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Fire destroyed 100 homes in Boracay
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Palawan Escapade
What makes them different or why
can they make a
difference?
We are all diverse, and we are
all one.
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MAY/JUNE 2015
Happy Birthday Canada!
PARADISE ENGLISH
Although Claus and Stephanie have lived and worked here in
Boracay for many years, Claus
never forgets his roots and he provided an evening of hockey,
great food and a quiz which involved ques-
tions about Canada and the Philippines. Claus being the quiz
master, mastered a fair contest, however the
team that won included his daughter and she was the only one who
knew the very last question. 'What is my middle name' ? The evening
ended with every-
one receiving a pin badge of the Canadian flag.
Claus and his wife Stephanie founded the school on the island of
Boracay some 10 years ago.
They began teaching English in Bamboo and wood-en huts and
looking at the school today you would
not recognize it. The school sits on the top of a hill and
commands a view of the sea and within the
grounds are shrubs and flowers that add to the ambi-ence of the
school. Apart from there being a strong atmosphere of learning,
Claus often refers to the
people that work there as the 'Paradise English fami-ly' this
contributes to a strong bond within the
school and rubs off on students who, during their time at
Paradise English are made to feel a part of
that bond. Many students keep in contact with the school after
they have left and many return more than once.
This year Paradise English will be celebrating its 10th year, so
later we will be looking at some of
those years gone by. We will also see how Claus, Stephanie and
the school have changed and how the
future looks even better for the school and its stu-dents.
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MAY/JUNE 2015 PARADISE ENGLISH
Palawan Escapade As mentioned in a previous issue of our
newsletter
while students come to PE to study English they are intro-duced
to the wonders of the greater Philippines. Although there is much
to do on Boracay, many students find that a get away to another
island, to see so much more of the nat-
ural beauty of the islands, is time well spent.
Anja Neuenschwander from Switzerland re-
counts her trip to Palawan for us. From March 5th to 15th we
took some time
out from school for a 10 day trip to Palawan. The flight of Air
Juan was overwhelming. We flew over Palawan and finally landed at
our first destination, Coron.When we arrived in the town
centre, we immediately fell in love with the place. The people
there were so polite, courteous and coop-erative, and the
landscapes and mountains, that can
be seen from the town, were stunning. The scenery from the
viewpoint of Mount Tapyas was awe-some. Its rewarding after
climbing more than 700 steps, and a perfect place to enjoy the
sunset. (For
early birds its probably also a good place for the sunrise.)
After 3 days in Coron we travelled to El Nido by boat. Its
completely different from Coron. The village is very small and
touristy but charming. We also visited many beautiful beaches,
lagoons and is-
lands. After four days we decided to go back to Coron to spend
the last day of our trip there.
On our last tour when we were in the middle of the sea,
surrounded by jellyfish, our boat had en-gine failure and we had to
wait for 4 hours until help
arrived. Despite some mishaps, like a night in a terri-
ble backpackers hostel, a disgusting pizza and the mishap with
the boat, our trip was awesome.
We therefore conclude that we love Palawan and recommend it to
all who have the opportunity to go there: Pack your stuff and
go!
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What makes them different
or why they can make a difference?
By: Teacher Rodel
One day, out of the blue, I was asked to choose one of my
students and write about what makes him or her different. It was
difficult for me, so
I chose three.
First, there is Yuni. A dedicated Korean stu-
dent who spends her nights studying. She carries her
heavy backpack with her everyday and has never missed any
classes although she is tak-
ing six classes per day, Mondays to
Fridays.
I once told her to practice Eng-
lish by speaking with students in the
afternoon. She did
just that and since then she has not been studying at
night. When I asked her why she had not
been studying at night, she said she
was practicing Eng-l i sh spea k i ng/conversation.
After having classes with her for three
months, I noticed that she started cracking jokes and learned to
laugh at herself. During that time, she
cared for a wounded cat, remembered my birthday and, although I
did not have enough money to cele-brate, she paid dinner for me,
and two Korean stu-
dents, as well as for herself.
