A life of an Expat

Almost 4 years ago I arrived in this luxurious City.

Not knowing anything about Dubai, I came here. And let's be honest not everyone knew that Dubai ain't a Country at all, it's just a City!

Living here has its ups and downs, like any other city at any other country. Dubai is home to Millions of expats, there's a 90/10 ratio of expats and locals. The latter being the 10 percent. So imagine living in a City full of different nationalities and cultures. It's amazing! You'll learn a lot from the people you meet at the office to the people who sweeps the streets at dawn while you're walking home from a wonderful night out.

I've had one of the most wonderful experiences living here that I know I will never get from anywhere else. But as amazing as it sounds, it's not all rainbows here! It's not always an amazing place, not always an amazing people.

Living here only made me realize that the world is HUGE, there's an endless horizon out there. There's loads of people that you'll never meet. Cultures you'll never experience, food you'll never get a taste of. And I'm lucky I got to meet, experience, eat at least not even a fraction of those.

Yet I'll never trade my home Country! I'll always look back to where I belong, to where I first had my meal, to those people I first loved, kissed, had fun with. Home is and will always be Philippines!

Picture taken from the tallest building in the world!