Over Thanksgiving preparation I was talking to my niece Bebe. She was helping out on cooking on some of our food. I was asking her about her younger sister (Sahara) who just graduated her BSED (Bachelor of Science in Education) a year or so ago. She now teaches in the remote area of our province in Sarangani. […]
Tell me about the Education System in the Philippines. EAM
Hey, EAM0009? That’s the Expat Answer Man podcast, episode 9. What happened to Episode 7 and Episode 8? If you missed those, they are available to members on the Expat Island Website! EAM0007 is here, and EAM0008 is here. If you enjoy the Podcast, or if you think that there is need for improvement, could you […]
My grade school classmates: Where are they now?
I was toying with this topic since it’s the beginning of another school year here. Our kids are all geared up for the first day of school. I was trying to remember the days when I was in grade school. It’s way too different now than during my time. And something caught my eyes on the […]
Something to think about!
I was asked by someone why is LiP not helping out during beginning of school here. That’s going to be June here in the Philippines. That really made me think a lot at first. But after thinking hard, I think its better not for now. We did help out before, a few years ago using […]
More Thoughts on Opportunity in the Philippines
Recently I wrote and article here entitled Retire Young in the Philippines — But What About My Children . The thrust of the article was to explore the ideas and possibilities that are somewhat unique to military retirees, especially the idea that it’s not only possible to move to the Philippines at younger age, but […]
Dear Feyma: “Question on expats who home-school”
I got an email from our reader here, his name is James. He is asking about any expats who home-school their kids. I was asked same inquiries before. Instead of answering him with I don’t know I want to ask here first instead. I was thinking not just James has the same some questions about […]