BJ to TJ 2013: lumpia and elk meets

The days are melting into each other, losing the kronos way of time, welcoming the new moon, canoe journey time

Today’s special from melanie’s food stand is crispy elk lumpia. She and her best friend who is filipino started frying their lumpias from their home. It was good. Melanie shared that she hopes to work in an official kitchen when she returns home and also make fresh crab lumpia!!!!!!

crispy elk lumpia A walk towards the point near the firepit, we meet dominic, who found a piece of history playing on the beach down below us. it was a piece of teak wood with melted metal that ‘experts’ say may be from the 1500’s possibly leftover from a galleon. Dominic is Anisshinaabe; he shared with us that turtles are sacred to them. I shared with him that Bohol is an island shaped like a turtle, my maternal homeland…….

treasures from the past

 

friendly reminder of canoe principles

~Canoe Principles~

to prepare for tribal canoe journey, let’s get familiar with the Ten Rules of the Canoe (developed by the Quileute Canoe contingent for a Northwest Experimental Education Conference in 1990). 

1. EVERY STROKE WE TAKE IS ONE LESS WE HAVE TO MAKE

2. THERE IS TO BE NO ABUSE OF SELF OR OTHERS

3. BE FLEXIBLE

4. THE GIFT OF EACH ENRICHES ALL

5. WE ALL PULL AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER

6. A HUNGRY PERSON HAS NO CHARITY

7. EXPERIENCES ARE NOT ENHANCED THROUGH CRITICISM

8. THE JOURNEY IS WHAT WE ENJOY

9. A GOOD TEACHER ALLOWS THE STUDENT TO LEARN

10. WHEN GIVEN ANY CHOICE AT ALL, BE A WORKER BEE – MAKE HONEY!

P.S. Never, NEVER call CANOE a “boat”.

Them’s splashin’ in words, friend. You might get thrown in the water, or get to dance, to clear the score. 

little boy and bangkas, photo by lakbayjuan.com. future plans to bring lakbayjuan to the bay area to build a bangka! in progress...

little boy and bangkas, photo by lakbayjuan.com. future plans to bring lakbayjuan to the bay area to build a bangka! in progress…