One of the readers here asked about me writing an article about courting a Filipina. This has given me some thought about how to write this article.
In America and I would expect in most Western countries meeting and courting is similar. First, there are many ways someone meets the opposite sex with the thoughts [...]
How many times have we heard that in our life? In our search for a relationship during our lives, we meet someone we are interested in starting a relationship. In the old days, it could be at school, at a club, a social event or at the office. We start a conversation and see if [...]
Continue reading about You Have Changed – You are Not the Person I First Met
One of the readers commented on me writing about traveling to the Philippines. Most of the readers talk about coming to the Philippines or Davao to visit a lady they met online. Most ask about Visas, Accommodations and Budget.
Tourist Visa:
As an American and most other countries, all you need is a passport and a [...]
In The U.S. just as here in the Philippines, there are different ways of obtaining residency. Here you can receive residency from a marriage to a Filipino, by signing up for a Retirement Visa, there is even a new way if you own a business with ten or more employees.
For a 13a Visa, which [...]
Continue reading about Green Card Verses ACR Card – Differences in Residency
Recently many of my articles have, what might be looked at as a negative attitude about living in the Philippines. This is not what I am trying to do. What I am trying to make the readers understand life here is not the same as in America, Europe or any other “First World Nation.”
There [...]
Continue reading about Reasons to Move to Davao or the Philippines
If you have read the comments, there is a newcomer here, Steve in Davao, who often comments. I know little about Steve, except he is 51 years old ,he married his Filipina wife in 2003 in the U.S., and they have a 5 year old daughter. They moved to Davao last November and are enjoying [...]
For a while now this site has had a reader and commenter from America. Actually both he and his Filipina wife are readers and commenter’s. They have visited Davao before and had plans to visit again and arrive this month.
A while back he mentioned that once he retires here, it there was something he [...]
Continue reading about Friendships and Help Through the Internet
In July, I added a PayPal Donation button to my site and wrote an article about why I did it. The article “Donations Accepted” was posted on July 20th. My original thought by starting American in Davao was to journal my life living here in the Philippines.
Approximately thirty minutes after posting the article [...]
In the past, I have written about how I enjoy meeting and talking to Filipinos. As you walk through a mall, many of the sales people will say “Hello Ma’am/Sir.” Most people just walk by, but being an American, when people say hello, I stop to say hello in return. Also at times when I [...]
What do I mean by the title “Look before you Leap”? If you have thoughts of moving to the Philippines to meet and marry a lady, use the old street crossing motto “Stop, look and Listen”. Do not just meet a lady online, pack up and move here. There is no way to know who [...]
As mentioned in my article about meeting Evelyn, a Filipina from General Santos City, and her invitation to Elena and me, we went to see her, her friends and her city on Thursday.
Evelyn had a whole day planned for us and wanted us to arrive by 8 am. I set the alarm on my [...]
In part 1 I mentioned how I started using the internet to look for a future wife. At first I was in communication with ladies from China and Thailand. Some had a knowedge of english, but most had very little or none at all. I then realized from my past, that English is/was taught [...]
Someone recently in a comment asked about why I moved to the Philippines. I guess he did not read my early posts so I will explain again here. First I will explain why I looked at Filipinas for my possible bride. Then I will continue to describe the history of me and Elena.As I typed [...]
This is my second part of the series. And now I will talk about another reason people move here and this is about the men.
From my experience, many non-Asian men find the exotic look of an Asian lady very desirable. The long black hair, the almond shaped eyes and the culture of the dedication [...]
Continue reading about Moving to and living in the Philippines (Finding that Special Filipina)
Recently I have heard stories and read articles on other blogs about the relationships between a foreigner and a Filipina and how their extended family act or make demands on the relationship.I am not going to write about what I have heard and read, that has been said in many places.What I am going to [...]
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