SUNSHINE LICHAUCO DE LEON

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CURIOSITY, ADVENTURE & LOVE

Co-produced & co-directed this award-winning documentary about one woman’s journey through a century of love, war and discovery.

Curiosity, Adventure & Love is a the story of a woman raised by fate to go boldly where few young women of her time and upbringing would go… into the arms of chance and life.

A young American woman leaves her country and all security behind, to begin an adventure in
the Philippines that would witness the birth of a nation, a cruel war and Occupation and
reconstruction.

Jessie, is a striking personality, somewhere between Scarlett O’Hara and Amelia Earhart, who knew no boundaries and flew far ahead of her times, without regard to sex or society.

Her story of a century well-lived is both rich and one that should restore our faith
in our own humanity.

www.curiosityadventureandlove.com

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"Discover the colors of the Philippines", Travel Blog

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  • Cirque du Soleil’s VAREKAI comes to Manila
  • Fashion Week in the Philippines Condemns Human Trafficking
  • HUMAN SOUL- Multimedia Exhibit on Transgenders and Transexuals in Philippines
  • Manila and its NAIA airport- like a beautiful kingdom that needs a new entrance
  • Some “Oh I Wish I had Known..” Travel Tips May For Visiting The Philippines
  • The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier visits Manila and I have a Top Gun Moment
  • Tired of relaxing on beautiful Philippine Beaches? Go Surfing Instead
  • Weekend Escape To The Islands of Batanes

LIFE ON PLANET SUNSHINE

"VIRGIN OF THE ROCK"

I went stand up paddling as is my habit, but this time I found 40 pesos ($1) floating in the sea. I watched it float a little but then decided to pick it up. After a few moments, I decided it was a gift from the sea to the Virgin of the rock- this is what I have nicknamed the statue of the Virgin Mary that sits in the middle of a makeshift shrine on Willys rock near the shore of Boracay's White Beach. She sits in this giant rock formation, (which looks like a giant turtle) guarded by one young coconut tree, and only accessible at low tide.

I paddled over and tied my board to the makeshift banister, walked up the rock-stairs and after a few seconds of reflection, placed the 40 pesos between her praying hands…

I only visit her when the sea or beach provides a gift and today it did! Sometimes its’ a shell or a piece of coral or a small rock or in one case a hermit crab ( I thought perhaps she needed a friend so I introduced them) but today it was cash..

The Virgin gets lots of visitors so I figured maybe someone would come along who needed hope or the sign of seeing money or perhaps the money itself -- so I decided I would leave it just in case..

A “New York City made me smile moment”…

  • "Remember… you are one in a million!"
  • A moment I will remember forever…
  • Another "NYC made me smile moment"…
  • Everything does always happen for a reason…
  • My last two days in Manhattan..sniff…
  • One last New York City taxi driver adventure to share…
  • Spring on the streets of NYC…
  • This made my insides smile…
  • You never know who is going to "make your day"…

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