--- title: "Studied at Pines Academy in Baguio – English Classes, Strawberry, and Horse Poop 2/10 weeks" description: "A two-week diary of studying at Pines Academy in Baguio, Philippines, covering English classes, solo weekend travel to the Flower Festival, strawberry farm, and hiking the Yellow Trail at Camp John Hay." canonical_url: "https://blog.markkulab.net/post/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks" author: "Mark Ku" author_url: "https://blog.markkulab.net/author/mark-ku" site: "Mark Ku's Blog" date_published: "2025-02-23 01:01:02 +0800" category: "Travel" tags: ["baguio", "philippines", "english learning", "travel", "pines academy", "language school"] language: "zh-TW" license: "CC BY 4.0" license_url: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" attribution: "轉載或引用請註明作者並附上原文連結" --- # Studied at Pines Academy in Baguio – English Classes, Strawberry, and Horse Poop 2/10 weeks I have been studied at Pines Academy in Baguio for two weeks now, and I’m getting used to the food here. However, Baguio’s weather changes a lot sometimes it’s cold, sometimes it’s hot. My nose often gets runny, so I have to take cold medicine occasionally. Recently, I noticed that my blood pressure has dropped by about 20 sys/mmhg, and my belly has become smaller. I hope I can lose 10 kg while staying in Baguio and I didn't need take any pressure blood medicine when I go back to Taiwan. On Saturday, I went traveling alone. I visited the Flower Festival, North Haven Massage Shop, Rainbow Valley, and a strawberry farm. When I got back to school, my Korean classmate told me she had a stomachache and couldn’t eat dinner. So, I got a free bibimbap for dinner, and in exchange, I gave her some stomachache medicine and a few strawberries. On Monday, I went to the Yellow Trail in Camp John Hay with my classmate. The beginning of the Yellow Trail was the same place where I rode a horse last week. There was a lot of horse manure, and it didn’t smell very good. After that, we went back to school to study English and wrote a diary. Finally I met my Japanese roommate. I hope we can get along well. ### Pictures ![Flower festival - small garden competition](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/flower-festival.jpg) ![Strawberry farm](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/strawberry-farm-1.jpg) ![Strawberry farm](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/strawberry-farm-2.jpg) ![Strawberry farm](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/strawberry-farm-3.jpg) ![Strawberry](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/strawberry.jpg) ![White strawberry](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/white-strawberry.jpg) ![North haven spa](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/north-haven-spa.jpg) ![Camp john hay yellow trail](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/camp-john-hay-yellow-trail-1.jpg) ![Camp john hay yellow trail](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/camp-john-hay-yellow-trail-2.jpg) ![Camp john hay yellow trail](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/camp-john-hay-yellow-trail-3.jpg) ![Camp john hay yellow trail](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/camp-john-hay-yellow-trail-4.jpg) ![Camp john hay yellow trail](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/camp-john-hay-yellow-trail-5.jpg) ![Butty mama's Ube icecream](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks/images/ube-ice-cream.jpg) --- ## 關於本文與作者 本文出自 [Mark Ku's Blog](https://blog.markkulab.net/post/studying-english-pines-baguio-diary-in-two-weeks) 授權條款： [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — 轉載或引用請註明作者並附上原文連結 ### 關於作者 **[Mark Ku](https://blog.markkulab.net/author/mark-ku)** — Software Solution Provider - 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