Life changing experience in the Philippines: To Trainee or not to Trainee

I would say: To Trainee!!!

Here I will sum up my traineeship at Headway and show pictures of the amazing trips and parties I experienced here. The Philippines is just amazing!!

First let me introduce myself again: my name is Cees van Eysinga and I'm from the Netherlands. I'm 25 years old and almost finished with my studies (Industrial Engineering).

I arrived in Manila February 13th and started my traineeship at Headway the following Monday. This traineeship is part of the curriculum for my studies and therefore compulsory. I chose Headway and the Philippines only because I have a friend who did his traineeship here and he told me great stories. A few e-mails and I was on my way to Manila :) Cheers to my network and to networking in general!

The things that I love most about this traineeship is that life just never gets boring here. Although I work during the week there's always parties going on everywhere and almost every weekend I'm on a trip (just call it holidays) to the most beautiful places on earth!! And that's not exaggerated; the Philippines with its 7,107 islands host the most unspoiled and beautiful scenery in the world. Mountains (no snow), Tropical Islands, Rice Terraces, Underwater Worlds, Beaches, Rain Forests, Rivers, Volcanoes, Wildlife, etc etc etc etc.

I've met great people here. This shows the best with my "family" at Headway. They are my fellow foreign trainees and are very remarkable and wonderful friends! We've shared allot and experienced more! Following is a picture of my family:

This is the crew who I've been partying and traveling with allot! From left to right:

Dorota, Cees, Bryan, Eva, Karla

The San Miguel Strong Ice shirts are epic already. We won them in a drinking contest organized by AIESEC in Club Ascend in the Fort. Foreigners vs Filipinos. Not a very competitive opponent.

Now a series of photos will follow. These will show the events I've been experiencing! Enjoy!

Whaleshark snorkling in DONSOL, March 2009