By Heyli G. Going to the Philippines with my family was a once-out-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It was something I never thought would happen. For the first week, we went to El Nido, Palawan. Palawan is a small island that took a 1-to 2-hour airplane ride and a 5-hour van ride to get there. In Palawan, for the first day we mostly spent it in the van ride and getting settled into the hotel. For the second to fourth day, we went island hopping. In island hopping, we