I love Filipino people. They are without a doubt some of the friendliest, most accommodating people in the world. Sometimes they are accommodating beyond the realm of comfort, though, and this is something that often bothers me. An example of what I am talking about is when it comes to food. Sometimes, during the day, […]
What about my citizenship?
One question that I get from people all the time has to do with Citizenship. The question usually comes from Americans, and that is what I will address in this article, because since I am an American, I really don’t have much knowledge about Citizenship issues for Countries other than the USA and the Philippines. […]
What happened to my brother?
My parents had three kids. I am the oldest, and my brother is the youngest. My sister was 2 years younger than me, but she died at age fifteen, and I was 17 when that happened. So, during my adult life, my only sibling has been my younger brother. When I moved to the Philippines, […]
Reinventing yourself
Is it possible to reinvent yourself? I mean can you become a person totally different than who you are? It won’t necessarily be an easy thing to do, but I believe that it can be done. In some respects I have done it myself. When you move halfway around the world to a totally different […]
I did something that nobody likes!
If there is one thing that virtually nobody likes, it is having to deal with government bureaucracy. That is true no matter what country you live in. In a country like the Philippines, though, where things are not so efficient, that is particularly true. But, yesterday, I had no choice, it was time to renew […]
Keeping up with the Jones’
I can’t talk about the attitudes of the typical European or Australian, because I am not from those places. I have a good understanding of the mentality of the average American, though, because I grew up there and lived there until I was 38 years old, except for a 2 year stint as a child […]