4 It was also difficult not living in your own house and having no house help. I have to do all things by myself. I also realized that when you lose everything, people will treat you differently. Q10: Why did you say that? A10: Back then, people were nice to us since my dad was working abroad and my mom was generous with money. We were treated differently because we have nothing left. What was actually left from me was self-respect. The experience ignited a certain fire in me that I have to do something. It was disheartening to see my mom in very low disposition and not even fighting for us. This is very unusual since my mom would not allow anyone to hurt us. That was when I realized that I have to do something. Q11: What did you do? A11: I did not have a choice, but to man up. I went back to our old house to see if I could still save some of our clothes, some documents, or anything we could still use. Three (3) days after the typhoon, signal or reception went back. For the first time we were able to tell to people outside what happened to us. I talked to my sister and she was just crying. Before the typhoon, I was a normal 22-year old who would talk or meet with some boys. But after the typhoon, I never thought about myself and just wanted to be with my family. I lost what a normal younger person would be like doing and was forced to mature quickly. My sister wanted us to leave Tacloban because it will never be the same again. When she said that, we went to the airport to book a flight since no one could book online. We have to make few trips to the airport because the queue was long. We have to go back the following day. My family was worried every time we went to the airport, as something might happen. We were driving a motor bike, plying narrow passages and inches close to hundreds of dead bodies, along with debris. When we reached the airport, we saw desperate people who wanted to leave Tacloban. The earliest flight we could get was at least one (1) week after. Q12: How did you feel at that time? A12: We felt not safe every day. We were always worried about our safety, especially during the night. We just wanted to leave Tacloban. At