Blogging Challenge

I have been following the blog of The Tudor Tutor and she shared a blogging challenge for the month of August. It's supposed to be a daily blogging activity, but since work has been keeping me busy I will be doing it on a weekly basis. For this week it's about my life in 250 words.

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I was born in Manila in 1979. My dad was a seafarer and my mum was a homemaaker. My dad was away most of the time so I'm especially close to my mum. Thanks to her, I got interested in books at an early age. Growing up she made me watch Sesame Street and English movies. That's when my love affair with English started.

 

 

My parents sent me to an all-girls' school from kindergarten to college. I often get asked if I had turned lesbian during my student years. My answer was always: "No, I'm into boys, thank you." After college I worked as a Production Assistant for a cable TV company for two years until deciding to become a teacher in 2004. Later on, I became a trainer in a BPO company.

 

 

I met my fiancè here in Manila in 2009 while he was on holiday with friends. But we wouldn't be a couple until after two years. I could say that the two years of being friends strengthened the foundation of our relationship today. I flew to Germany last year to spend Christmas, New Year and second anniversary with him. He finally popped the question on 3 January 2013 by the Hohenzollernbridge near the love locks overlooking the Rhine. We plan to tie the knot late next year and after that I will fly to Germany and settle with him in Cologne. I'm studying Deutsch right now as part of my preparation. I'll miss my family and friends here in Manila but there's always Skype and air travel.