Time to Plan For any long term readers of this website you’ll know of my poll on my about page. It gives you a chance to say where you think I might find home. I put it up quite some time ago and here’s what’s come in so far —– Europe, and Australia / New …
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Cliff Climbing in El Nido, Palawan
Rex had mentioned cliff climbing to me. “No rope, no gear, just climb the cliff.” I treated his comment with a grain of typical skepticism. The cliff was likely to be a hill, and the rope comment was meant to generate interest or bravado. I also had a deep desire to reach the top of …
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Finding a job in the Philippines as a foreigner
Finding a job in a developing country It’s not easy for Filipinos to find jobs in a developing country like Philippines, let alone as a foreigner. In Manila I met expats with diplomatic jobs, and big corporate jobs. I also met the cocky kids of these expats. Unfortunately I also met a few of these …
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How I am cooking and eating on an island (refrigerators not included)
Eating, cooking, and storing food on an island Eating out every night is not practical. For one thing, I like to eat during the day too. Eating restaurant food three times a day on an island gets pretty monotonous after a while. Also, buying and cooking for yourself is a lot cheaper. Warning, if you have a …
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Island life and some deserted island hopping, oh there’s George Clooney’s place!
My days are generally taken up with the laptop and writing. Electricity is good, and I am getting a lot done. But my initial fear of island life is always there. Boredom … Get up, eat. Enjoy beautiful view. Write. Eat left overs, feel too hot. Start on second liter of water. Write. Stop and …
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Is social integration possible when trying to live overseas?
I don’t have the answers to everything. If I did I would have found a place called home a long time ago. All I have to go on is what I’ve learned so far. One of those things is the importance of social integration with local people. Why is social integration important? This one is …
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Cheap Island hopping in El Nido, the local way …
After some time in El Nido I realized I really did need to bite the bullet and go island hopping. A side effect of cooking for oneself and eating in is not meeting anyone to share costs with for such activities. One of the most popular questions I kept getting was “Have you seen any …
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