They say that we ought to live life to the fullest and we should do all the things that we want to do before we kick the bucket. I say, as long as it's decent and inspiring, let's do it. So for this blog post, I am sharing my personal (maybe too personal) bucket list.…
It has been two years since I have graduated from university. When you come to think of it, it does seem like a long time. I could say that post university life has been great for me, but then I would be lying. Life outside the academe can be challenging and haunting, especially to somebody who loves sitting in a classroom and listening to professors, like myself.…
A lot of people have been envying my 'nomad' lifestyle and they've been asking me how I do it. It's actually pretty simple. You need to be fast paced, you need to have money (of course), and you need to be the kind of person that doesn't get attached.…
Being a girl with big dreams from a small town in a third world is pretty crazy. Everybody will just keep on nagging you, “Why are you not working yet?” or “Why’d you quit your job if it pays really well?” or better yet, “Why would you give up a stable career just to travel and make art? You won’t make money doing those things.” These are some…
The two most common questions I encounter when I travel are; “You’re from the Philippines? Why is your English so good?” and “You’re from the Philippines? Must be hard to get visas to other countries, eh?” Trust me, it’s a struggle. I started travelling overseas without my family when I was 16. It’s hard to get past the immigration because they had a feeling I’d do illegal works, which was…
For the past two months, I’ve been living and roaming out and about the streets of New York. Well technically, I live upstate, but you get the picture. Seeing all the picturesque streets and the buildings that I’ve then only seen in photographs, it made me realise that this city is the place where I want to live and build a career in. I mean, let’s face it,…