TFEM Issue 23

PINOY LIFE ABROAD

The author with retired professional dancer Rick Tuazon .
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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Filipina poet rediscovers her voice in Spain

Through her writings and poems, Filipina poet Karessa Ramos is breaking the language barrier for Filipino representation in Spain. Karessa Ramos, 38, started speaking when she was only 10 months old. Due…

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Days without meat and noise: Pinoy Childhood Holy Week Memories

Growing up in a religious home in Bacolod, Holy Week felt like the world had stopped for a couple of days, hitting a “pause” button. A week of deep, sacred silence. Starting…

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Rei Cuaycong Setoguchi Discovers the Art of Kickboxing

Filipino-Japanese kickboxer Rei Cuaycong Setoguchi shares how kickboxing not only gives him awards and fame, but also a balanced and happy life. In the beginning, taking on kickboxing was not Rei Cuaycong…

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