Monthly Archives: February 2016

A Dream of Oranges

The region in the south of Spain is called Andalucia and it’s famous for three cities – Granada, Córdoba, and Seville. Among serious travelers, Andalucia is also a destination for what’s called its white hill towns, places with such evocative … Continue reading

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Happy Chinese New Year!

“The Year of the Monkey,” by Hau Chiok (Chinese watercolor, 2016)

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The Virtues of a General Education

My years in the University of the Philippines proved to be the most formative in my life, and this was largely owing to the U.P. program in general education. The sheer diversity of courses that I took and the plurality … Continue reading

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