Yesterday was to say the least, long and full of unexpected surprises from start to finish. In the morning, Mary Ann and I met to join the Reform CARP Movement folks at St. Peter’s Parish. While waiting for more farmers to arrive, I got to meet some really cool organizers in the women’s movement with whom I shared chicken adobo and traditional Bulacan rice (cooked and wrapped in banana leaves). If there’s one thing that comes from everyone knowing I’m Filipino-American and making it a point to make that distinction about me, it’s the hospitality.