This self-sufficiency thing isn’t for wimps! Most of the time what I do is find ways to spend less for the things we need, find ways to get things for free or traded for work, and find ways to make something I do have do the job of something I don’t have. But, money is… Read More I earned $0.13 in July
It feels soooo good to be home. I really enjoyed the Philippines, and expect to go back at some point. But home is home. We left Manila at 9:30 am on Tuesday, and landed at San Francisco at 9:30 am on Tuesday. Weird. Had a 4 hour layover, so one of my husband’s relatives who lives… Read More We’re home! Update on animals, sunburn, sea snakes, and more
This is meant to be an amusing post about things that I personally have dealt with while living in the Philippines. 1. When is the last time you looked at the ceiling in your bathroom in the United States? Yeah, me neither. I, and most of the rest of the people in the USA, take for granted… Read More Things I took for granted in the USA
I once heard a sermon about asking God “why?” It was a good message, and the part of it that I took away to apply in my own life is that it never does any good to ask God “why?”. Sure, on occasion we get an answer, but almost all of the time we simply… Read More What does it mean? And, what should I do because of it?
Life in the Philippines is much different from life in the United States. I’ve known this the whole time I’ve been here, but it seemed just a collection of “different” things. I did not realize there was a theme behind the differences until just last night. In the Philippines, you can get plenty of people… Read More Lots of service, no amenities
For an American, I am a average sized woman. I’m 5’4″ tall and wear a size 12 in clothing and size 7 in shoes. Perfectly typical. But in the Philippines, I am both taller and wider than just about anyone else I see! The men here are usually my height or a bit shorter. Women… Read More “She’s even bigger than you are.”
If you are alive, then at some point you have been frustrated. Plans fail, things you are expecting to happen fall through, things that need to be accomplished to reach a goal seem impossible. So how do you deal with that? I don’t know anyone who finds it easy to deal with all the time.… Read More How do you deal with frustration?
OK, this is a long-overdue post about Philippine foods. The strange ones, at least. Nobody cares about plain chicken, you can get that anywhere. 🙂 The first strange food I tried was Ube Ice Cream. I admit I looked askance at it when this dish of vivid purple ice cream was set in front of… Read More Purple ice cream? Made from yams?
Ranting About Rectangles 