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Turkish tea with the Turkish flag
A cup of Turkish hospitality

A Filipina expat teacher learns how to drink Turkish tea and discovered how the country’s…

Fourteen Years and Seven Houses, Part 2

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

Community of Filipinos in Raval Barcelona
Barna Feels: Living within the Filipino community in Raval, Barcelona

What a visitng Filipino researcher learned while living with Filipinos in Raval, Barcelona, often referred…

Editor’s Note: My grandmother’s train

I once had this recurring dream. In my dream, I was with my grandmother standing…

Filipina Serenades the Streets of Italy

When the world becomes too loud for comfort, most of us cover our ears, turn…

Experience Philippine’s capital: 5 Things To Do in Manila in 2024

Rest, eat, relax or party. Whether you are on a layover to or from your…

“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…

Winter wanderlust: 10 things to do in Switzerland for non-skiers

Love snow but don’t know how to ski? Pinay expat NJ Torres-Jacobson gives us 10…

Missing Home? Pick Up These Best Ebooks Set in the Philippines

Homesickness can be challenging. After all, it can be difficult to be away from your…

Ester, Spanish mom who adopted from the Philippines
My child from across the ocean

The Philippines has probably one of the strictest adoption laws. A Spanish mother tells the…