Val & Co.

It seems I have been talking about Val without actually describing her. Val is a wonderful English woman who moved to Australia in her 30s. She is a highly trained nurse specializing in burns treatment. She is about 5'8" or 5'9", dark hair and brown eyes. She exudes a motherly air, making you feel right at home at her clinic. She has seen much during her years as a nurse, and always has a story to tell. When Val first came to the Philippines, she was planning to stay for 6 months, but during her work she met a child with a cleft lip and palate whose parents didn't want her, and essentially tried to kill her through neglect. That child, now named Monalisa, is Val's almost officially adopted daughter. She is quite rambunctious. I couldn't have chosen a better pair to stay with during my time in the Philippines.