Paola, for her part, stays at home and looks after her children and the garden. She taught us to make sinigang, a kind of sour fish broth made with vinegar; we spent lovely moments in the garden picking the right herbs, or at the market in Naval. Meals were a chance to see a little of the children, who were at school during the day. The children, always curious and cheerful, taught me a few words of Visayan, and every day with them was full of games and discoveries. And what about the karaoke evenings at friends\u2019 houses! Such fun.<\/p>\n<\/div> The day at Sambawan was magnificent, and don\u2019t forget to bring earplugs: the engine is deafening! We got a little carried away when Rudy suggested a Lechon Baboy. We should have chosen a small pig: that one fed the whole family plus the neighbours, whom Rudy ended up inviting! Still, it was a wonderful moment of sharing. And then there was the feeling of having helped, a little, to improve some people\u2019s everyday menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div> When we had to say goodbye, it was a bittersweet moment. Although they are not very demonstrative, we could see a great deal of emotion in their shy eyes. We left part of our hearts on Biliran, taking with us indelible memories and a new perspective on what it really means to live. Alexis and Claire, Paris 11e.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" D\u00e8s notre arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 Biliran, nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 accueillis \u00e0 bras ouverts par Rudy et Paola, qui vivent dans une maison de bois simple mais pleine de vie avec leurs cinq enfants. Rudy, p\u00eacheur de m\u00e9tier, nous a souvent emmen\u00e9s en mer. J\u2019ai pu l’accompagner en mer, apprenant \u00e0 p\u00eacher et \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre les meilleurs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-temoignage"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"Soir\u00e9e](\"https:\/\/chezmamang.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fd5c7759-bfb8-436d-b096-e5a4589d4eab-768x1024.jpg\")
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The family picnic at the waterfalls was a lovely day. The children climbed up the rocks to jump from higher up; it was great to watch. Knowing that this is their everyday life really made us think of this island as a paradise.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Living with Rudy and Paola showed us a very enriching kind of simplicity, based on constant attentiveness. There was no room for artifice aimed at tourists; everything was authentic and deeply human. This experience made us realise how beautiful life can be when it is lived so simply and truly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"la](\"https:\/\/chezmamang.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG20180407115253-1024x768.jpg\")
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