Theresa Lorenzo

Filipino PhD candidate @asuSOLS looking into interdisciplinary views and analysis on water management.

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@nightborntravel That's the first Peruvian resto I've tried but I've discovered one called Andes on 27th Ave which I like better! They have really good roast chicken :)

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At #AZSciDay19 for today- my first time to visit the state govt of AZ!

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loved the preservation of an old facade combined with the modern building of the bauan municipal hall- the last case study municipality for my project! #asugdr @gdrscholars

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Catching a free sunset concert at Quezon Hall, the administration bldg of my host university @Official_UPD! This was to celebrate all the university's graduates since its founding year of 1908. @gdrscholars #asugdr

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@nightborntravel @gdrscholars things are going pretty well! hope all is good with you on the other side of the world :D

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Holy Week is a major holiday in the Philippines, an 80%+ Catholic country. With Thursday and Friday off, many go back to their hometowns or head to the beach for their break. Happy to have had the chance to do so myself, now back to work! #asugdr @gdrscholars

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view from the front seat of the jeepney, a Filipino commuting icon! this one had a fancy USB sound system too. #asugdr @gdrscholars

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Field captures while having lunch: A pump used for washing dishes and the shallow well that is its source. The local name for these wells are kotkot or dug wells. @gdrscholars #asugdr

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more interviews for last week, including in a barangay office/covered court and in a workers cooperative! @gdrscholars #asugdr

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#tbt- during my fieldwork in Cebu, I was able to witness the local Sinulog festival, in honor of the Sto. Niño or the Child Jesus! @gdrscholars #asugdr

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this week: arranging and conducting interviews with provincial government officers at the cebu provincial capitol #asugdr @gdrscholars

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today: took a habal-habal (motorcycle taxi is the best way I can describe it) to interview a local irrigation association officer! @gdrscholars #asugdr

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earlier today: ranking the most important drivers of water security in their municipality. @gdrscholars #asugdr

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after the holidays, back to fieldwork! heading to Cebu, Queen City of the South @gdrscholars #asugdr

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meeting and data gathering today at the University of San Carlos WRC in Cebu, Philippines- well renowned across the nation for hydrology and water planning. their project locations stretch from the north to the south of the country! @gdrscholars #asugdr

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Interviews with tourism stakeholders in Dasol, Pangasinan where tourism in the form of beach resorts is booming: how will future water management in this municipality change given the tourism rise? @gdrscholars #gdrscholars

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Christmas already! Excited to be back in Dasol, Pangasinan for interviews and discussions on water security and tourism! @gdrscholars

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first case study: San Pascual Batangas: typhoon-prone,⬆️rainfall variability, also attracting a lot of industry! @gdrscholars #gdrscholars

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workspace for the next 7 months! from @ASU to @Official_UPD @gdrscholars

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seeing the rain over PHX as I leave (finally?) for fieldwork! @gdrscholars #gdrscholars