I’ve been thinking of my family in the Philippines lately and I really miss them so much. In fact I’ve been dreaming about them these past few nights. Since I’ve been here in the US for 4 years now, I’ve never been on vacation in my native land. I was just talking to my sister over the phone yesterday and she told me that they went to a resort to celebrate her birthday last Saturday. Oh, my! It made me more homesick and want to go back there, be with them and have some fun. I miss my sister and her hubby, my brothers, my aunt and my 2 nephews. I have 2 sisters-in-law that were added in the family since I’ve been here. I’ve never been away from them this long in my life. I miss the days when we went to the beach and brought lots of foods there and ate to our heart’s content. I miss the laughter and good times that I shared with my brothers and sister. We were so close to each other. I also miss going to Baguio and enjoy the cool weather and nice sceneries there and also watching the flower festival every year. Sometimes I tell my husband how I miss my life when I was still there in the Philippines wherein everytime I come home from work, dinner is ready and I don’t have to do the dishes. My aunt was our cook and she do the dishes too. She’s such a sweet and loving woman and I just love her so much. Now my life here is different from my life there. I have to cook our meals and do the dishes too. I have nobody to depend on to do these chores. I had to learn how to cook when I was here in the US. I have to cope up with life here, its a fast paced life and I’ve experienced this when I was working. It’s a lot different from the laid back life that I was used too. I’m not yet totally adjusted to life here in the US. I’m still the same woman who used to live in the province in the Philippines who have simple dreams and ambitions in life. Nothing has changed me. There maybe some who came here in this country who don’t even want to look back where they came from and they look down to their native land. I will never be that way. I like this country where I’m at now, I’ve learned to like the people here, their culture, their foods, the nice sceneries and clean surroundings, but my heart still longs to the place where I grew up and I really miss my family and friends there so much.