LifeStyleAbroad

Things You Have To Love About Living In The Philippines (Davao)

  One of the things I love about living here in the Philippines (beyond the obvious business reasons, on a personal level) is the amazing weather all year round. Sure, it can get a bit warm, but I don’t find it nearly as extreme as Florida heat. And it never really gets cold. This is [...]

Six People On One Motorcycle

People here in Davao seem to have stacking and loading their motorcycles down to a Science. There are too many “I wish I had my camera” moments to remember when it comes to this. It’s very common in the Philippines for deliveries to be made by motorcycle. You frequently see propane tanks on each side, [...]

Randomness About White Guys And Filipinas

I just read an article online where the author talks about an apparent stigma of having an interracial relationship. She is a dark skinned Filipina and her partner is a pale white guy. She says that other Filipinas on the street make very mean comments which she over hears such as assuming she is a [...]

My Apartment (Townhome) Here In Davao

I actually made this video to show family. First thing is the background noise sounds crazy (almost war zone-ish!) but that’s a house being built across the street and my super mic which picked it up way more than I would have thought. Second thing is I have a small cold so some occasional sniffles [...]

Living in the Philippines

I am an American Outsourcer who lives in the Philippines. Why would someone want to do business in the Philippines? Or live there? When it comes to business in the Philippines, here are some of the primary reasons that I moved here and I think it would be the same case with a number of [...]

Office In Davao

Here is the office I work from in Davao. I wanted to make a quick video to give an idea of my set up here. Essentially, the way the office works is a client basically pays the rent as part of the work agreement so in my income reports, I include the rent amount as [...]

Lending Money And Avoiding Scams – Losing $3000 On Some Lizards

It’s Not Every Day, But Watch out For Common Scams – Don’t Loan Money. The Struggling Filipina If you live in the Philippines for any period of time and make any kind of friends, the subject of people borrowing money is one which will hit you many times. And the more you try to help, [...]