“…I’ll never forget how much she helped me put things into perspective…”

When I was in Philippines, the time I met Jomarie was when I was going through such a difficult time in my life. We were in Tangalan beach in Marianing and we had only seen each other a few times during Atiatihan, we were all playing in the water but everyone decided to go back to play sports on the sand, I wanted to contemplate because I was going back to London soon and she stayed with me, we spoke about life, our experiences, our coping mechanisms. It was the one time we really got to know each other and she had so much warmth & compassion and we ended up laughing and deciding to join every one else again. We felt refreshed and at peace after our long chat and I’ll never forget how much she helped me put things into perspective. I know we weren’t super close because we had only met a few times, but that moment was impactful for me and that memory with her will always be close to my heart