Over the past few days, and even before that, some folks reading this site have expressed concerns about the dangers of living in the Philippines. So many people worry about the rates of murder being high here. I always get e-mails saying – “I’m white, I stick out like a sore thumb. Surely I’ll be […]
Julie Campbell, R.I.P.
Recently here in the Philippines, a United States Peace Corp Volunteer was murdered, her name was Julia Campbell. Julia Campbell, 40 years old, was from Fairfax, Virginia. Campbell had been teaching at an Albay College on the island of Luzon since September 2005. She was fluent in Tagalog. I saw her do an interview on […]
Travel Around Mindanao
I think this is really the dilemma of a filipina wife before moving here. Worried so much about the safety of the husband and kids. I can understand the fear because I did experienced that before moving back here. I was also worried before because in the news they always said it’s so bad here […]