E17E15E14E13E12E11E10E09E08E07E06E05E04E03E02E01Rehana L. UnggaWarsani MursidiW01 “The sun setting behind the mosque, the trees are getting ready to sleep.”W02 “ The sun is gone. But his flash is still shining light on us.”W03 “ A mountain of buildings.”W04W05W06W07W08W09
R01 “ We have this exact type of flower back home in the Philippines.”R02 “ This reminds me of my house back home.”R03 “ Looking at the sky is always relaxing for me.”R04R05R06R07R08R10R09
R11R12R13Ridwanul HaqueRI01 “The proud date tree, always welcoming people to take a little try from the tree.”RI02 “ This always makes me miss my hometown mosque.”RI03 “Reserved water, not for the use of all.”RI04RI05RI06RI07RI08Achira Lakmal T.ACH01 “ Actual real honey.”ACH02 “Always together, even when drinking water.”ACH03 “ He promised his self to service, so he will carry as much as he can.”ACH04ACH05ACH06ACH07ACH08ACH09Agnes ArispaAG01 “On my way home, I saw a bird on the top of the tree branches, I decided to climb the tree. Later I called my mother and told her what I did, I was so happy!”AG02 “As our family worships together and sings in harmony, the lord is pleased and dwells in our unity.”AG03 “ Basketball, focus and determination will take you to the right direction. I used to always take my children to watch the basketball games back home.”AG04AG05
AG06YhaniArania QuidingAR01 “ I admired the honeybee; they can produce honey, have a solid organization, be wise and industrious. If you observe them when the flowers begin to bloom, the bee will begin to go out foraging again, I’m like the bee, I came to work abroad, keep working to earn and save money for the future.”AR02 : “A dove is the symbol for peace, it is an expression for freedom and love, as we see them flying in the sky. I admire them every morning as I feed them.”AR03 “These are two tiny and beautiful flowers that grow simply, this flower reminds me always of my two little young daughters of mine.”AR04AR05AR06AR09AR10AR07
AR11AR12AR13AR14AYAHAY01 “ After hard work we need to rest. It is like our seating area back home, my mother and father used to sit on chairs like these, and I would always be there talking to them.”AY02 “ I feel safe and secure when I see the mosque. It’s been 3 years since I converted to Islam. The best way of life for me.”AY03 “ For workers living here abroad, we are the eggs in the nest, just like the eggs need protection and nurture, so do we.”AY04AY05AY06AY07AY08AY09AY10AY11
Bea SapalonB01 “This is romantic. I’ve always wanted to experience this romance sometime in my life but never had the chance to.”B02 “I like this photo, it is different and unusual, all the Kuwaiti women like it too. It’s easy to use because it is electrical.”B03 “This was the brides glass she was going to drink from at her wedding. I hope someday I have a wedding this beautiful with these flowers as well.”B04B05Charito DegradaCHD2 “A feeling of freedom, while still hoping for the freedom of others.”CHD1 “A photography walk in the park here. This is not my hobby, but it is a special skill that I have discovered in my self.”CHD3 “Living far from my family is not easy. Despite all the hardship and trials, I am still here, standing alone, with my courage and inspiration to make my dreams come true.”CHD4CHD5CHD6CHD7CHD8CHD9ChiekyCK01 “Fish, even if they are always inside a tank or an aquarium, living their lives there, they still have the freedom to swim around and do whatever they wanted to.”CK02 “We made this to decorate our room, it’s to indicate a particular emotion or mood.”CK03 “Cooking- my favorite hobby! My stress reliever always!”CK04CK05Clark CabanillaCL01CL02CL03CL04CL05CL06CL07CL08CL09Delia L. MapaloD01 “Birds have freedom. They fly in the sky with no limits. I wish such a freedom for my life.”D02 “My inspiration. The Kuwait Towers always refreshes my memory, and serves as a reminder to me. I visited this place with friends who are still here with me and friends who have left.D03“I’ve visited the Friday market many times here. This market is known for it’s cheap prices.”D04D05D06D07D08DO9Desiree Lyn DelenDL01“Repent to God and ask for his grace.”DL02 “Never make the past of yesterdays; be the future of tomorrows.”DL03“It’s a new day, a new beginning, a new challenge awaiting us that we must excel.”DL04DL05DL06DL07DL08DL09DL10DL11DL12DL13DL14DL15DL16DL17DL18DL20DL21DL19DL20GlemarieGL01 “ Communication. Our connection to our loved ones back home.GL02 “ Be free, pursue all your dreams, do what makes you happy.”GL03 “ Family. The reason we leave our homes, the reason we work across the world, to give them a better life.”GL04
JeneffeJE01 “We do this once a week when we go on our day off. We do it for fun and exercise, it is like Zumba. We do it to stay healthy and fit. It’s nice to get together and do something as a whole group and community.”JE02 “This is my friends birthday celebration at Messila beach. I am happy that we have the chance to celebrate all our special occasions together within our community even though we are abroad and far from home.”JE03 “We are giving thanks and prayer to God before we eat the food. This is our religion, we always give a prayer together before eating, we have to thank God for what we have and for our blessings.”JE04JE05JE06JEO7KeaK01 “This spoke to me, I used to think I only had potential to clean and cook as a domestic worker. But I believed in myself and now I am learning new skills and using them to do different things.”K02 “I like to go to the dock and admire different yachts and boats. I’m afraid to swim though, because I drowned once when I was a kid in Philippines so ever since, I only admire it from far.”K03 “This is when we were sailing along the city shore to Marina Mall. The sky was so beautiful and peaceful.”K04K05K06K07K08K09K10K11Lani CosmeLA01 “Every morning, I go for a 30 minute walk around the house for exercise. I always bring food with me and feed this same cat. I didn’t have food this time, that’s why he’s a little angry.”LA02 “The native dance of Mindanao, Philippines. When I see this in the church in Kuwait, I remember I am not alone here, they are my family.”LA03 “She means a lot to me, she is such a strong women. She devoted her life to God, she reminds me to lead a good life of Faith.”LA04LA05LA06LA07LA08LA09LA10LA11LA12LA13LA14LA15LA16la17LeahLE01 “Flying birds always make me feel happy.”LE02 “A dream, to be great artists of some sort one day.”LE03 “In Philippines I used to always go to the beach with my family.”LE04LE05LE06Maria T.MA01 “I feel so happy when I see the church group singing. Especially when I see the Filipino kids in the church, it reminds me of my children back home.”MA02 “On my day off, we went to celebrate my birthday and my friends birthday at Pizza Hut. One of our friends baked us a big home made cake to celebrate.”MA03 “It gives me peace whenever I am by the beach. My house was next to the beach is Philippines, I used to play with my kids and swim with them all the time before I left.”MA04MA05MA06MA07MA08MA09MA10MA11MA12MA13Precy BersuelaP01P02P03P04Rajaguru J.RA01 “When I see this flower in Kuwait, I remember Siri Lanka, back home around we have too many flowers and nature so it makes me happy when I find it here. In my house back home, I have a big garden, with trees and all kinds of flowers, every time I go back on vacation I plant some more.”RA02RA03RA04RA04RA05RA06RA07
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