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Salamanca Cathedral Leon, Spain
It’s cold in León

Untitled articles of my year in León: Part One “It’s very cold in León”. Everyone says “it’s very cold in León”; people from León say it, people who haven’t been in León…

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“The school fees of our elementary kids is equivalent to college tuition in the Philippines”

In Filipino Expat Budget, we ask our kababayans about their income and expenses. *Charles (45) and *Chloe (40) work and live in Saudi Arabia together with their two children aged 9 and 6. Charles…

Egypt-woman
Filipineya: Egyptians’ sad definition of “Filipina”

Despite breaking through stereotypes, the image Filipinas in Egypt as a meek wife and a domestic helper persists, that it has even become an adjective. Sometime before the COVID pandemic, I met…

Writing in Filipino language while in disapora
Column: Ulila sa Wika

Poet and writer Karessa Ramos examines our longing for speaking and hearing our mother-tongue while living abroad, our speechless way of communicating with one another, and how our Filipino identity is connected…

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