Bring Out Brilliance

Today, July 25 is the feast day of the "Santiago" of Fort Santiago!

The Santiago of Fort Santiago Most people know Fort Santiago as a historic site in Manila—but who exactly was Santiago? This post shares the deeper story behind the name.

Habit of Art Escapes 🎨
First time to vist the “last lung” of Manila, the Arroceros Forest Park, for a very rich nature walk and art lesson with Teacher Kath Cool to be classmates w fellow homeschool moms. It was super worth it. There were about TWENTY of us but we felt personally guided by T Kath, plus her voice is so smooth (watch her reels!). If anything I’m more confident about not drawing each leaf and finally using watercolor on my sketches 😊😊

Tips:
Entrance is FREE
Some trees are labelled but best to double check QR links for corrected info
insect repellent is a must
it was humid but bearable
The Metropolitan Theater is right by the entrance so it was a treat to see the facade

Trivia: Arroz Caldo and Arroceros share the same word at the start—arroz means rice! Because this area just outside Intramuros is where rice was traded? Planted? Something to do with rice during the earlier Spanish period 😆