It is with great surprise that I find myself writing my final blog entry for CAPI. I am entering the last week of my stay here at Migrant Forum in Asia in Quezon City, Philippines, and as with all proper endings, I am being bombarded with feelings that range across the spectrum of bitter-sweet. I cannot help but liken this moment in my stay to the last Sunday evening of a childhood summer, that Sunday where the sun has gone down a little too early, and the parents have been playing Vinyl Café on the radio for so long that my mind has started thinking in Stuart McLean’s distinctly Canadian lilt.
The words we attribute to things influence our perceptions of those things. For example, my name elicits quite the reaction of giggles here in the Philippines, due to unsavory associations better left untouched for this blog. While I can only hope through my words and actions that I negate any effects brought on by the association, the reaction illustrates my point: the connotation of words can shape opinions.
Welcome to my blog! I want to give you a brief introduction to my experience in Quezon City, the Philippines, and my work at Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA).
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