Tagged Philippines

Archives of writings while finding Home Along the Way

Moving on

Moving on

by | Apr 21, 2014 | Travel Update

In the span of 8 hours half of our crew will board a plane for manilla Philippines. The other three will board a plane five hours later to all join up in manilla. From there we fly together to Bangkok and then on to Chiang Mai Thailand. We're leaving because our visas...
Pearl Farm Birthdays

Pearl Farm Birthdays

by | Apr 18, 2014 | Lifestyle

We want to celebrate birthdays with less physical 'stuff' and more experiences so Paul wanted to go to Pearl Farm Beach Resort for his birthday.  Pearl Farm is on Samal Island a 1 hour motor boat ride from Davao City. The kids were super excited for the boat ride!...
Snapshots of Life

Snapshots of Life

by | Apr 17, 2014 | Family Update, Lifestyle

Here are some quick glimpses into life in the Kortman tribe right now. The kids had picked out some water balloons in Chinatown.  This photo was taken right after our whole family water fight!   Here is a tent the kids built using couch cushions and the...
We’re leaving Davao

We’re leaving Davao

by | Apr 9, 2014 | Travel Update

© Mike Gonzalez, 2005. We haven’t yet bought tickets but we’ve updated our itinerary page and are researching ticket prices to Thailand. We could stay longer here...I mean we’ve figured out the internet thing, we’ve nailed the housing thing, we’re really close to...
Happy Golden Birthday, Alia!

Happy Golden Birthday, Alia!

by | Apr 8, 2014 | Family Update

Alia was worried when we left Michigan that she wouldn't have a fun birthday away from "home".  She changed her mind last night. We started the day off with a "no school today" announcement...that went over GREAT!  Then we Skyped with Grandpa and Grandma Weerstra, had...