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 […]
Early Enrollment
We accomplished some big time stuff yesterday. Our kids are already registered (enrolled) in school for 2009/2010 school year. Two of our kids will study in Ateneo. My goodness I didn’t know how much the high school tuition for the freshmen student until I was ready to pay at the cashiers office. I asked the […]
A tale of two schools
As I wrote a while back, two of my kids graduated from elementary school this year. That was a few weeks ago now, and I’ve been meaning to write about attending the graduation ceremonies, because it was an eye opener for me. Over the past, I have been to Ateneo de Davao (ADDU) campus a […]
Tropical learning
You know, I have always considered myself a fairly intelligent person. In many ways I am, but after moving to the Philippines, I learned that I still had a lot to learn about some subjects. When you move to a place that offers a lot of new glimpses at things that you are not used […]
Oops! American thinking!
The other day I wrote about how two of my kids will be starting high school in a couple of months. My oldest son is already 17 years old. I have another son who is turning 9 years old today too. So, as my kids are growing up quickly, over the past couple of years, […]
Two of my kids are starting High School
Well, the school year in the Philippines is winding up this week for most kids here. It’s kind of a milestone year here in the Martin household, as two of my kids are going on to High School next year. The next school year startes in early June. It makes me both proud and happy […]