paddles are a private collection of alexis canillo
three tropical wooden paddles sat by the creekside where salmon passes through in northern california. for me, the three paddles represent the islands: meet luzon, the rounder end paddle, bisayas, the narrow end paddle, and mindanaw, the dual end paddle. join us and learn how to make paddles. check out balik sa dagat 2012.
waw, nang leny. daghang mabuhay for sharing your blog. i am deeply touched by your words. my family, dr virgilio enriquez, tony de castro, aurora fernandez, dj lapu lapu, sfsu teachers such as the two dans, SFSU’s nursing and SFSU’s public health dept, PACE, PNANC, kidlat tahimik, TNT folks, apu reyna, lolo babe, countless patients, foster kids and their caregivers, social workers, public health nurses and several folks and communities in the bay area, hawai’i and the islands of the philippines and many more on the sidelines and up front who remain nameless here but not forgotten are a big part of this sariling duwende’s story. i am honored to be a part of this journey. actually i didn’t drop my public health career but due to recent economic situations my position was ‘dropped.’ but this bangka journey is a continuation of public health. it is about healing our ancestral wounds, community building and empowerment via the bangka and the sacred water and mother earth, spirits that guides us. a journey for peace and ang lipay, happiness.
