I was reading the NY Post today, and stumbled upon the story of the death of Julia Campbell, a Peace Corp volunteer. The story attracted my attention because she was found in a shallow grave in Banawe, and she originally lived in Brooklyn Heights, a place where we once lived, when the twins were born.
Later in the day I found out that Julia left a blog, Read on a you will see how much she loved the Philippines. She could teach us natives a thing or too, about loving our own motherland. She lived in Donsol for a while, then Legazpi, some of the places we visited on the big Bakasyon. Oddly enough, I was asking Tito Colacho about his old Peace Corps friends and borders, while we were in Donsol. Once upon a time, their store on Arana Street was a sort of post office central for the Peace Corps volunteers in Bikol.
I also found out that apparently, Julia Campbell had a lot to do with the nice Butanding office in Donsol, and she also organized an ecology educational program for the children of the town.
Say a prayer for her. People like Julia Campbell are rare, and her loss is a great tragedy.
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