I spent eight years under Benedictine formation. I lived by the words 'simplicity of lifestyle' and the latin phrase 'ora et labora' (pray and work). When I knew years later from French history class that Benedictine monks settled here (for years!), I knew I needed to go see this myself.
Read MoreBernay is 50 km from Rouen, about less than an hour via train. What’s so special about this small city?
Read MoreWhen I was offered to join four other Filipino scholars to a trip to Denmark, Sweden and Germany, I said: why not.
Read MoreThis morning, going to school became more of an option than an obligation. Why was that?
Read MoreI just came back to my room from a walk. It was short but a meaningful one.
Read MoreMy favorite Filipina illustrator, Sheena Loves Sunsets, recently released her first book with her original illustrations and story line and I happen to be one lucky follower to receive one of the first copies of said book. It’s called “Roam” – more on that on her blog.
Read MoreIn my personal interactions, I speak English and Tagalog, sometimes in French with friends who understand all three languages. However, in my professional life, I would use French more often.
Read MoreAt about ten minutes past eight in the morning, Bagets and I rushed to the train station hoping to catch the 8:34 am train to Bruges.
Read MoreAh, Belgium, the plurilingual haven!
Read Morehave tried countless times to get back to writing (and blogging) because it was what I loved to do. I wanted to apologize in advance for the incoherence and unstylistic way of writing but if I did, I would have missed the whole point of what I just said.
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