I would call my neighbourhood mapping experience as an adventure. It’s like I’m in another country with my phone out and my camera on and with my field papers in hand. The capturing app I used was Mapillary and the editing software I used was ID because JOSM was not working properly on my laptop. I got to revisit the other streets in my neighbourhood and I got to do walking exercises as well. My neighbourhood was very big and has a lot of roads so it took a while to take all the street level imagery but it was all good and worth it.

From day one, this whole CWTS++ program was a blast. First of all, I was given a chance to be one of the coordinators of this program (in which I hope that I did not disappoint) and I think that was the first time that I was given such a role. My whole experience here was a really great thing for me because I learned that there are a lot ways to help people. I never thought that mapping can be a very vital part of the society until I joined this program. I really learned a lot of things throughout the whole course whilst having fun as well. The Maptime! sessions was also a lot of fun because I get to learn things from professionals that I can surely apply for the future. Surely, everyone who was involved in this program had a lot of fun as well. I am very thankful to have given the opportunity to help the society just by adding nodes and lines and areas. I learned a lot from this and I can’t wait to apply it in the present and for the future.

Exploring and mapping my very wide and busy neighborhood for me is really fun because I can know places and buildings and at the same time I am exercising my body by walking. It may be tiring as it looks but I got the hang of it since I was also distracted by my interest of seeing and discovering places. I have discovered a lot of new interesting places and one good example is an eatery called Chef Von. I saw the place before but I never really tried to eat there but because my hunger as well as my curiosity strikes me, I decided that I will give it a try. I tried to eat there for lunch and the food was really great and has somehow affordable prices too. I am also a fan of computer games and I discovered a lot of computer shops in my vicinity that sparked my interests and might give it a try some time. I learned that your feet can really take you to places you have never seen before and you never know, you might discover something very interesting that can linger your curiosities, wants and needs.

Noong ika-26 ng Hulyo, 2018 ay idinaos ang pinakaunang Maptime! session ng CWTS++ program ng MapAmore sa Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, San Juan branch na pinamunuan ng aming propesor na si Ginoong Erwin Olario. Ito ay isang event o seminar na nagaganap kada huling Huwebes ng buwan. Pinagsama ang AM at PM session sa kaganapang ito at mula rito ay nakasagap kami ng mga karagdagang kaalaman at impormasyong galing sa mga ekspertong mga mappers patungkol sa pagmamapa at sa pagtulong sa mga proyektong pang-humanitaryo na konektado din sa pagmamapa.

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