Column: Jumping off cliffs

When our columnist MZ Akil got an invitation to do a postgraduate studies at the…

The Filipino Expat Magazine Issue 15 cover
Editor’s note: Elvis in Springtime

I was in the metro the other day and I couldn’t help but overhear the…

My encounter with an Eastern European mafia in Kenya

When you come to a country like Kenya, you expect adventure in the bush, among…

Adventures in Swahili

Her broken Swahili helped expat writer Agatha Verdadero escape an angry Somalian herder demanding payment…

Missing brides and dancing beds: tales of a Kenyan wedding

I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I have…

Lessons from Lola Juana

Food blogger and social media influencer Rhafael Antonio grew up without an oven, and had…

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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…

10 Things Pinoys need to know about Kenya

Our Nairobi-based columnist Agatha Verdadero has been living in Kenya for two decades. Yet she’s…

Column: I wish I was furloughed

The Covid-19 pandemic cost millions of people their jobs. But there are some, like our…

Fourteen Years and Seven Houses, Part 2

In the second part of her house hunting experience, columnist Agatha Verdadero tells of a…