Tuesday 25 March 2014

Four Weeks In!


It's been a busy month here in the Philippines - I have been doing some work with some really interesting people and their businesses.

Zoox, is the marine conservation organisation that works with the diving industry and brings volunteers over from around the world to learn about the Science of Marine Conservation. They have a new website on its way and my photo shoot with them on the gorgeous Aninuan Beach will be up soon.
Laura, Abi, James and Alan, also known as Team ZEP have now finished their two weeks of training and are now Green Fins Assessors!!

(PS - I have been doing a lot of Instagram photos while out and about - follow me at wilkieboom)

View from the classroom

The Zoox classroom 
Team ZEP studying hard!  
Presentation day

The Staff
I have also been involved with an incredible charity that works with the street children of Manila, The Stairway Foundation Inc. Last week they asked me to photograph their teacher training programme which was presented by Fiona Childs and Anita Gardner. There are lots of plans of activities over the next few weeks that I will be part of, including some snorkelling and some lessons on the wonders of Mangroves!

Classroom training session
  
Lovely ladies in the workshop

Sand sculpture workshop

Snorkelling!

Story Telling - The Lorax

The team and the teachers 

Laura and I went for a tour of the island of Mindoro. We visited Sand Bar, White Beach, Tamaraw Falls and a small Barangay (Philippine word for village) high up in the hills. It was called Baclayan and is home to the indigenous Mangyan people. They love their basketball and their Sunday afternoon game was on top of a mountain!!! Also we visited a Mangyan village near Talipanan.
Oh and of course, don't forget the awesome diving with iDive!

Laura posing by a traditional Banca(boat!) at the Sand Bar
















A panoramic view of beautiful White Beach













Wilkie and Laura at Tamaraw Falls






















Mangyan people playing basketball on top of a mountain!
















Mangyan people playing basketball on top of a mountain! 
                                     















Talipanan Mangyan village children






















Talipanan Mangyan village children

















Mangyan locals playing poker pool!














Anemone fish



















Cuttle Fish













Nudibranch











Peacock Manta Shrimp





























Christmas Tree Worms





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