on our way to Cowrie Island on Honda Bay, Puerto Princesa City. Seen in the pictures are Lien, Marian, Tony, Andrew, Zeny, Josie, Leny, Diep, Rubi, Evelyn, Lesley, An Thu, Huy and Letty. (I forgot the names of all the others.)
My friend Dr. Luis Medrano
Father Kenneth and Andy
My friend and colleague Ann Cussack
ANN CUSACK
Ann Cusack brought some innovative ideas to our school. Anne was an excellent poet and she brought poetry into the classroom. She incorporated poetry in her lessons and her students loved the poems that she herself had written. I love music and Ann enjoyed my company because of my singing, which she described as outstanding. I believe she and I became best friends because we both loved arts- I music and she poetry. One day I fell ill and Ann wrote a poem and dedicated it to me to brighten my day. In return I wrote her a poem describing how fortunate I was to have her as a friend. Since then I have been writing poems and getting better as time goes by.
ADRIAN SEVIOUR
Adrian was a quiet person. He would socialize with us but wouldn’t normally speak unless spoken to first. I am the kind of person that will always approach someone whom I see is feeling left out. I decided to always sit and talk with Adrian at school meetings or during parties or social functions in the camp. One day, Adrian found a best friend in the person of Rubi Diao. Ann also found more comfort socializing with her Vietnamese friends. I then focused my attention on my Vietnamese friends. After a year, Adrian returned to England wrote a letter once and then we lost contact. The following year, Ann returned to Australia. The next thing I knew was that she had moved to California and married her Vietnamese fiancé that she met in the camp.
Adrian is the gentleman sitting next to Sammy.
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