Tagged Davao

Archives of writings while finding Home Along the Way

A Tale of Two Houses

A Tale of Two Houses

by | Mar 31, 2014 | Family Update, Travel Update

South Villa Neighborhood friends: Alia, Ashley, Chin-chin, Josiah Becky and I have traveled internationally before, and so we know how nice it is to have a house/place to land for a week while you acclimate. Showing up to a country and not having a place to sleep is...

Thoughts From Becky

by | Mar 28, 2014 | Family Update, Lifestyle

Mosquitoes I think I have actually seen 7 mosquitoes since arriving 6 days ago.  Now, I am withholding judgement until we get into a house with a yard and the kids play outside more often, but seriously, they aren’t as bad as we anticipated.  Maybe its the time of...
Davao

Davao

by | Mar 26, 2014 | Photos

Left-right: Alex - owner of our airbnb house, Dexter - physical security, DonDon - hired driver, missing from the picture is Czaldy - friend of Alex who manages the property. This was taken on our front porch. We had 2 hours to kill before the mall opened so we could...
Initial thoughts on Davao

Initial thoughts on Davao

by | Mar 26, 2014 | Lifestyle, Travel Update

Sometimes a single event can change perspectives on everything. Last night we experienced one of those such events here in Davao. Earlier in the day Becky and I were discussing things, specifically doing a check-in, how do we feel things are going in Davao, with the...
Tough

Tough

by | Mar 26, 2014 | Family Update

Zander and Alia play with water out on our courtyard/kitchen. Anything to stay cool! Its tougher than I anticipated. Extreme heat (and humidity), the pain in my jaw, and jet lag have really been difficult to overcome. Add to that flaky internet that means Paul can’t...