for some: I AM NOT A CHRISTIAN. Just because my name is such, does not mean I am. Even though we are spending time at Christian organizations and doing what might be regarded as a “mission” trip, none of us are affiliated with ANY denomination.

Will give updates as they happen over the next few days. Thanks everybody for reading my blog thus far!

I can’t wait to travel with each of you through California, and then Europe via the internet, in the upcoming year.