Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga: I was a very lucky girl and many of the staff were jealous because not everyone gets to visit the school that Silsilah built on Santa Cruz Island. It's a famous spot in the water; Filipino lore has that it is an uninhabited island frequented only by marauding kidnappers. You are now in the privileged group that knows this is not the case. 1) Like a real island! 2) Fascinated by the color and clarity of the water 3) Ging is my faithful guide during my time with Emmaus. A saint for all the translating she did, for the constant need to explain my presence and answer random questions - How old is she? Does she have brothers and sisters? 4) Classroom 5) Ging talking with the principal. The rest are self-explanatory, except maybe the pink sand! ~ An effect of pulverized rare organ-pipe coral.