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 […]
How do you get around?
I get a lot of questions via e-mail from people who read this blog. The other day, I got a letter from a reader who had about 20 questions to ask! I sent him a response via e-mail, but I figure that if he is wondering these things, others are too, so I will be […]
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 […]
Another “ugly American?”
We have all heard the moniker “Ugly American,” it is used to describe Americans who go overseas and act in a poor manner. When Americans are like this, it really gives a bad name to all Americans who live or travel in other countries. I just saw this story on the Internet, and found it […]
Be careful about your visa!
I hear a lot of people here on various types of visas who don’t really worry much about keeping it up to date. I don’t know why, but they don’t go and take care of the paperwork with BOI as they should, etc. Maybe they are leery of going to the BOI because of the […]
What about medical insurance
In a previous post, I told you about my experience with Philippine Health care, and how satisfied I was with the quality of care available here. As I said, the cost is much lower than what I would have expected to pay back home in the USA. However, there are ways to even keep costs […]