Last week, I got an e-mail from my good friend, Dave Starr. LiP readers will know Dave, because he is a fellow writer on this site. Dave and I have been friends for a couple of years now, and communicate almost daily about anything in life. Dave’s e-mail to me read: As both a live […]
Learning and having fun
It seems a never ending topic here on LiP, in my articles at least, that I write about learning the language, and also about acculturation. But, it is a big part of my life, and I believe that it is good information for anybody who decides that they want to move here. Today, I’d like […]
LiP Fellowship
I had a number of reasons for visiting Cebu last week. I had a job to do for a friend with a house in Lapu Lapu City. I had been wanting to visit Cebu for immersion language practice in the home of the Bisayan language. I was ready for a trip away from Mindanao after […]
Impressions of Cebu
I arrived in Cebu City on Tuesday morning. Although it had been about 8 years since I visited Cebu by my recollection, the airport in Mactan basically had not changed in that time. It surprised me, because Davao has a new airport in that time, and frankly, the Davao airport is much nicer than the […]
A week of adventures
This week is going to be a traveling week for me. Most of the week anyway. I’m not going anywhere that I’ve never been before, but I am going where I am going armed a little differently than I have in the past. I’ll be venturing to Cebu this week. First, I’ll be spending some […]
Easter Sunday with old friends and new
Spending a day with old friends and making new friends at the same time always makes for a great day. Mixing that together with a special holiday, and also some wonderful food and spirit only makes it that much better! A week or more ago, our old friend, Father Franco Uras, an Italian Priest who […]