In my last post, I talked about what systems I set up for mail delivery, addresses for bank statements and other financial institutions, etc. Well, that is what I did some 7 years ago when I moved here. Since then, I believe that I have made a change for the better, and one that you […]
Can I drink the water?
You know, if you travel to Mexico and drink the water there, a lot of times you will come down with an ailment known as “Montezuma’s Revenge”. The effect of Montezuma’s Revenge is that you will be spending a fair amount of time on the toilet with stomach problems, diarrhea and such. It’s not something […]
How I helped reduce Feyma’s pressure
As I told you in my post earlier today, Feyma had some difficulties in adjusting to living back in the Philippines. She returned to the world of her childhood, yet when she came back here to live she quickly learned how much she had changed sine becoming a woman in the United States. Others around […]
It’s hard for a Filipina to re-adjust to life in the Philippines
I mentioned in a post over the weekend that when we moved back to the Philippines life here was very difficult for Feyma. It took her a long time to re-adjust to living here. As I have said here before, Feyma and I made an agreement that we would stay here for a minimum of […]
Can you make it for the long run?
Moving is not inexpensive, even if you are just moving to the other side of town! Imagine moving half way around the world! Certainly you have to spend a serious amount of money to make such a move. Especially if you decide to bring along your belongings, or a significant portion of your stuff, moving […]
Hey! Why don’t they do things my way?
Probably one of the most difficult things to adjust to for a foreigner living in the Philippines is getting used to the fact that things are done differently here! Believe it or not, it takes years to figure out the simple fact that you are not back home any longer, and almost everything is done […]