Contrast

One thing that we noticed while in the Philippines is the contrast between our lodging and the surrounding area. Really this is something that can be noticed in a lot of places but is particularly evident throughout a lot of Asia. Sometimes the best examples are visual. Here is the view from the balcony inside of our hotel room.

Here are some views from out our door on the opposite side of our hotel room.

It is sometimes hard for us to visit these places for vacation knowing the people we see so much live and work there on a daily basis. There is definitely a lot of economic disparity and we are trying to figure out what it looks like for us to wrestle with the contrast.