Blog

Notes

Slower writing about the things that don't quite fit in a CV, the cross-cultural moments, the learning out loud, and the quiet observations I keep coming back to.

Reflections

Where I came from, where I stand

On the quiet of being new somewhere, and the slow work of building a sense of belonging out of small things.

Reflections

What Norway taught me about saying no

On Erin Meyer's Culture Map, the gap between high-context and low-context cultures, and learning that directness can be its own kind of warmth.

Daily life

Learning to love moving

I was not an athletic child. Then Norway happened to me, and something I did not expect started to shift.

Elsewhere

Four countries in, still figuring out what home means.

Notes from a Filipina who's lived in Thailand, the Netherlands, and Norway. The shape of home keeps changing.

Transition

Five years teaching, then everything else.

Why a teacher ended up in marketing, and what carried over. (Spoiler: more than I expected.)