Danjugan Island: Mother Nature’s Best Classroom
With fins on her feet and a child-size life jacket snug around her chest, Alexis Diose, age 12, cautiously joins 29 other campers on Danjugan island’s beach. Putting on her snorkel mask, Alex easily blends into the crowd of eager campers, but Alex has a secret: This is her first time snorkeling and she doesn’t know how to swim. She’s not alone. Despite living in one of the world’s largest island nations, most Filipino’s don’t know how to swim. But with the support of the rest of the campers, and her team leader by her side, she dips her wide-eyed