Tomorrow, I’ll be going to Bulacan to accompany a group of students on their field trip to Biak-na-Bato. I’m a little excited but, at the same time, dreadful because of a lot of reasons.

For one, the students that I’m going with are much younger than the students that I usually handle (fourth and fifth graders). These are children that are around 10 to 12 years of age, which means rowdy and boisterous bunch of girls and boys. Second, I still have a ton of things that I have to finish before the week ends. Third, out-of-town trips are usually tiring enough even without having to watch over students. Fourth, since the destination is far, assembly time would be really early, as in 5:30-in-the-morning kind of early.

On the other hand, a field trip is a field trip. It’s still a break from work even though it entails accompanying the children. Might as well enjoy it!