I always read this website about living in the Philippines. It's a blog maintained by a foreigner, named BOB, who lives in the Philippines, particularly, Davao City. Rick and I both read it whenever we can because it is such an informative website. Rick can learn about how life is like over there from a view of a fellow American. Bob doesn't say bad stuff about the country and the people. He just say it as it is, which, i admire about him. He doesn't try to scare people away, but encourage them to give it a try...
We plan to retire there someday. Take it easy for a while and see if we would like to settle there for good. The value of the dollar isn't much anymore. And probably the cost of living would be somewhat similar to what it is here. But having family around trumps the "American Dream". Plus having easy access to the beautiful white sandy beaches and the fresh seafood and fruits... makes it all worthwhile. Yeah, Rick has family here too... his mom and his brother lives 3 hours away. And they call each other once in a while. We go visit them once a month, if we can. They never come visit us. So i don't think it'll affect anything if we move. I know the transition is not gonna be easy... but it's worth a try. Hopefully we'll find a way to somehow keep the house here while we're gone. Rent it out perhaps?
Anyway, after following Bob's blog for a while now, i realized that he knows more about my country and the people there than I do. Being away for a while is not an excuse. I took for granted the beauty, the culture and everything that made me into who I am. I should have explored my own country more than my desire to visit all 50 states. Someday i'll go back and somehow explore the islands some more... hopefully it's not too late yet.
Change can be good or bad. But it's worth trying. Look at me now! *-*
We plan to retire there someday. Take it easy for a while and see if we would like to settle there for good. The value of the dollar isn't much anymore. And probably the cost of living would be somewhat similar to what it is here. But having family around trumps the "American Dream". Plus having easy access to the beautiful white sandy beaches and the fresh seafood and fruits... makes it all worthwhile. Yeah, Rick has family here too... his mom and his brother lives 3 hours away. And they call each other once in a while. We go visit them once a month, if we can. They never come visit us. So i don't think it'll affect anything if we move. I know the transition is not gonna be easy... but it's worth a try. Hopefully we'll find a way to somehow keep the house here while we're gone. Rent it out perhaps?
Anyway, after following Bob's blog for a while now, i realized that he knows more about my country and the people there than I do. Being away for a while is not an excuse. I took for granted the beauty, the culture and everything that made me into who I am. I should have explored my own country more than my desire to visit all 50 states. Someday i'll go back and somehow explore the islands some more... hopefully it's not too late yet.
Change can be good or bad. But it's worth trying. Look at me now! *-*
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