October 7, 1970
Tanjay, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Dear Folks,
We’re in Tanjay, Negros Oriental - above Dumaguete city - This is what is called a pre-assignment visit. Our hosts are a married couple who have just extended for another year. Jerry and Donna met here and have been married a year. They and a third volunteer, whom we haven’t met, live in a pair of Nipa huts - they don’t know of any others who live in them. They are built on stilts of bamboo with split bamboo floors and walls of nipa palm, the house is sewn together with rattan. The furniture is rattan except for a desk. The roof looks like thatching but the walls are like mats. The bed is split bamboo, the kitchen has a gas stove and an oven that is set on top of the stove for baking. The kitchen has a place for washing dishes and a rack for storing or drying. this is like a platform out the window but with bamboo bars. The other windows have sliding shutters like the walls. There is a small porch in front and in back there is a lean-to with a water seal toilet. A bath is taken there by pouring water over oneself.
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