The seasons work a little differently here in the Philippines. In Northern areas you have rainy season and dry season. Here in Davao, where I live, the weather is roughly the same year around. The amount of rain we get here is roughly equal every month of the year, with slight variations. In the Visayas […]
Trouble in Paradise!
Many people think that living in a place like the Philippines is paradise. I don’t necessarily feel that it is paradise, but I will give you the fact that it is a lot closer to paradise than being back in the States shoveling snow, wearing heavy coats, and having to plan activities around cold weather! […]
One area where I have become "Filipinized"
You know, one thing you hear a lot if you talk to people about Filipinos going to live in the States is that they are going to become “Americanized.” I remember when I married Feyma, some people would ask me “Don’t you worry that she is going to become too Americanized?” Well, it’s not something […]
Graffiti in the Philippines
In the Western World, for decades now Graffiti has been a problem. In Urban areas, no matter where you looked, you could see Graffiti painted on the walls of buildings and such, and much of it was Gang-related Graffiti. It is not a good sign when a neighborhood starts to see Gang Graffiti, because that […]
I’m a casual kind of guy, but….
The Philippines is a very formal society, somewhat of a throwback to the way it was 50 or 100 years ago in the USA and much of the Western World. During the past decades, much of the world has become much more casual, yet the Philippines often seems to be stuck in the past in […]
I love driving in the Philippines!
Whenever a person visits the Philippines for the first time, the most likely thing they comment on is the driving here. It is certainly a different style of driving from most of the Western Countries in the world. Many foreigners who visit here, even many who live here comment to me that they could never […]