Back in the summer of 2014, I found myself heading to a remote island in the southern Philippines called Siargao. I’d only ever seen it in documentaries and YouTube videos, where tanned, muscled surfers carved through perfect waves while backpackers with dreadlocks “found themselves”—as if a mirror wouldn’t have been an easier and significantly cheaper … Continue reading Siargao: Paradise, Mosquito Nets, and the Night I’ll Never Forget (No Matter How Hard I Try)