Province Life: An Ilocana

Since I am new in this platform, I decided to give you a glimpse about my life.

This is my second write up, by the way!

First and foremost, I was born and I currently reside at the Heritage Province of Ilocos Sur, specifically, in its capital — the historical city of Vigan.

There are many things I love about staying and living in the province and there’s no ounce of regret that my mother and father came here.

I haven’t seen the best places in every corner of Ilocos but I know it’s full of treasures. All of the structures here have its own history and it dates back to the times that we are being colonized by the Spaniards.

Kudos to our government officials and residents who preserve, maintain, and store these pieces of the past. Love and respect are evident in our city.

I therefore conclude that Vigan City deserves to be one of the Wonder Cities of the World. Aside from the beauty and uniqueness of this city, foods or dishes are also outstanding like empanada, longganisa, dinengdeng, and many others. I wish you wouldn’t miss the original recipe and taste so come and visit in here.

My life as an Ilocana revolves in being a responsible daughter and sister at home and an obedient citizen in our place. Life here is simple but marvelous. Wherever you go, you’ll have a breath of fresh air and you’ll definitely feel home even if you’re away from home.

I barely go out now that pandemic is currently happening but whenever I go out, our place remains beautiful in every angle.

I hope next time, I’ll get to show you raw photos of the Calle Crisologo, I think it’s the most popular spot that people can remember when when they hear about Vigan. I may have been here the whole time but that place is still magical especially at night, with those streetlights, it’s romantic.

Sometimes, we’d hang out with my friends near the beach. The new projects in our place are seaside roads. Since then, more people are coming to the beach especially to watch the sunset. There are lots of vendors too so these projects are really beneficial to many, even to our economy at some point.

Being an Ilocana, we like to take every available adventure no matter how simple it is.

Sunset is my favorite scenery. It calms me down and refreshes my mind. It helps me to accept the things that are done and gives a way for me to have hope for a better tomorrow. Every sunset memory of mine is important and I keep it in the deepest part of my heart. I always spent it with the best people and I cherish it forever.

To tell you the truth, it’s even hard to choose as to which beach is perfect because we are surrounded by bodies of water and even mountains too. Adventures are just around the corner. That’s our advantage of being here in the province because we are so accustomed to the nature.

Of course, I shouldn’t forget that in the province, plants and trees are everywhere and they bear foods. I grew up waiting for our trees to bear fruits such as the guava, mango, and guyabano. Ilocanos are patient and they lots of time planting. We are thrifty so we are kind of doing our best to fit the budget because we like to earn money for the future or for other more important matter. We put so much value on our own hard-earned money.

I am an Ilocana and I’m proud to be one.

I have been to other local places but this place is where my heart is so I couldn’t help but to come back. I learned most of the important lessons I needed to survive in my hometown.

If you’re planning to have a travel, make sure Ilocos is in you bucket list because I swear it will be worth it. There’s more to share about our place and maybe I’ll show it to you next time.

I don’t have a plan yet to move out of our province but I cannot say that firmly because I am not sure what the future holds. And as they say, I won’t totally grow if I won’t immerse myself in a new environment.

How about you? Where were you born and where do you stay now?

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Note: Thank you very much for your warm welcome and support! I hope to get along with all of you in this platform. I look forward to have friends here.