In Philippine history we learned all about the insulares, or people of the islands, as the Spanish colonial masters categorised the people of the Philippines.
Category: Through Frog Eyes
Touchdown Lisbon!
From the moment I sat in the departure lounge at the airport surrounded by Portuguese-speaking people I knew I wasn’t in Kansas (oops, Berlin) anymore.
My “Ehrenrunde” in Berlin
The past days have been grey, cold, cloudy and windy in Berlin as the last aftereffects of the three hurricanes that blasted through the nation
Life Is Never A Straight Line
There is a saying in German that I took to heart right from the very start of my love affair with this country, culture and
Those Two Little Words
More often than not, what we say can have a greater impact on our lives and those of others rather than our actions. A slip
On Hurricanes and French Presses
A lot of things literally went down the drain last week, much to my dismay. Between back-to-back hurricanes that ravaged Germany and a host of
