A friend of mine who recently migrated asked me if we have plans of migrating or not. Actually, I have mixed thoughts about migration. Life here in the Philippines is getting difficult and difficult every minute. And with the corrupt ways of our politician, I’m already starting to loose hope if there is still a chance that our economy can still recover. Prices of everything are continuously increasing. I remember when we had our grocery last week, I was shocked by how much our grocery bill has leaped. Add to that the number of unemployed and poor families here in the Philippines.
We are lucky because we are one of those middle income families who can still survive the difficult life here in the Philippines. My husband and I are both lucky that we have a stable job that pays well. But if you will think of it, no matter how hard we work, we can never really buy a house and lot or a new car that easily.
On the other hand, I can say that most of my friends that migrated are doing well in the country of their choice. Yes, they really find it hard in the first five years of their migration since they have to adjust to the new culture and to the new environment but once they are all adjusted, it would be easy to look for a job, buy a house, and even send your kids to school since the government really gives support to its citizens. Just like my friend who just moved there a few months ago. After just a few months, they are now moving to their new Wilmington real estate.
My uncle advised us that if we have plans to migrate, we should do it now when we are still young. He told me this five years ago and up to now, we still haven’t decided yet if we should migrate or not. Or maybe, we are better off here in the Philippines and migration is really not for us and we just have to suck in whatever life Philippines has to offer us.
How about you, what are your thoughts on migration?
We are lucky because we are one of those middle income families who can still survive the difficult life here in the Philippines. My husband and I are both lucky that we have a stable job that pays well. But if you will think of it, no matter how hard we work, we can never really buy a house and lot or a new car that easily.
On the other hand, I can say that most of my friends that migrated are doing well in the country of their choice. Yes, they really find it hard in the first five years of their migration since they have to adjust to the new culture and to the new environment but once they are all adjusted, it would be easy to look for a job, buy a house, and even send your kids to school since the government really gives support to its citizens. Just like my friend who just moved there a few months ago. After just a few months, they are now moving to their new Wilmington real estate.
My uncle advised us that if we have plans to migrate, we should do it now when we are still young. He told me this five years ago and up to now, we still haven’t decided yet if we should migrate or not. Or maybe, we are better off here in the Philippines and migration is really not for us and we just have to suck in whatever life Philippines has to offer us.
How about you, what are your thoughts on migration?
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