Typhoon Yolanda survivors waiting for dinner under the full moon in Tacloban November 19, 2013.

It's been 11 days and counting since I've covered Yolanda's devastation of the region. Until this day I am still in awe of how massive this event is. With every day that passses by, it has been more and more pronounced that this isn't just a challenge for my country, but it is for the whole world as well. How humanity responds to the worst storm in recorderd history can say a lot about the history that we are yet to write.

If there was one thing that I have been so frustrated with on a personal level throughout this experience, is that I am not a storyteller. Not a good one at least. Yes, I can take photographs but there is so much more to it. There are a million stories ranging from the outright tragic to the most unbelievable ones that define how individuals can be so amazing in the face of absolute despair. These are stories that matter. Stories that should matter. Stories I cannot seem to tell completely. Hopefully someday I will.

A truck transports evacuated residents through floodwaters caused by monsoon rains in Sucat, Paranaque south of Metro Manila August 19, 2013. Heavy rain in the Philippine capital forced the closure of government offices, schools, banks and most private companies on Monday, and residents in parts of the city and nearby provinces had to flee from their homes because of floods. At least three people were killed and two were missing in accidents caused by the rain and flooding, disaster and government officials said. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES)

A vendor wades through floodwaters caused by monsoon rains in Sucat, Paranaque south of Metro Manila August 19, 2013. Heavy rain in the Philippine capital forced the closure of government offices, schools, banks and most private companies on Monday, and residents in parts of the city and nearby provinces had to flee from their homes because of floods. At least three people were killed and two were missing in accidents caused by the rain and flooding, disaster and government officials said. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES)

Men wade through floodwaters caused by monsoon rains in Sucat, Paranaque south of Metro Manila August 19, 2013. Heavy rain in the Philippine capital forced the closure of government offices, schools, banks and most private companies on Monday, and residents in parts of the city and nearby provinces had to flee from their homes because of floods. At least three people were killed and two were missing in accidents caused by the rain and flooding, disaster and government officials said. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES)

Residents begin to clean their homes submerged in floodwaters caused by monsoon rains in Sucat, Paranaque south of Metro Manila August 19, 2013. Heavy rain in the Philippine capital forced the closure of government offices, schools, banks and most private companies on Monday, and residents in parts of the city and nearby provinces had to flee from their homes because of floods. At least three people were killed and two were missing in accidents caused by the rain and flooding, disaster and government officials said. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES)

Children play basketball in floodwaters caused by monsoon rains in Makati City, Metro Manila August 19, 2013. Heavy rain in the Philippine capital forced the closure of government offices, schools, banks and most private companies on Monday, and residents in parts of the city and nearby provinces had to flee from their homes because of floods. At least three people were killed and two were missing in accidents caused by the rain and flooding, disaster and government officials said. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES)

A resident takes a break from cleaning her house that was submerged in floodwaters caused by monsoon rains in Sucat, Paranaque south of Metro Manila August 19, 2013. Heavy rain in the Philippine capital forced the closure of government offices, schools, banks and most private companies on Monday, and residents in parts of the city and nearby provinces had to flee from their homes because of floods. At least three people were killed and two were missing in accidents caused by the rain and flooding, disaster and government officials said. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES)

A man wades through floodwater that submerged a residential community in Sitio Lambak, Taytay Rizal Province August 20, 2013. Monsoon rains reinforced by a tropical storm flooded half the Philippine capital in just 24 hours, triggering landslides and killing at least seven people, officials said on Tuesday. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES)

A man wades through floodwaters in Tumana, Rizal Province August 20, 2013. Monsoon rains reinforced by a tropical storm flooded half the Philippine capital in just 24 hours, triggering landslides and killing at least seven people, officials said on Tuesday. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES)

Residents are rescued by government workers in Tumana, Rizal Province August 20, 2013. Monsoon rains reinforced by a tropical storm flooded half the Philippine capital in just 24 hours, triggering landslides and killing at least seven people, officials said on Tuesday. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES)

A man carries a child as they move into an evacuation site in Tumana, Rizal Province August 20, 2013. Monsoon rains reinforced by a tropical storm flooded half the Philippine capital in just 24 hours, triggering landslides and killing at least seven people, officials said on Tuesday. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES)

A man rests on a pew inside a church that was turned into an evacuation centre for people made homeless by the floods in Quezon City August 20, 2013. Monsoon rains reinforced by a tropical storm flooded half the Philippine capital in just 24 hours, triggering landslides and killing at least seven people, officials said on Tuesday. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES)