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Place Essays

Place essays offer readers a vivid exploration of unique locations, blending personal reflection with descriptive storytelling. These essays capture the essence of a place, revealing its sights, sounds, and atmosphere while highlighting its significance to the writer. In this section, we, the writers, share our experiences and emotions tied to our significant places, inviting you to connect with us in these special locales.

Villagonzalo

What It's Like to Live Here

As a child in the country’s “typhoon belt,” I learned that if a super typhoon like Rolly changed its...

Padilla

Treasure

It was seven years ago when me and my cousins chanced upon a decrepit, dried-up basin...

Edding

Dead Hoppers and Coral Vines

Dear little me,

When I dream, the setting is always your house.

Cañete

Road to Maragusan

There stands a grand arch adorned with orange triangles, red diamonds, and black zigzag lines.

Aldip

Yellow Seasons

After living at boarding houses away from the province since seventh grade, I would always find...

Canarias

Spiraled in Sagada

“Sagada is sacred.”

These were the first words of Tatay Ben, our tour guide for a three-day...