Kids On The Beach in Danao, in Cebu Province
The place was pretty much a “lean to.” That is it leaned up against the other buildings surrounding it. It had a tin roof. The front opened to the road, the rear opened to the sea. At the rear were a lot of children enjoying their summer break.
All the boys wanted to show me their back flips. I tried to capture them with my camera but that proved to be difficult. I enjoyed the children and I think they enjoyed talking to an American. They could muster a small amount of English. Enough that we were able to communicate. 
I fed a group of ten people for less than $8.50 and I left full. I would have enjoyed some bread but Filipino eat less bread and more rice. The grilled fish was excellent.
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Hi rusty, marc here from london england; i,m due for a visit to manila and maybe cebu next year, what,s it really like for people from the us and england living there. say if i wanted to stay for six months or 1 year ?
marc .
Hi Marc,
The site is about what its really like for expats.
How it will be for your depends mostly on your own attitude.
Your question is a little too broad for me to know where to start.
I hope you’ll do some more reading.
@Marc I would suggest leaving your plans open so that you could return back home at your liezure in case you find it difficult to make the transition. But really if you do enough research and try to make connections with expats already establish you should have a much easier time with it. There are a vast amount of things to consider and If you are not adept at using the internet to search them and can come up with all the ideas of areas that may effect you could have a really rough time. I would suggest picking up Rustys Basic Expat Training Manual with is featured on this site.It would be easier to help you more if you had specific questions.
I had an “escape plan” as my preacher called it.
But did not have the money to return home. I would have been able to quickly get it. By quickly, I mean next payday or a month.
I usually recommend that people come for a visit if they can. But a visit wont tell you what you need to know. That will take at least three months. Even then, the new will not have worn off. The transition will be long from complete. I use to order things from the USA every month. Now it is less than ever six months. Those things are because of my skin mostly. I need to buy detergent from the USA but it is just too expensive. I get buy with Amway that is sold here but the Arm and Hammer that I use to get is what I really need.
What I’m getting at is I learned to make due with fewer Western goods. The transition takes time for most. I’ve seen tough X marines have no problem at all with the transition though.
Info from other expats? Yes but pick them wisely. If someone is too positive or too negative, dismiss it. One needs a more objective opinion.