She was concerned when Talipapa Bukid got burned down and she,
with others, went to the site
to distribute goods for the fire victims.
Second, there is Aurelie. A Belgian Dive master who said she
does not like Boracay, but
wait
Being a Dive master, I asked her to teach me
diving. She agreed, and she has been teaching me
diving from her French textbook and translating it to
English. She said it is good because she can learn and I can
learn too. She gave me tests after lessons, and luckily I passed,
well technically because we do not go underwater for the lessons
and the tests. Recently, she has been working on her pronuncia-
tion.
We also talked about super heroes Dragon ball Z and Dragon ball
Kai and how they are related to life, and about perspectives.
About that not liking Boracay thing, she said
the kids are poor, and the streets are narrow How-ever she did
not stop there, but kind
of suggested things to make things bet-
ter for the island, for the country and
the world in gen-eral. So make that:
She claims she does not like Bora-cay, but cares for
and loves the peo-ple of Boracay, the
Philippines and the world in general.
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Finally, there is Enrique.
Enrique is a tall Spanish former Marketing Manager who
studied with me for around two
weeks. Passionate about Roots Rock, he can talk about
Bruce Springsteen.
No kid-ding! he can pass
for Bruce Spring-steen with his sing-ing voice. He
claims he is crazy, deducing that assessment from his deter-
mined efforts to hand over to Bruce a guitar he brought from
Spain to America.
And what follows from this unassuming, cool person with a great
sense of humor, is the story
about his persistence - the guitar, the misunderstand-ing with a
Bruce Springsteen guard, the rough treat-
ment by a cop, and Bruces pick.
Cool as he is, his mind must have flinched a
bit when he learned that he rode a pirate ship during a sunset
cruise with other stu-
dents. He recently travelled with Gabriel (another interest-
ing character whom you will read about in PEs newslet-ters). The
two Spanish school-
mates can be seen sending cheers over Facebook in an
attached photo.
Anyway, one of the
things I learned from Enrique is the song Thunder Road,
What makes them dif-ferent or why they can make a
difference. THEY CARE.
We are all diverse, and we are all one. By: Teacher Carla
Its difficult is the most common line we hear in classrooms,
most likely from people who go
through some tough situations in life; at work, in school, and
anywhere else at times.
Once upon a time in Paradise English there came a man who
changed the whole perception of
the students, his teachers and friends as well. Gabriel, a
Spanish angel sent from above who has inspired US. You could see
him trying to figure out the way to go using the white cane he
needs because of his degenerative eye-
sight.
According to him walking & sitting
on the beach and watching the sunset was so easy for others,
but for him it took great courage and effort
to do. He has to look down all the time to the
point that he isnt able to see signs and direc-tions, but he has
never
wanted to stop. His goal is to travel around the world before he
loses his
sight.
Just like every student, Gabriel had to leave but he definitely
left good memories
with all the people he met. The students helped him
wherever he went, and that shows that good people are
everywhere. We just have to open our eyes and see whats within a
person. We just have
to appreciate every single thing we have. Gabriel will be
missed, he isnt different, hes one of us, and if he CAN,
for certain we CAN!
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Fire destroyed 100 homes in Boracay
Many people lost their homes after a big fire hit Talipapa
Bukid, Public Market in Sitio Mang-gayad in Station 2 last June 17,
2015.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection
in Boracay, the fire started at around 2:50pm and it was
declared under control at around 4:50pm. Fire
fighters had a hard time putting out the fire due to the narrow
roads and the areas elevation.
Around 100 homes were destroyed includ-ing boarding houses
because of the said incident.
It also contributed to property damages worth
20M. Fire authorities are still investigating the cause of the
fire that burned down hundreds of
market stalls and houses. Paradise English organized help for
the af-
fected families and worked together with other volunteers to
carry out missions in the afternoon of
June 19, 2015.
The homeless families received household materials, food packs
and used clothing.
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