Send Off: The Cebu Pacific Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge
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"Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience."
Five student teams. Seven destinations in nine days. The Cebu Pacific Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge on its third year chose five teams each composed of three college students to fly around the Philippines and abroad. Back in college, I was already excited when I would take a bus to Quezon. Don't you wish we had this kind of opportunity back then? I'm sure I would do all sorts of acts just to join a challenge like this. The excitement was so raw on each team when they were sent off yesterday, July 24, to their first destination: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They will be staying in Kuala Lumpur for two nights before exploring local Philippine destinations - Manila, Legazpi, Cebu, Camiguin, Cagayan de Oro and Davao. The adventure will end on July 2, 2014.
To help the teams on their quest, Cebu Pacific has tapped five noted personalities known for their love of travel, to play the role of Adventure Coaches. Volleyball star Gretchen Ho, Internet celebrity Bogart the Explorer, sportsman and TV host Paolo Abrera, champion surfer Luke Landrigan and travel writer Jude Bacalso are on board to mentor each team during the course of the challenge. They will stay in touch with their respective teams and cheer them on through social media.
So what exactly is the "challenge"? The teams must have as many fun activities with their MYR800 (approximately PHP10,900) and PHP30,000 allowance, and win as many special fun challenges as possible. Do you think these youngsters have what it takes?
The Top Five Thrill-seeking Teams
Team Juanabees is made up of Cams Abandula (19, UP Diliman), Kirk Coronel (19, University of San Carlos Cebu) and Gian Paglinawan (19, UP Mindanao). This unstoppable trio representing schools in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao are passionate about meeting new people, discovering new wonders, and enjoying every second of life. Giving them sage advice and travel tips is volleyball star and TV host Coach Gretchen Ho.
Liang Borlagdan and Mara Sy (21, Ateneo de Manila
University) and Julia Negre (21, UP Diliman) of Team
Juanderlust are banking on their individual
strengths to win the competition and take home the big prize. Best friends
since they were little, this all-girl team will be paired off with dynamic
travel writer Coach Jude Bacalso.
Phoebe Alba and Cyp Basa (18, UP Visayas), and Gail
Dela Rosa (17, Filamer Christian University) are ready to march to adventure as
Team Suldado De Dora. Their journey will surely
be a barrel of laughs as they get paired off with funnyman and YouTube
sensation Coach Bogart the Explorer.
Team Tuklas, composed of Esme Escoto (21), Floyd Patricio (22), and Gab
Saplagio (23) of UP Diliman, share a love not just for science, but for travel
and adventure as well. This witty and wacky trio is all set to form their game
plan with Coach Paolo Abrera.
Paul Garcia (22), Kae Lao (20), and Jehanna Huyo-a (21) of Cebu Doctor’s University and Informatics Cebu make up Team Watermelon from the Queen City of the South. Always raring to try new things and explore their limits, this team believes that having the right mindset and being with the right people are all it takes to have a fun adventure. To help them make waves in the challenge, they will be mentored by Coach Luke Landrigan.
For The Win
Curious about the prizes? The trio with the most number of fun activities out of their given budget, and the highest standing in the Special Fun Challenges, will win the competition and score awesome prizes to go on even more exciting trips. Prizes include 12 round-trip tickets to any Cebu Pacific international or domestic destination of their choice, plus over Php150,000 worth of other exciting prizes such as Canon Powershot SX510HS cameras, Vaude Sapporo Carry-On Trolleys, Vaude Hogan Ultra-Light Tents and a lot more.
Teams can
also win additional prizes during the special fun challenges prepared by Cebu
Pacific and its campaign partners in each destination.
Follow
the adventures of these five thrill-seeking teams in the Cebu Pacific Juan for
Fun Backpacker Challenge and get awesome budget travel tips by visiting www.juanforfun.com. Cheer for your favorites and join the conversation on Cebu
Pacific’s official Facebook and Twitter (@CebuPacificAir) pages by using the
hashtag #JuanForFun.
2 comments
Same here! Given the opportunity, I would do everything to join. Haha!
ReplyDeleteI wonder when they will have it for adults naman? Hahaha. I wanted to join sana! Hehe.
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