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Modesto Aguirre: The Veteran

Hundred-year-old Filipino expat Modesto Aguirre shared his journey going back to work in Canada after his retirement in the Philippines. A smiling Modesto Aguirre or Papang greets me as soon as he…

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On passion and retirement as an LGBTQ expat

A conversation with a Pinoy gay retiree in the Netherlands Rick Tuazon is one of the few Filipino gays I know in the Netherlands who is already enjoying his pension life. He…

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Of faith, Karak tea and delivery: Why I love living in Dubai

Dubai-based Filipina expat Amylou Lopez Dy-Lim shares the things she loves about Dubai. Number 6 might just surprise you. Google “things I like about Dubai” and you will get about 310,000,000 results. The collection…

In rural Kenya most people speak their mother tongues but Swahili bridges the gap somewhat.
Adventures in Swahili

Her broken Swahili helped expat writer Agatha Verdadero escape an angry Somalian herder demanding payment for his stolen camels. When it comes to language gaffes, my favourite is that made by President…

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