In my previous article, “That’s it. I’ve had enough.” I wrote about how I’ve decided to move back to the States. As many of you, no doubt guessed, the article was an April Fools Joke! Yes, it’s true, that was just a joke, and I have no intention of leaving the Philippines. I will, unless […]
That’s it. I’ve had enough.
Sometimes unexpected things happen. Sometimes things build up, and you know that it is headed in a certain direction, but it’s not the direction you expected, and you just can’t bring yourself to admit it. Unfortunately, this is the case for me. I’ve come to the point that I can’t deny it any longer. Today, […]
Simply shocking!
Yesterday afternoon, I had a little mission that I went on with a friend. We had scheduled an activity that we both wanted to do. My friend, Lucky, is a German who is also studying Bisaya like I am. We both have the same teacher (Bebe), so we met through her some time back. Lucky […]
Language Update
It has been a while now since I wrote about my language studies, but that doesn’t mean that I have not been staying busy with it! Now that my teacher, Bebe is also teaching here on the LiP site, I hope that some of you are also doing a little language study of your own! […]
Yes! Yes? Well, maybe…
I have heard a number of times from expats that Filipinos are liars. It is not something that I agree with, though. Sure, there are Filipinos who lie. There are Americans and Brits who lie too, but certainly all Filipinos are not liars, just as all Americans and Brits are not liars. Last year, right […]
Things I love about the Philippines
A while back, John Miele wrote an article about the top 100 things he liked about the Philippines. It is something that has been on my mind ever since, because I really enjoyed the article and found it informative. I really enjoy reading a very positive account like that, and find it inspiring. Since the […]