Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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A cup of Turkish hospitality

A Filipina expat teacher learns how to drink Turkish tea and discovered how the country’s culture and hospitality is anchored on it. I arrived in Turkey in the summer of 2008. It…

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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,…

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Culture shock: Kenya and work culture

A Filipina teacher deals with culture shock after she landed a top job in a Kenya’s college with values that didn’t not align to hers. Agatha Verdadero writes from Kenya. When a…

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New beginnings don’t start in New Year

On the last day of 2022, I hauled the whole family to the bookstore at the centre of Rotterdam. On a whim, I decided that I needed a 2023 planner, a physical…

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Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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