We All Have Our Reasons

By Melinda J. Irvine 22 January 2018

For Jerry it’s something fun to eat (chicken heads on a stick), for me it’s more time to write (no need to cook), for the boys waiting it’s a meal (something cheap they can afford) and for Em it’s a livelihood (the living that sends her kids to school).

Pray it doesn’t rain.

Daily Post: Strategy
I’m part of Post A Day 2018
Location: Estancia, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Published by Melinda J. Irvine

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, poet, and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met in 2015 while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a freelance writer and author get her one step closer to legally adopting Jerry — plus helping the other kids from his village go to school. View all posts by Melinda J. Irvine

2 comments

Susan W Goldstein says:

23 January 2018 at 2:05 am

There is no waste over there!

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1. Melinda J. Irvine says:
  
  23 January 2018 at 6:18 am
  
  when it comes to food no, i love that about the Philippines. but when it comes to disposable plastic it’s the absolute other extreme. mxx
  
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