The Home Of Mely

Abra - Homes, originally uploaded by jsigharas.

So after much anticipation, we finally make it to Abra, which is about 5 hours north of Baguio, to visit our friend and bamboo trip coordinator, Mely Berselona. Mely's home has been on the list of things to see on our trip as much of it is composed out of bamboo. Bamboo floors, ceilings, rails, windows, furniture, doors, and decor. When we arrived in Bangued, the main town in Abra, it seemed like everybody has either heard of, or has seen it as it sticks out like a soar thumb amongst its neighboring homes which are all constructed out of the typical building material: concrete and steel.