04/09/2026
๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ | ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก | ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐
From the market to the kitchen, and finally around one table, our students experienced Filipino culture in a truly hands-on way.
With the help of ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ Mavi, Anna, and Shan, the students went to the market to buy the ingredients they needed before heading to Xhaunโs home, where they prepared and cooked Chicken Adobo, Bihon, and Lumpiang Shanghai. The experience ended with a Filipino-style ๐ฏ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐น ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐, where everyone gathered together to share the food they had prepared.
A special thank you to Xhaun Seigfred Gatin Mallorca and his family for opening their home, sharing their kitchen, and welcoming everyone with such warmth and generosity. We are equally grateful to Ma Vina, Anna, and Shander, whose time, effort, and hands-on assistance helped make the entire experience possible.
More than simply assisting with an activity, our ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด. Through their willingness to guide, share, and spend time with the students, a meaningful connection was formedโnot only between Filipino and Japanese youth, but between young people who were willing to learn from and experience something new together.
๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐โ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ , ๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ข๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
We hope to see more activities like this, more young people stepping forward to volunteer, and more youth joining the RES Youth Volunteers community. There is always room for young people who want to connect, contribute, and make meaningful experiences happen.
To all young people who want to be part of something meaningful: we welcome you. ๐๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ค๐๐ฏ๐ก๐ช๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ณ๐๐ข๐ก๐ช๐๐จ ๐ค๐๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ต๐๐ฐ๐๐ด, ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฆ๐๐ช๐๐ฏ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ก ๐ ๐ก๐ช๐๐ฆ. ๐ต๐ญ๐ฏ๐ต
