Team Philippines arrived safely in Manila last night. After 18 hours on airplanes (13 hours from Chicago to Tokyo, then 5 hours from Tokyo to Manila) we were happy to get to our hotel for some much needed rest.

It’s a bright, clear morning here, and we’re getting ready to meet with the CRS country representatives in a couple of hours. After our Skype conference calls with them over the past several weeks, we are looking forward to meeting them in person and learning more about the project we will be working on here for the next two weeks.