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Archive for January 24th, 2025


True enough, I love the true story of Tisha, the life of a young teacher in the Alaskan wilderness as told to the author Robert Specht.

It is the story of Anne Hobbs who dreamed of a different life. She was only nineteen in 1927 when she came to harsh and beautiful Alaska as a teacher. She allowed Native Americans in her class and fell in love with a half-Inuit  man.  Her days taught the meaning of perseverance, prejudice, irrational hatred and  unconditional love.

She knew nothing about Alaska or living in the wilderness nor the social conditions and Alaskan customs but she was open to new experiences learning about how to live in the wilderness, the harsh winter season. I love how the story unfolded, told in simple words that one could easily grasp and understands.

This is my second five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read this month and my 11th read so far. I would  like to start on The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo later. Heard so much about this book and I’m curious.

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Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting.

Venice Grand Canal Mall in BGC. 

One of the attractions at the Bonifacio Global  City is this what they call little Italy in the Philippines. BGC is a business and commercial community where several high-rise buildings, cinemas, hospital, malls, condominiums and high-end restaurants and eateries are located. Been here several times but I haven’t seen the Venice Grand Canal yet. I have seen several pictures of the place but I am not that in a hurry to visit it.

Jovy and Josef work at JP Morgan Chase Bank which is located  in BGC. Maybe someday, when they have the time to tour me around, I would include the mall in my itinerary.

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