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NAME AND PLACE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD: YEAR 1-7

- Jugas , New Washington

- Poblacion Banga

DESCRIBE THE ENVIRONMENT:

Jugas is a barrio of New Washington. The place is quiet and peaceful. There is no electric lights. We use the oil from the coconut. We also get water from the well. We use firewood to cook our food. When there is occasion like B'days or wedding groups of relatives came and helped what preparations is made. Most of the people in this community are related so there was no trouble at all.

DESCRIBE THE EXPERIENCE LIVING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT:

When I was age 1-4 I live with my parents in this barrio. Here I enjoy going out with my younger brother Juanito. We gather guavas and ____ fruits to eat. Sometimes we go herding 30 heads of goats in the barn. The people living in this place is helpful. During planting season they helped each other until all has finished  their field. They do not pay labor as they plant by turus. At this age I used to climb trees like guavas and Santol to gather fruits.

LIST OF IMPORTANT AND UNFORGETABLE EXPERIENCES:

- one time I was carrying my brother on my back when we fell down the stairs.

- There was time when I use bamboo pole (cuhit) to gather Santol that I missed the bamboo and hit my forehead. There was a big deep wound that it took months to heal and until now there remain a scar.