The View From Your Window Contest: Winner #187

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I’m in Cebu City, Philippines for my brother’s wedding tomorrow. This view is from the 14th floor (room 1417) of the Waterfront Hotel and Casino City Center, looking west towards the mountainous interior of the island. It’s my first time in this country and seeing the widespread poverty surrounding the pockets of wealth is shocking. Cebu City is the “headquarters” of typhoon relief, with an international airport able to handle cargo planes and relief workers (and John Kerry – insert joke about his ego). My flight on Monday had a group of workers from Hungary. Oh, and the city was affected by the earthquake a few months ago, too.

http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/01/14/the-view-from-your-window-contest-winner-187/

I’m in Cebu City, Philippines for my brother’s wedding tomorrow. This view is from the 14th floor (room 1417) of the Waterfront Hotel and Casino City Center, looking west towards the mountainous interior of the island. It’s my first time in this country and seeing the widespread poverty surrounding the pockets of wealth is shocking. Cebu City is the “headquarters” of typhoon relief, with an international airport able to handle cargo planes and relief workers (and John Kerry – insert joke about his ego). My flight on Monday had a group of workers from Hungary. Oh, and the city was affected by the earthquake a few months ago, too.