Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

PINOY LIFE ABROAD

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Pirate siege: A seaman’s nightmare on the high seas

Pirates attack an oil tanker with Filipino seamen in the Gulf of Guinea. A harrowing account from one of the crew of MT Maria E showing that life at sea for almost…

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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…

Single mom Leslie Duma and TikTok superstar Jamiel Bustos
How a single mom raised a social media superstar

Being a single mom is hard enough but raising a child alone in a foreign country is even more challenging. This is the inspiring journey of a Filipina single mom from Toronto,…

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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Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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