 I enjoyed my time with Project Hope in the Philippines, especially the days that I was able to get off the ship and interact with the local community. It's a unique experience to travel this far and to see people living in ways that are very similar to me but in other ways very different. The people of the Philippines are exceptionally friendly and grateful for us coming to visit them. They would run up to us and say hello and even offer us food or meals on medical missions. I was able to see several patients per day and I really enjoyed interacting with them and talking with them about their daily lives. My memorable moments were a collection of multiple patients, especially the children I saw, even the ones who weren't necessarily sick, seeing many kids with just respiratory infections, colds and flus and being able to talk to them and see how they lived their lives and talk to their parents and how they take care of them was probably the most enjoyable and interesting part of my experience.