Manila is finally drying out and beginning to rebuild itself. It’s been a tough few days and the stories are heart-wrenching. I haven’t ventured far enough out of Makati to experience the places where devastation was the greatest, but just hearing the first-hand stories is...
Hi friends- I didn’t realize the extent of the situation when I posted last night. I’ve been talking with expat friends and surveying the local news and things are quite bad. I’ll start by saying that we are just find and that traffic is flowing outside our place and...
It’s a typhoon! It’s a typhoon! It all seems a bit surreal and crazy right now. It’s more fascinating that anything, especially since I’m not out and about in it. The typhoon isn’t even going to hit manila but we’re feeling the heavy effects of being in...
When we were in training classes getting ready to head overseas, they presented a bell curve graph that showed the different phases of cultural acclimation. First was the honeymoon stage, in which everything was new and exciting. That lasted a good 4-6 weeks for me. Next usually comes the...