Today is Easter Day in the Philippines. This entire past week has been Holy Week, which is a major event in the Philippines, much bigger than the actual day of Easter. In order to tell you about Easter in the Philippines, I am republishing this article today. This was originally published in 2010, but the […]
Being Broke in an Expat Destination
I am an optimist by nature. I tend to look at the good side, or the positive side of life. Even if I know that I am in a bad situation, I try to find the positive part of it if at all possible. I have had one time during my expat life in the […]
Where is the land of opportunity?
More than a month ago, my son, Aaron, wrote an article on this site which caused me to feel uneasy. I never said anything on the site about it because he is entitled to his own opinions, and I did not wish to interfere with that. I did talk to him about it, though, just […]
Money Exchange Tips – EAM
Recently, I got a voicemail through SpeakPipe (if you have a question for me look for the orange button down near the bottom of this post and you can also leave a question for me through SpeakPipe) from Mr. Jay Stainback. Who is Jay Stainback? Well, Jay is Mr. Peanut Butter in the Philippines! Seriously, […]
Time to start living?
I receive a lot, I mean a LOT, of emails! That also generally means that I send a lot of emails. Most of the emails I receive involve people asking questions about living in the Philippines. Maybe they need to find out how to file for a visa. Maybe some cultural question about how to […]
I can see clearly, just not with my eyes!
If you read my article yesterday you know about my battle with Diabetic Retinopathy. My vision became increasingly worse in 2015, and things got really bad just after the New Year in 2016. I had to take action. I got bad news at my recent follow up visit at the eye clinic, and I am […]