Philippine Odyssey: Character Forming Experiences

By Tom Seville

Philippine Odyssey. These stories cover almost thirty years residence in the Philippines. The contents of the book stand alone and require no comments or introduction. I consider this quite ordinary life of mine as a relatively big adventure. Certainly it has been far more exotic and fraught with circumstances I would never have experienced if I had remained in my native England. It gave me opportunities to try my hand at activities I would not otherwise have even contemplated. Although my efforts have been rewarded with little success I have had a life of adventure and varied experiences. Whether these experiences have added to my character I'm not sure. But for sure I know they haven't done anything to alter my very introverted personality for the better. I came to the Philippines with a reasonable amount of capital saved month by month from my tax free salary of the previous five years working in Saudi Arabia. I have added little by my work and efforts to that initial nest egg but at least it has not in all these years depreciated. I have been able to maintain the status quo I started with, though I'm not sure I have increased it along with increases in living standards. Looking back, I have been very happy here in the Philippines. As well as variety in business I have had much variety on the personal level. Here also success also scarcely flowed freely, but at least my experiences even on this personal level have been, I am sure, far superior than they would have been if I had remained in England.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08WVCF6L2
• ISBN13: 9798706188467
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"