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Girl Power in Norway
A few days ago, I received a question from a friend: “Hey, Grace, is it true that Norwegian women are the ones in charge there?” Most Filipinos are curious about the strong position of women in Northern Europe, and I jokingly replied, “I don’t know, but I see a lot…
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Meetup with Old-time Friends in Oslo
Spain is great, but like all new things, it takes time to get used to it 🙂 I enjoyed the climate and the easy way of living, but I quickly understood that I needed time to be bold enough to practice the Spanish I had learned. When my husband and…
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Norway: Vigeland Sculpture Park
The sun was shining, but it was still cold, only 17°c when my husband and I arrived in Norway, and the Norwegians call it summer. One of the first things my husband did was to show me the Vigeland Sculpture Park, the world’s largest sculpture park, by a single artist,…
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Málaga: Tradition + Art = Progress
We live near the City of Málaga, the 2016 European Capital of Culture, and it’s amazing to see what a conscious commitment to art can lead to. Taking care of local traditions and customs while understanding the great importance of art is a winning concept. For the past 10-15 years,…
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Trip to Almuñecar: Relinking an Old Friendship
We received an invitation to a meetup from an old friend of my husband’s who bought a small townhouse with his wife in Almuñecar. It’s just a 10-minute bus ride from our area in La Herradura. After over a decade of not seeing each other, I was excited for my…
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9 Things Which Amaze Me About La Herradura
It has been a week since I arrived in La Herradura, the southern part of the municipality of Almuñecar in Granada, Spain. La Herradura means the Horseshoe because the bay is shaped like one. I love the climate and the peacefulness. I miss my home, the Philippines, no doubt, yet…
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Congratulations, Mayor of the Philippines!
Many exciting things are happening in my life now, and when the much-anticipated national office election was recently held, it turned out the way I prayed for; it became perfect. It’s not about me in politics (wishful thinking, hehe), but it’s all about the victory of our very own Davao…
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In Panglao: When Paradise Turns Filipino
After receiving my CFO certificate, we took a celebratory trip to Panglao in Bohol. It is one of the top destinations in the Visayas region, especially among foreigners searching for a piece of paradise. We left Cebu through Ocean Jet Ferry from Pier 1, where some blind musicians kept us entertained. My husband…
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Killing Time in Cebu
Our trip to Cebu came up because I needed to attend a CFO seminar to get a certificate that would allow me to leave the country. After buying the air tickets, my schedule was changed on short notice, and my husband, his son Edvard, and I had to wait in…
