By Sr. Marion Chipeco RGS (Quezon City)
Marianne Noemi Runia, 24 years old, from the Netherlands had just completed her "motherland" visit to the Philippines.
She arrived last June 21 and left July 9. She was one of our babies in Heart of Mary Villa when she joined her adoptive parents who are from the Netherlands. This is Marianne's second visit with Heart of Mary Villa. The first one was three years ago in September 2009 where she stayed at Malabon for six months. Both visits are related to her studies.
She's majoring in Psychology with special interest on languages. Marianne enjoyed her stay, dividing her time of exposure to the babies, the ladies in the residence and to the youth and families of Damayan Community Center.