Summer Plan

Summer is approaching and some of you I think have already planned a summer getaway, vacation and perhaps travel across the country or across the state with your RV. Well before you hit the road make sure you have insurance for travel emergency just in case you will experience a RV breakdown at the middle of nowhere. The Good Sam Club is the most trusted name in RVing and you certainly get medical emergency assistance at any time. They can help you right away just in case you need medical care while traveling.

Anyway, our plan to travel to the Philippines this summer had postponed due to other reason that is very important to us. We need a house because we found something in this house we currently renting. So, instead of moving to another apartment we decided to get a house instead. Although we still have plans for the summer but moving is the priority. After the move then we will start with the next plan. So, good luck to us.

Summer Plan

Grand family getaway

Although my kids are still small, toddlers actually, I am already thinking of talking to my husband on saving up some funds for a grand family getaway in Spain or Italy in a couple of years. We could maybe spend a month-long vacation there and perhaps rent some posh villas in Spain or bask under the sun in some gorgeous Italy villas.


I know there is so much time ahead but planning this kind of trip takes a lot of effort. Not only is cost an issue for a month long trip out of the country but also building up an itinerary as well as knowing exactly when the kids will be ready to make such a vacation.

At first I thought of having our grand vacation at my hometown in the Philippines. But then I realized, sooner or later, if funds permit, we will be going there every year or so that the trip won’t be as memorable as I would like it to be. I mean, if we keep going there back and forth to spend time with my family, it really would not be a getaway, would it?


Then I thought of taking them to other Asian countries, maybe Singapore or Malaysia but that too didn’t seem so grand, just because it’s still in Asia. Don’t get me wrong, I know we will still take trips there but I’m hoping for something grand, something neutral. Since I’m from Asia and my husband is from the Americas, then I want something neutral. Something that we will both find exciting so that it also becomes extra special to our kids, thus somewhere in Europe perhaps.


I thought of Spain or Italy because first, they have their own native language. That in itself is perfect for my husband and me. It will be interesting to learn a new language but at the same time, know that we will be safe because most of them still speak English. Another is that culturally speaking, Spain and Italy have somewhat similar culture that we are accustomed to, since Spain once colonized the Philippines and we were left with such a great influence by them. With the Italians, let’s just say that like most of the movies I’ve watched, maybe we’re similar in a sense that we’re family-oriented.


Anyway, all this is still not final. Again, I need to be able to convince my husband about this plan first but hopefully one day, it will materialize and my family will have this opportunity to bond together as well as learn more about 2 different countries and cultures.

Grand family getaway

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Visiting my Best Friend in Japan

Posted by Virgil Burks

It's odd. Before I met Sayoko, I never ever considered the idea of having what one would call, "a best friend." To be frank, my friends were my friends and it seemed ludicrous to scale them on some abstract level.

That all changed in the summer of 2001 when my parents gave me a trip to Japan as a graduation present. Instead of going by myself, I found a trip that was sponsored by a university. I figured it would be more fun this way since there would be students from both the U.S. and Japan to associate with. Anyway, Sayoko turned out to be one of my room's Japanese students and we pretty much hit it off right from the start.

I mean we just clicked. We liked a lot of the same things, our humor was compatible and she was the first person that I have ever been able to just talk to. Usually, I'm a little shy and a little slow on the uptake, but with Sayoko it was different. We just got each other.

I seriously can't believe how lucky we were to find each other. If this had been just 10 or more years prior, the technology of that time wouldn't allow us to communicate the way we are able to nowadays. This year I'm going to be heading back to Japan for 2 weeks so hopefully I remember to set my home security alarm from AllHomeSecurity.com/!

Visiting my Best Friend in Japan

The End and the Beginning

Written by Emma Baker

After a seven year marriage I made the decision that I would have to get on with my life. It was time for me to be happy for a change. I was sick and tired of always having to be the person that kept everyone around me happy. I decided that I would move to a place far away from everyone I knew. It was time for a change of scenery. I did some research at work and wound up finding the perfect place. I found a small cottage for rent near the ocean in Florida. I used money that I had been saving to pay a deposit and get the utilities and phone service turned on. I wanted everything to be ready when I arrived. This new home was over 100 miles away from where I was, but I managed to get everything done via the internet and phone.

The day that I left marked the end of my unhappy life. This would be the beginning of a new chapter for me. The whole trip there I blasted my favorite music, I sang at the top of my lungs, and I was the happiest I had ever been in my entire life. When I arrived at my new place I was amazed at what I had accomplished. I took in my few belongings and made a seat on the floor. Happy tears streamed from my eyes as I looked at the shabby little place I was surrounded by. It was almost completely empty. There was no furniture to speak of, and I didn’t even have Home Internetyet. I’d gotten a Clear TV Bundle but they wouldn’t set it up for two more days. I did not even know where I would lay my head to go to sleep that night. I did not care if I had to sleep on the cold hard floor. This place still made me ecstatic. This was my place and it was all that I needed for a happy life. This was the end and the beginning. I was finally happy.

The End and the Beginning

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