Key Points
- Tuwing ika-22 ng Mayo ginugunita ang Philippines-Australia Friendship Day.
- Isang Australian volunteer sa Pilipinas na si Catherine Scerri ang niyakap na ang bansa at tinuring na tunay na kaibigan sa mga Pilipino.
- Sabi ni Catherine, pinagyaman ng Australia at Pilipinas ang kanyang pagkatao.
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‘I felt at home’: Paano nabuo ang pakikipagkaibigan ng isang Australian volunteer sa komunidad sa Pilipinas
SBS Filipino
22/05/202307:29
Dalawampung taon na sa Pilipinas ang Australian volunteer na si Catherine Scerri.
Si Catherine ang Executive Director ng Bahay Tuluyan, isang children’s rights organisation na nakabase sa Pilipinas.
Bahay Tuluyan Executive Director Catherine Scerri
Catherine Scerri with Filipino kids.
“When I got here, and I encountered the people, I felt a real sense of warmth, a sense of protection, I felt very at home. It was so many things that were really different from Australia, but I also felt very, very welcome. I think that was something that has continued throughout all my years in the Philippines.”
Catherine Scerri attending graduation in a Philippine school.
Niyakap na nga ni Catherine ang kulturang Pinoy gaya ng mga fiesta.
Ilan din sa mga paboritong pagkain ni Catherine ay kinilaw, tanigue at iba pang seafoods.
“Being an Australian who’s moved to the Philippines and has volunteered here, I can see how important it is for Australians to contribute their time, additional skills, additional support."
"But I can also see how much richness there is in the Philippines that can be shared with Australia – you know, there’s so much richness in the culture, in the value system. So, I think both ways … a kind of cultural exchange, and openness is very, very powerful.”
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