Chronicles

I’m studying again, well kinda (also back to occasional blogging)

Just a *little* personal news on my part (and not-so-humble-bragging): I was chosen one of fellow of the Executive Leadership Program organized by Asian American Journalists Association. This was made possible by a fellowship supported by Google. Yes it happened: I went from being an Iskolar ng Bayan to Iskolar ng Google -which explains the...

The key to a happy, meaningful life

Text and photos by Prime Sarmiento A lot of people were surprised that not only I decided to work in Brunei, but I was actually enjoying my life here. To be honest, I never thought that things would work out. I only brought two suitcases with me, thinking that I would only fulfill my three...

How I finally learned to let go

       Text and photos by Prime Sarmiento [Note: This  is my entry to “Your Life-Changing Travel Story” travel writing/blogging contest organized by Wego in partnership with Cebu Pacific Air, the Tourism Promotions Board, and ABS-CBN Choose Philippines.]     This is not about a cool weekend escape   from Manila's heat. This is not about the...

Q & A: Christina Ambubuyog talks about travel as a spiritual experience

Interview by Prime Sarmiento          Christina Ambubuyog is a career changer. She left her corporate job in 2008 to honor her creative and spiritual gifts by launching I Love Intuition-an enlightened company dedicated to show you exactly how to claim your intuition in order to create clarity, authenticity and shortcuts to success....

Q&A: Sherry Ott talks about the joys of going on a career break

  Interview by Prime Sarmiento   Sherry Ott has been working in the information technology sector in New York for three years when she decided that it was about time to quit and travel the world. That was in 2006, back then Sherry’s plan was just to take a break from a career she didn’t...

Q & A: Mary Bartnikowski on career break and spiritual journeys

Interview by: Prime Sarmiento            Photographer, author and teacher Mary Bartnikowski took a two month career break from her thriving photography business in Palo Alto in 2005 to visit her then 18 -year old son who was backpacking in Nepal. Mary, however, never thought that brief career break will lead to...

Q & A: Loes Van Mierlo on Spiritual Journeys

Interview by Prime Sarmiento             Soul Coach Loes van Mierlo is in many ways, a true-ble gypsygal. She was born in Netherlands but have lived in Finland, Germany, India, the Philippines and Ireland.  She’s now based in California, coaching clients from all over the world (via Skype) to help them gain...

HerStory: Make My Spirit Fly –My Farm in Maryland [part 2]

Guest post by Malou L. Sayson Note: This is the second part of the two-part travel memoir written by The Gypsygals first ever guest poster – Maryland-based Filipina writer Malou Sayson. You can read the first part here.   HerStory is a new section in The Gypsygals, a space for my fellow female travelers to write...

HerStory: Make My Spirit Fly -Winter in Maryland (part 1)

Text and Photos by Malou L. Sayson    Note: This is the first part of the two-part travel memoir written by my friend and The Gypsygals first ever guest poster – Maryland-based Filipina writer Malou Sayson. HerStory is a new section in The Gypsygals, a space for my fellow female travelers to write about their...

Q & A: Natalie Macneil on the rewards of a location independent career

Interview by Prime Sarmiento        Natalie Macneil is the ideal solo female traveler. She has traveled on her own to over 60 countries and has managed to build a career that allowed her to work from just anywhere in the world.     So is Natalie being paid to travel around the world? Well, no. What she...

Q & A: Solo Female Traveler Natalie Sisson on Living a Life of Fun & Adventure

Interview by Prime Sarmiento            I have conducted these Q and As for the past few months and I have interviewed some of the most intelligent and beautiful (inside and out) female travelers around the world. But it is only now that I'm openly gushing for an interviewee.    Natalie Sisson...

Human Powered Awesome: An environmental journalist with a sense of purpose*

    By Prime Sarmiento   (This blog post was written in support of Natalie Sisson’s Human Powered Awesome project**)   Environmental journalism is a thankless job. In a country obsessed with politics, basketball and showbiz, reporting on “esoteric” topics like climate change, biodiversity or deforestation, is not the easiest way to persuade people to...

Memories are made of Tikoy: How We Celebrate Chinese New Year in Manila

By Prime Sarmiento   (Note: I always wanted to write a travel memoir and this post, which was first published in this blog two years ago, is my way of experimenting with this literary genre. I reposted it – edited, tightened up some sentences, and accompanied the post with some photos. And like before, I...

Q & A: Alexis Grant talks about writing a travel memoir

interview by Prime Sarmiento      At a time when everyone and her pet monkey can travel and launch a travel blog, I find it fascinating that there are people who are committed in writing a travel memoir. After all, if you can just blog about all the places that you've been too, why bother...

The psyche of a solo female traveler: I am an INFJ

  by Prime Samiento    Are some women predisposed to travel on their own?     This is one question that I posed to myself after I answered some questions in the Myers- Briggs personality test  (thanks Penelope Trunk for the tip).  It was a slowww news day and I figured, this was the only...

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