We had to wait several months for our visas; then we were on our way by ship via Rotterdam, the Mediterranean Sea, the Suez Canal, the Indian Ocean, Malaysia, and Hong Kong ​ — 47 days at sea!
पण, यामुळे सहा महिन्यांनंतरही आम्हाला तगालोग भाषेचे फक्‍त थोडेफारच शब्द येऊ लागले.