In 1964 when I started the senior year at Dorchester HS in Boston (Where BTW I had always received decent grades), but by the 25th of October I was bored to tears and needed a way to satisfy my wanderlust. I had always wondered what was over that next hill. That day I walked out […]
Interview with The Immigrant Magazine
Recently, I was interviewed by Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon who works for a magazine here in the Philippines entitled “The Immigrant”. She had questions for me regarding my move to the Philippines, my life here, and other related topics. The interview has now been published and can be read online. However, the way that the website is […]
Retire Young in the Philippines — But What About My Children
Just recently I have been writing some articles aimed at US military retirees, pointing out the fact that unlike the USA environment, where a military retirement is actually just a license to get another job, a military family can actually retire (as in not have a job) and live in the Philippines. But What About […]
Is The Philippines a Good Choice for US Military Retirees?
My articles here are not going to all be about US military or federal (civil service) retirees, but Bob and I agreed at the outset that I should focus strongly on that area. There are lots of articles on many different sites written about “How to Retire” in the Philippines, but very few are written […]
Dear Feyma: “I want to retire there in the RP”
I will share with you an email from somebody who is wanting to retire here but because of the bad economy all over the world she has to put the thinking of retirement on hold and try to work harder and longer. I’m pretty sure a lot of our readers can relate to this. “Dear […]