Last Summer as a Teenager
••• July 18, 2024 Summer is my favorite season, despite the Philippines feeling like it's at the center of a fiery inferno during these months. What I picture out when summer approaches is me having the best day of my life on a beach with my people, carelessly enjoying every moment. I don't mind my skin getting sunburnt and dry with the salt air or my hair becoming a nest of sand – it's all part of the experience. Summer also means spending a week or two in my mother's hometown, the province of Guimaras. It's my home away from home, my therapy when life feels overwhelming and my mind resembles a tangled ball of string. In Guimaras, it's as if my life resets, and I become a different person— lighter, freer, more in tune with nature and myself. Every y...