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Philippines: Long Day's Journey

Categories: East Asia, Philippines

Jessica Zafra is on her way to Utah from Manila for the Sundance Film Festival. Her first adventure: a cancelled flight [1] in Manila that forces her to stay overnight at a cockroach-infested [2] hotel with Filipino immigrants to the U.S. who say “Tell dem we are prom di Istates and we are not use to mabaho (stink).” Follow her further adventures beginning here [3].