Filipiny - Philippines, the country I was born and culture I grow up with.
A lot have been written in other countries in Asia, but none much about my country. I'm so glad to have found some more travellers - Polish in particular, found an inspiration to write about my country. Not only about their travels or how to travel there, but how it is to live in the Philippines.
Twarze Tajfunu - written Małgorzata Szumska is a book and story about the author's unique travel to Philippines where she helped people devastated by the strong typhoon Yolanda, where she helped restore back their homes and found love, optimism in the endd at this great island paradise.
If you don't know much about my country, it is a Typhoon prone area. Typhoon is a common calamity and usually challenges us Filipino so well to remain strong despite of.
How I wish I could give you a more wonderful narrative of this book, but due to my lack of knowledge of the Polish language, I could only give you what I only know basing from the excerpt and what I understand.
Filipiny written by Anna Błażejewska . This book is purely a traveller's guide to Philippines, its islands and big cities. I've known Ania for quite awhile now from her blog wazji.pl . I love her photos of my country and she lived there for quite awhile before moving outside the Philippines. This book is wonderfully written and curated.
Pod Ciemną Skórą Filipin written by Tomasz Omsiany is a book that my husband is currently reading. A book enrich with life learnings, where he visited some tribes and experience life by living with them. How I wish again there is an English version of this book so that I could read it with thorough understanding. My husband find this book wonderfully written with much humor mixed into its stories.
All of these, gave me such gratefulness that my country is slowly recognized not only with how beautiful our crystal beaches are, but how our history influence our culture in general. If you're Polish, perhaps you may want to grab a copy of these books. Links are in the descriptions....
Someday, (maybe) I'm going to write my own book about my quest here in Poland. Although, I did one with one of Polish author here about being a Filpina mum here. However, there is much difference when you put into words your experience with the culture, language and people.
Who knows! The ambitious me kicks in once again. But yeah, I always love to express my thoughts and experience through writing. I think growing up as a child with a diary in hand all the time could be blame with this secret ambition, that is no longer a secret.
*wink!
Alright, thank you for dropping by once again.
Ai
xo
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