My Sick Leave Saga: Still Healing
The past two weeks have been a blur – medically, mentally, and occasionally, very strangely. It started with blood work on Tuesday (April 22). Now, let me tell you – this is never a simple thing for me. I’m that…
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April Featured Person: Gill Concha
I first met Gill Concha over two decades ago, back in 2002, when we were both teachers at the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Manila for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I remember him as someone who…
My Sick Leave Saga: Still in Between
This week started off with a lot of hope and preparation. I had an important government appointment early in the week, and while everything went relatively okay, something about the whole experience completely threw me off. I left feeling drained,…
My Sick Leave Saga: Between Stillness and Restlessness
Another week down. Time moves weird when you’re healing. It’s not quite fast, not quite slow. Just stretchy – like chewing gum that’s lost its flavor but won’t let go. I’m still home, still recovering from this back injury that…
My Sick Leave Saga: Staying Productive (even with a back injury)
Let’s talk about one of those days that literally knocks you off your feet. Last, last Friday (28.03) at work, in the afternoon – about an hour before my shift was supposed to end – I was helping out in…
March Featured Person: Maila Rito
I first met Maila, or Mai as most people call her, 15 years ago when I was teaching in Thailand. At the time, she was an afterschool teacher at another school. Even then, her passion for education and her desire…