About my Exposure to Filipino Language

For four months I studied emergency medical technician (EMT) and volunteered on an ambulance crew in Quezon, City, Philippines. I was the only foreigner in my class, although the head instructor was Irish. On the ambulance crew I was the only foreigner. This was my third visit to the Republic. I had spent two months in the country, the previous year, giving me a total of six months of exposure to the language and culture. In the ... (more)