OK, it’s time for my third installment in my Acculturation series here on LiP. I hope you are enjoying my articles in this series so far, and I still have a number of articles to go before I can fully explain how I have come very close to completing my acculturation in the Philippines. I […]
Acculturation: Language
Last week, I wrote an article about my acculturation in the Philippines, and told you that over my next few articles I would be expanding on the topic, and focusing in on specific areas where I have become more in step with Philippine culture, and have done things to make my life in the Philippines […]
Dear Feyma “I will be a Ninong”
Hi Feyma, I will be attending a family wedding in Davao in the spring, and will be one of the Ninongs. As a westerner, I am researching what that means, but cannot really get a good handle on what is expected of it, especially coming from the west. Can you give me some short concise […]
My acculturation in the Philippines, a new series
Culture is something that I care a lot about. It is something of a hobby of mine to study Philippine Culture, learn from my studies and then try to apply what I can to my life. Because I am living in the Philippines, I believe it is important for me to adapt the culture as […]
It’s calendar time in the Philippines
This is a special time of the year in the Philippines. December and January have special meaning for Filipinos. Christmas? No, that’s special, but not what I’m talking about. New Years? Again, New Years is great, but once again, not what I’m talking about today. I can just hear you asking: But, Bob, what else […]
Thinking of getting divorce
Yes, you read the title correctly. The news is that it is possible that there will be a divorce. Oh, wait. What? You think that Feyma and I are getting divorced? No, not at all! Ha ha… we have been married for nearly 21 years already, and I don’t foresee any divorce in the works. […]