An expat's life

An expat’s life

We are adapting to life in The Philippines. Usually things take a while to get done but eventually it happens. Just to give an idea of our new life, I thought I would send some pics. Firstly, we never walk anywhere. There are a few options:

A trike         

A Jeepney

But we choose out faithful driver, Dindo

We have had a black 4wd but we are now in the process of awaiting our new car. Similarly we are in the process of waiting for our condo to be made ready for us to move in. One would think a month is plenty of time, especially when they get paid the full six months’ rent up front.

Anyway, in the meantime we both spend a bit of time at the gym with our personal trainer, Romy.

Or head off for a bit of golf with my new friend Holly

I am also doing Pilates with another friend but I will spare you pictures of that.

We try and travel around as much as we can but it is usually fairly slow due to traffic.
When I told people I was coming here, everyone said we would have a great time with the expats. They have all been really, really welcoming and I have joined the local ladies group alig. In true style, within 2 weeks I was on the board looking after public relations and sponsorship.  I think 12 countries are represented here.

But just in case you are reading this and thinking it is all work and no play, there are times when the true expat community style everyone promised was prolific, raises its head. Just a little afternoon entertainment!