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Rachelle Wendy G. Jaramillo

 JD4203

REFLECTION PAPER ON CALATAGAN, BATANGAS ADVENTURE

Our professor wanted us to get in touch with mother nature so he

insisted that we go somewhere not so far and learn aout the !shery code"

corals" and maye a little it of singing# $atangas is one of the est options

which is only three hours% dri&e from 'etro 'anila. (t is one of the nearest

getaway and most accessile summer each getaway from the usy streets

of 'anila. Our loc)mates together with our professor made a *uic)

getaway in one of its place" +alatagan last ,eptemer -2" 20-" ,unday and

although some of us were worried since the weather in 'etro 'anila ac)

then was a it rainy nonetheless our class proceeded with the plan in &isiting

+alatagan (sland since our professor also mentioned that he was ne&er een

there and (%m glad we did ecause it didn%t rain that day.

We were in a con&oy and the plan was to meet in /agaytay around am

in the morning. We were di&ided into !&e cars" con&oying each otheralthough it felt more a little less than con&oy though since some were really

eager to get to +alatagan. When we reached +alatagan" ( was ama1e to see

the 'angro&es" it was my !rst time to see one although it was a it dierent

from the pictures ( normally see online ut this was eplained y our tour

guide" uya Jessie and he also told us why +alatagan 56alat )alat na

)apatagan78. 9e also discussed to us the situations and issues of the

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of this world mo&es. (t was a good *uic) getaway from 'anila. ( was than)ful

that we were gi&en a rea) from all the reading" digestingCreading cases and

the ne&er ending recit and >ust spend a good ,unday with these people. /hey

were de!nitely harassing the mic" didn%t )now what to do with the unlimited

ice" and the only sound echoing in the room was our laughter not caring if 

tomorrow was a 'onday. /he tour was educating and fun" it was not >ust a

rea) from the readings ut a great encounter with marine life. (t eposed us

to the presentBday en&ironmental issue especially with the !shing.