Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Well, here I am again at the end of my trip. Time has really gone by fast and I have had a nice time. Through Bob and Feyma I have meet some wonderful people and made very very dear friends. I am very fond of Blogie and his parents and also John and Steve.
I have [...]
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Today’s Guest Column is from Kevin Smith.
I’m trying to learn the Bisayan language like Bob and some others here and I figure that the more words you know then the easier it will be to pick up new words. My goal is to learn 100 words this school year. Then, using those words, try to [...]
Thursday, September 6, 2007
by Julius Bantigue
It’s not easy to write this article because I feel like I’m leaving behind a very good group of people that I have something in common with: A love for the Philippines and her people. But I have to say so long for now to the Live In the Philippines community. [...]
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Today’s Guest Column is from Kevin Smith.
School has started here in Pennsylvania and I’ve been busy making lesson plans for science class. I teach six classes every day and this keeps me running. We now have Smart boards this year in our district which are really neat. A Smart board will project the internet on [...]
Thursday, August 23, 2007
A Discussion about Respect, Good Manners, and Living as a Foreigner in the Philippines
I was thinking about some of the experiences I have had in the times I have stayed in the Philippines, and wondered, why do so many Filipino citizens remark about foreigners being either unaproachable, isolated, bad mannered, rude, suplada/suplado, inflexible and disrespectful [...]