Pockets of Paradise

Here lies a population entrenched in poverty, and roaming pups on every street, every dirt road, every beach. But despite this dirty, war-torn and invaded world, there do exist pockets of paradise, where simplicity, frugality, and natural beauty give people places of purpose and passion. You can find it in the powder white sands and aquamarine waters, in the lives of those who strive to make a living on 13 pesos a day, weaving hut shingles out of nipa palm fronds, even find it in the city, in the tamarind soup and steamed rice for the tricycle driver’s lunch break.