Weeks ago, I received an e-mail that posed a different challenge.
Well, it got me into thinking and after some time, I still can’t decide. That is why I’m asking my readers to answer this for me.
Here’s the e-mail from Sister Joyce:
In two month’s time, my sister’s coming home from abroad for her annual vacation and she’s asking me to organize an outing just like what we had three years ago; we’re from CamSur so we went to Caramoan where we luckily found a bangkero who is a caretaker of one island so we ditched our plan to stay in (a) tourist inn but rather slept on the sand with the stars as our blanket. my nephews and niece first saw so many fireflies, swam with starfish, caught fish by the fishpen in the middle of the sea, cook and eat with our bare hands! it was really wonderful…no one wanted to go back to the city…
with this task, i browse the net and found several solo backpacker’s blogs and started reading those. i found yours challenging more than the others; your skinny dipping article made me chuckle coz i was reminded of …(sister requested not to publish the ff phrase)
me too, i am a lakwatsera by heart; have visited several places in and out of the country. i want to resume my being lakwatsera by summer though i have only 15-20 days off. but i feel “rustic” na, my last travel by myself was two year ago in Masbate so i’m thinking if i can hitch in your travel?
oh by the way, i’m a nun. i can remove my religious garb and leave on my necklace with the cross as a pendant.
Photo credit: Valerio Pillar (creative commons)
want to accept the challenge of travelling with a nun?
That’s it! Can I just say, “no comment”? LOL
If I get 20 YESes from readers, I’ll do it.
Me thinks its kinda exciting! Whatchathink? I go or I don’t?
go james. why not? you may have some additional values learned.
do i see a robin padilla movie here? hoodlum + action star + nun starrer? get ready for daily prayer routine! hahahaha
seriously, the nuns and priests that i’ve met by far are the coolest bunch! funny, deep thinkers and have amazing venturesome spirits (read: not the stereotyped ones we normally see around). after all, underneath the religious garb is a human being too.
the letter has adventure written all over it. if i were you, i should give it a yes!
go!
YES!
would love to read your blog for that trip sakaling matuloy..:-)
Yes on that James, who know you might wanna consider Priesthood and become the “backpacking Priest”
Yes! It can be exciting.
I would say “YES” to that. it might be a great experience for both of you. I myself find priests and nuns to be funny, down-to-earth, and easy people.
yes na yes! masaya yan!
go for it, it’s a new travel experience anyway..:) it is very unusual to travel with a nun..:)
Yes!
Totally, lol
You should! It’s gonna be a different experience!
I’ll give it a YES!! It will be a different challenge for you. I’m sure you’ll learn a lot from each other and be able to share it with us.. It’s nice that out of all the blogs they searched they find yours much interesting. People trust your travel expetise. Happy Trip!
Yes to this, you’ll never know, I remember reading somewhere that “strange travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God”
I did hang out with priests/seminarians before.They’re bunch of cool fun guys!!Who knows this nun is as cool too.GO na!
I am a seminarian hehehehe we are really cool precisely because of the new setting which is outside the seminary walls hehehe thanks
Yes!
That should be “YES” kuya james…hehehe That would be a different experience
YES! Why would travelling with a nun be any different?
YES! Why would travelling with a nun be any different <–tama!
Yes!!
She sounds pretty cool!
Go! It would be a fun experience!:D
for the twentieth YES. Go do it. I have two aunts that are nuns… they are cool and you can get a lot of perks travelling with them… people will usually (from experience) be nicer when you are travelling with one.
go kuya james
Yes yes yes!!!
Yes! You can learn a different way to view the world with them.
Wow! Can I come? : ]
Go! That’ll be one of the most enriching experiences ever!
O, ayan James. You got what you pray for. Let’s AMEN to that! aabangan namin to! ahehehe
YES YES YES!
Go for it! ^^ It would be a great experience, maybe unforgettable one! :p
BIG YES JAMES!
go! travel with them… so YES is my answer. i used to think that nuns we’re so strict and uptight and i would often get scolded because of any misbehavior. i got to work in 3 different religious institutions and worked closely with nuns. well, yes, some are really strict, but there are really those na ala-whoopi goldberg! hehe! and believe me, they’re so much to be with. so, go and travel with them! yey!
Kana jud amigo, aron mabuotan samut, (Hahaha).Im super excited na what you’ll be into in yours trips. Good Luck . . .
Why not? It is more challenging! Go, James!
YES! I have two sisters who are former nuns. They are the coolest persons in the world. We have this perception and stereotype about nuns who can’t do this. In fact some of them are well traveled due to their apostolate work. Why not? You might convert later on as “Journeying James, the traveling monk.” hehehe…ayaw mo nun, may tagadasal na sa yo para malayo ka sa disgrasya. Hehe.
Totaly agree
some of the lakwatseras and lakwatseros i knew belong to religious organizations so gow gow gow ^_^
Hahaha you were able to get more than 20 comments..THAT’S IT Journeying James…go and travel with a nun. It’ll be fun and exciting.
DEFINITELY A YES! You will never know how much fun it will be hanging out with them. Sister may contribute to your daily reflections
Can’t wait!
Just do it!
Safe ka dyan, paladasal eh
I don’t see any logical reason not to accept. In fact this might be one of those life-changing travels you might have. You want to gain friends from different walks of life and learn from them them, don’t you? I’m sure you’ll learn a lot from her. Contrary to what people think, the religious and the clergy are two of those very open-minded and well-experienced people.
Go, go, go!!! Why not??? And tell us ALL about it.
P.S. I can access your site na. no problems at all
I am in my last years in the priest formation and I am also planning to have a long vacation before I will be ordained priest…we religious are fun to do such travel to any point of the country. We are sometimes get bored inside the convent. I am currently in Manila planning also to have a hitchhiking…
hi tristan! its good that you are planning to do some HH.. have fun and please update us on your adventures before your ordination
Thanks James…but the problem is everybody is asking me here if HH is possible in the country…anyway Im the one who will do this maybe not really the way you did but at least a kind of escapade na mag eenjoy ako..When you met sister please tell her I am from masbate san siya dun pumunta?hehehe looking forward sa story ng travel nyo sana yung sched nyo free din ako para maka join na din hehehe..Thank you Jame may God always bless and protect you from any danger in your journeyin…
Here is my email add please send me some materials to educate myself on how to make a safe,cheap etc travel…tanbriones88@gmail.com
thanks too tristan!
i wrote all the tips on saving here on my blog
all materials are here
bakit ako kinilig bigla? –> oh by the way, i’m a nun. i can remove my religious garb and leave on my necklace with the cross as a pendant.
(December 2011? yikes baka done deal na toh sayang naman YES ang sagot ko #GoForIt)
Hey, noted that there are more than 20 Yes’s here. So how’d the trip with the nun go?
U should go jj. I travelled with a nun from Davao to Manila on a roadtrip for 30 days. And 3 yrs hence, am still wondering if ever i could have that experience again. It changed me and my whole person!
Do it!
Have you made the trip yet James???? wheres the write up if you have???
unfortunately, the nun stopped communicating