My dad is flying over to the Philippines tomorrow to visit his mom, our Lola Gavina. Lola moved back to the homeland after my Lolo, her husband, passed away while I was in high school. My brother and I decided to write letters to her which my dad will be bringing with him on his trip.
Lola took care of my brother and I when we still lived in Arlington, Texas on Peach Street and then again when we moved to Los Angeles, California and lived on Isabel Drive. She always made us popcorn, french fries and pickles for lunch.
Love you Lola,
Rest in peace Lolo,
Miss you both.
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I hope you are doing well in the Philippines! We miss you here in California and hopefully I will be able to earn enough money to come and visit you by next Summer. I really want to interview you and learn more about your experiences and to hear what life is like back in the Philippines. I hope to make a small documentary about your life and the struggles that you have endured because I know that you have weathered many storms in your lifetime and it is all very inspiring!
So how is everyone in the Philippines? The family? I have yet to go to the Philippines and visit my Dad's side of the family but I hope that everyone is in good health and is taking good care of themselves. Was anyone in our family hit by Typhoon Ondoy? I have been keeping track of what has been happening in the news and have been helping to send relief to the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines, Indonesia, Samoa and the other countries affected by the typhoon. All in all I hope our family is okay.
I just recently graduated from UC Berkeley and got my Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies, which is basically the history and understanding of many different racial and ethnic groups. Also, I am currently working as the Assistant Program Coordinator at the Multicultural Community Center on campus and I absolutely love it! But in the near future I hope to go back to school to get my Master of Arts in Counseling so that I can work with students, families and couples by helping them through their issues! And hopefully after that I will get my PhD/EdD in Education. I definitely have ambitious dreams but I've learned that nothing is impossible especially if you stay focused and work hard at it.
My friends and I are trying to start a Philippine Studies Program here in my school so that we can learn more about our history, language, and culture. We have been interviewed by different Pilipino newspapers and news channels. I appeared on ABS-CBN Balitang America and GMA News!
Okay, Lola I hope that you are enjoying your time in the Philippines and I hope that you write back to us as well! We would love to hear from you!
Love you Lola! God Bless!
Ingat,
Krystle Pasco
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