The students who are part of the Pacific Rim Project had a tour around Manila as their orientation to the Philippines and the Filipino culture.
The idea was to give them a sense of the patterns, icons, history, colors and other elements that make the Philippines what it is, and hopefully incorporate these in their ideas for the design of the Pacific Rim Friendship Park in the Philippines.
First stop was at the Chinese Cemetery, the second oldest cemetery in Manila and was the resting place of Chinese citizens who were denied burial in Catholic cemeteries during the Spanish period.
Then they visited La Loma, the lechon capital in the country where they saw a lot of roasted pigs diplayed on the streets.
Then a walk to the famous Chinatown in Binondo, Manila.
The last stop was at Intramuros where they spent the rest of the afternoon sketching
and enjoying the view - and smell? :-) - of the Pasig River.Day 01 - Meeting
It’s the official Day one of the Pacific Rim Project. A group meeting was held as initial class orientation and meeting of all the participants.
James and Kyle gave an introduction of the whole design process and the understanding of the whole project.
Participants are given the chance to interact and socialize.
The day ended with a dinner and more socials.
I'm looking thru the schedule and find out that today the group was at Manila, and tomorrow they'll be traveling to Palawan. Well I'm just writing hoping everything is good, and wishing everybody a happy park... and reminding everyone that one "half mexican-half american-half russian-full PRP friend"... is cheering you guys up from San Diego..! -send us photos and comments.
by: Cristobal
