My Typhoon Experience

       When I first felt the presence of typhoon Maring, I thought that it was just an ordinary weak storm. Unexpectedly, the rain poured harder. By the time I was about to sleep that Sunday night, I texted a friend of mine to ask for some updates. He answered my message as fast as lightning telling me that classes were suspended until further notice. Although there were no classes, things didn’t go that well. It’s like the typhoon grew stronger. And because of the heavy downpour, there wasn’t any single area in our City that was not covered with flood. Much to my dismay, the electricity kept on turning on and off for four consecutive days. The first day it is off, then the next day the power would be back and so on. Trapped, I did not have the chance to do anything at home except for taking care of my niece and nephew. Unfortunately, I was not able to review for the exams left. It was hard for us because transportation wasn’t available. By then, people had to walk to the market themselves to get food. We stayed like that for days until the flood had gone down. It was indeed a challenge for us but I know that there are more people out there who suffered more than we did. Hopefully, they can stand up on their feet again with the help of those people who are full of love and concern.