Comments on: Going Abroad and Coming back to the Philippines http://www.backtothephilippines.com/going-abroad-and-coming-back-to-the-philippines/ An Overseas Filipino Returns Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:26:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sam Shoushi http://www.backtothephilippines.com/going-abroad-and-coming-back-to-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Sam Shoushi Wed, 06 May 2009 04:07:13 +0000 http://backtothephilippines.com/musings/going-abroad-and-coming-back-to-the-philippines/#comment-126 Thank you for your reply! I have relatives in Paranaque and I've always stayed with them during my visits. Ideally though I would like to find somewhere to stay on my own, or with a roommate. I just don't want to stay at my tita's or tito's for a long time :) A pinoy friend who went to the same college as I did offered me a part-time job at an international school in Las Pinas. Another friend offered me a job at HSBC. So I guess I'm lucky that at least I have a couple of things going on for me and shouldn't complain. I'm graduating from Middlebury College (Vermont, USA) with a major in International Studies and Political Science. I am a native speaker in Arabic and English, fluent in Japanese and Tagalog, and conversant in Italian. I am interested in International Development but I still can't put my finger on what I would like to do in that field. As many balikbayans, I have a small dream in establishing something back home. I don't know how capable, or even willing, I am to start my own business there but I really want to look into starting an NGO. But this is just my idealist young self speaking :) You're blog is great btw! I was really glad to read about your thoughts about going back to the Philippines and your experiences there right now. I feel that I'm making one of the most difficult decisions in my life and it's good to hear about others how have been or are going through similar situations. Sam Thank you for your reply!

I have relatives in Paranaque and I’ve always stayed with them during my visits. Ideally though I would like to find somewhere to stay on my own, or with a roommate. I just don’t want to stay at my tita’s or tito’s for a long time :)

A pinoy friend who went to the same college as I did offered me a part-time job at an international school in Las Pinas. Another friend offered me a job at HSBC. So I guess I’m lucky that at least I have a couple of things going on for me and shouldn’t complain.

I’m graduating from Middlebury College (Vermont, USA) with a major in International Studies and Political Science. I am a native speaker in Arabic and English, fluent in Japanese and Tagalog, and conversant in Italian. I am interested in International Development but I still can’t put my finger on what I would like to do in that field. As many balikbayans, I have a small dream in establishing something back home. I don’t know how capable, or even willing, I am to start my own business there but I really want to look into starting an NGO. But this is just my idealist young self speaking :)

You’re blog is great btw! I was really glad to read about your thoughts about going back to the Philippines and your experiences there right now. I feel that I’m making one of the most difficult decisions in my life and it’s good to hear about others how have been or are going through similar situations.

Sam

]]> By: mixxy http://www.backtothephilippines.com/going-abroad-and-coming-back-to-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-125 mixxy Wed, 06 May 2009 02:20:24 +0000 http://backtothephilippines.com/musings/going-abroad-and-coming-back-to-the-philippines/#comment-125 Thanks for sharing your story. It's nice to know you appreciate this blog. About your question, I can only give you pros and cons and you will see me talking about it in this blog but in the end only you can make the right decision -- but I guess you know that already ;-). You are still young there is no harm in trying out things out of the ordinary. You can also come over here on short visits as what many, including I suggest doing first. But I guess you've done that already . Do you still have relatives here in Manila where you can stay with while looking for a job? By the way, I am curious, what was the course you studied exactly? Thanks for sharing your story. It’s nice to know you appreciate this blog. About your question, I can only give you pros and cons and you will see me talking about it in this blog but in the end only you can make the right decision — but I guess you know that already ;-) . You are still young there is no harm in trying out things out of the ordinary. You can also come over here on short visits as what many, including I suggest doing first. But I guess you’ve done that already . Do you still have relatives here in Manila where you can stay with while looking for a job? By the way, I am curious, what was the course you studied exactly?

]]> By: Sam Shoushi http://www.backtothephilippines.com/going-abroad-and-coming-back-to-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Sam Shoushi Tue, 05 May 2009 23:53:16 +0000 http://backtothephilippines.com/musings/going-abroad-and-coming-back-to-the-philippines/#comment-124 I bumped into your blog in the middle of searching for people who have experienced the Philippines after being abroad. I appreciate your comments and I can't wait to read more! My situation is a little bit different. I was born in the Philippines but my mother, who married a Jordanian man, took us to the homeland of my father. From Jordan I got a scholarship to go to Italy for highschool then another one to attend a top liberal arts college in the US. I'm graduating in less than a month and, unfortunately, I'm having difficulties finding a job or something to do after college. I've been thinking about it a lot and something is making me want to go back to the Philippines. My mother objected at the beginning... She doesn't like it there. My relatives will also be surprised by my decision. But I've been back there a few times and I don't think that it's that bad. I actually liked living in Manila :) What's different now though is that I'm going back to start my career there. I'm still not sure what I would end up doing but at least I won't have to worry about being homeless somewhere in the US while I search for something to do. What do you think? Am I making the right decision? You can email me at mshoushi@gmail.com! Thank you :) Sam I bumped into your blog in the middle of searching for people who have experienced the Philippines after being abroad.
I appreciate your comments and I can’t wait to read more!
My situation is a little bit different. I was born in the Philippines but my mother, who married a Jordanian man, took us to the homeland of my father. From Jordan I got a scholarship to go to Italy for highschool then another one to attend a top liberal arts college in the US. I’m graduating in less than a month and, unfortunately, I’m having difficulties finding a job or something to do after college.
I’ve been thinking about it a lot and something is making me want to go back to the Philippines. My mother objected at the beginning… She doesn’t like it there. My relatives will also be surprised by my decision. But I’ve been back there a few times and I don’t think that it’s that bad. I actually liked living in Manila :) What’s different now though is that I’m going back to start my career there. I’m still not sure what I would end up doing but at least I won’t have to worry about being homeless somewhere in the US while I search for something to do.
What do you think? Am I making the right decision?
You can email me at mshoushi@gmail.com!

Thank you :)
Sam

]]> By: grrlash http://www.backtothephilippines.com/going-abroad-and-coming-back-to-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-123 grrlash Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:12:13 +0000 http://backtothephilippines.com/musings/going-abroad-and-coming-back-to-the-philippines/#comment-123 We have the same sentiment about retiring in the Philippines. We plan to do the same. There's just no place like home and you'll never be a second class citizen in your own country. Kudos to you! :) We have the same sentiment about retiring in the Philippines. We plan to do the same. There’s just no place like home and you’ll never be a second class citizen in your own country. Kudos to you! :)

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