Reading Time: 7 minutesMy Journey Begins in Dubai In October 2014, I arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with a very heavy heart. It was my first time being away from my family, and honestly, I was terrified. There were even moments when I wanted to turn around and go…
Reading Time: 6 minutesA Little About Me You can call me Dii. At the time I wrote my first blog post, I was 26 years old, a fitness enthusiast, the eldest of three sisters, our little family of Tres Marias, as we sometimes called ourselves, and the daughter of two…
Reading Time: 5 minutesWho doesn’t love spicy seafood? And as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who misses her mother’s cooking back home in the Philippines, I decided to try making it myself and recreate the flavor as best as I could. Food somehow tastes different when it is cooked in…
Reading Time: 7 minutesDaily Short Blog #12 We all have days when we feel unmotivated, uninspired, or simply too tired to get things done. Sometimes, the reason is obvious. Maybe we didn’t sleep well, we have too many things on our minds, or we’ve been working nonstop for days. Other…
Reading Time: 11 minutesBreastfeeding can be a beautiful part of motherhood, but it can also come with plenty of questions, especially for first-time moms. One of the most common worries is: “Am I producing enough breast milk for my baby?” And with so many lactation teas, supplements, recipes, and foods…
