Spending a day with old friends and making new friends at the same time always makes for a great day. Mixing that together with a special holiday, and also some wonderful food and spirit only makes it that much better! A week or more ago, our old friend, Father Franco Uras, an Italian Priest who […]
Rapid changes
If you’ve been following along with my articles this week, you know that I am writing about things I have learned since living in the Philippines. Today, being Friday, will be my last article in the series. There are so many things I could write about today, because I have literally learned thousands of things […]
Culture is important
Continuing this weeks series of articles about things I have learned about life here in the tropics, today I would like to look at culture. In the past, when I lived in the USA, I never really thought all that much about culture. These days, I have thought a lot about culture, and with all […]
Phone call from a friend
I got a phone call from a dear friend a few days ago. I could tell that there was something wrong because she called me up. Our communications are usually through email, or I always call her up because I have a Vonage phone and can call cheaply. When I answered the phone I could […]
Where do Pineapples come from?
Well, now that I know better, it seems like a stupid question, but do you know where pineapples come from? Pineapple is an important cash crop in the Philippines. The two biggest pineapple companies in the world are big players here in the Philippines, Dole and Del Monte. Each of these huge companies has it’s […]
Where does coconut milk come from?
You’ve had coconut milk before, right? It certainly is delicious and can be used for many different purposes and in different ways. Do you know where coconut milk comes from, though? When I moved here, I thought I knew where it came from, but later, I learned that I was wrong! Let’s see if you […]