The Journal
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Marina Harbor
A Day of Shrimps, Smiles, and Sea Breeze After a deliciously messy lunch at Bucket Shrimps,…
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Efficiency is useful in many parts of life.
originally posted last 2017 Some road trips begin with a carefully prepared itinerary, reservations made weeks…
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Pescador View Resort- Moalboal, Cebu
By the time Moalboal finally appeared beyond the windscreen, the afternoon had already begun to melt…
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Southbound & Sun-Kissed: Cebu Adventures
There’s something magical about traveling within your own island—when you don’t need a passport or boarding…
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A LITTLE COLOUR FROM THE DARK
Carnival Night | Of Ferris Wheels, Flickering Lights, and the Peculiar Pleasure of Being Young Enough…
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THE DISTANCE BETWEEN LEAVING AND ARRIVING
January 9, 2019 | On Resigning, Beginning Again, and Learning That a Dream Has No Obligation…
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TWENTY-EIGHT CANDLES AND A SLIGHTLY UNCOOPERATIVE ADULT
July 7, 2018 | On Growing Older, Being Surprised at Midnight, and the Twenty-Seven Things I…
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A STORM IN A TEACUP: WHEN PATIENCE BECOMES PART OF THE UNIFORM
An Essay from the Ward | On Difficult Conversations, Frightened Families, and the Fine Art of…
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BETWEEN NEEDLES, NIGHT SHIFTS, AND A VERY BRAVE HAIRCUT
March 8, 2018 | Almost a Year at St. Vincent General Hospital, Lessons from the Ward,…
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Republic of the Nurses’ Station
Every country needs a capital, and in a hospital ward ours was the nurses’ station. It…
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A NURSE, ACCORDING TO MY RELATIVES
Somewhere in the Philippines, there must be a government office responsible for informing relatives whenever a…
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Signed, Sealed, Still Figuring Things Out
A ballpoint pen costs almost nothing, which feels rather insulting considering the amount of responsibility we…
