How my travelling journey started and how travelling changed me.

Hi Hivers! This is me again Jonahlyn and today, I would like to share how I ended up travelling to different places in the Philippines and the main reasons why I travel.

_{(Mt. Ulap )}

In my previous blog, which is my introduction of myself, I shared to you guys that we ended up living in Marinduque for good when I was in 4th year High School, but before that we also transferred to three different places where we reside during my childhood days. I think this is where my travelling journey started (hahaha, just kidding).

_{(Some pictures from my first hike in mt. Manalmon)}

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It was when I graduated from college and decided to pursue my career in Manila that started my journey in traveling. I worked in a Company in Paranaque, where I met Ms. Kew (her nickname), my workmate and my senior, who loves to travel. I was invited with my friend and co-worker ms. yvonne to a hiking in Mt. Manalmon, which is actually my first hike and also first time to travel with colleagues.

I used to be an introvert and will prefer to stay at home than communicating with people which surely exhaust me at the end of the day. I never thought that at that moment my life would start to change. I started appreciating their company and started small talks and sharing bits of my life’s story. We started as colleague to travel buddies and ended up becoming best of friends.

I realized that travelling started to motivate me to work hard and to finish my tasks on time. During difficult times in work, it became one of the reasons why I never gave up, cause at the end of those hardships my reward to myself is travelling in a place where I never been to and experience peace and to celebrate my success of accomplishing / surpassing those little challenges.

_{(Pictures taken with my friends during our company outing)}

Although we are not anymore workmates, we still communicate and we still have some times together before pandemic happened.

_{(These pictures where taken when we visited Romblon last October 2016)}

During pandemic, I was relocated to Zambales, Cotabato and Sorsogon due to work, and in every province, I was relocated, I tried my best to discover the places to visit in each location I’ve been and I am happy to do such for I don’t know when can I go back to these places (I might not be coming back to these places anymore, who knows? hahaha)

_{(This picture was taken from a Floating restaurant in Zambales)}

Travelling became one of my stress relieving activities. Being with nature is very relaxing and will let you forget about the worries and problems you are facing right now. I think one of the best things that happened in my life thru travelling is meeting people from other places, learning from them and their culture, and not only becoming their friends but as well as treating you as their family

_{(Grand Mosque in Cotabato)}

_{(Taken from La Palmera Ridge Sultan Kudarat with my friend, Jaja and Minishan )}

_{(Taken from Lake Holon, T’boli South Cotabato)}

_{(Taken from Lake Holon, T’boli South Cotabato)}

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_{(Taken from Cagsawa Ruins, Albay with my friends Becthay, Mars and Micay)}

For those who know me during school days I think, they might say that I changed a lot, from a quiet and introvert girl who don’t usually talk to anyone to an extroverted introvert version (Jonahlyn v.2.0) which can now share her opinions and not afraid to socialize. (Though we still need recharging after a day of socialization hahaha).

I hope you enjoy reading this blog and continue to support me here in Hive. Thank you for your time and see you in my next blogs!