Having left Britain some time ago and having now been with Kach for over a year, I thought I’d reflect on some of the things I’ve learned being in a relationship with a Filipina and how I may have changed in the process. However, when you’re in a long-term relationship with someone from another country and culture, then you begin to see the differences much more clearly. (READ: 10 Commandments for your next travels)īeing from the United Kingdom, you inevitably become accustomed to Western ways and of course in turn, Western women. Whilst I traveled quite a bit as a child, with my parents working in Africa, when you travel as an adult you see things differently and it changes you – sometimes in very subtle ways, sometimes more obviously. Well, two weeks has since turned into almost two years, 7 countries, many random jobs and countless stories to tell! After two months, Kach came to visit me in Hanoi for two weeks, where I had set myself up as an English teacher.

Although we went our separate ways shortly after, we kept in touch. I instantly felt she was different from all of the girls I met while backpacking, and we hit it off straight away. It was whilst travelling through Laos by motorbike with my best friend that I stumbled across this young Filipino backpacker. I decided it was time for a serious change in my life, so I saved for a year, sold my car and anything else that could be sold, bought a one-way ticket and left the UK with nothing but my backpack.

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