Ebony, Ivory and What...

When I first set foot to this country, I was not exactly sure what I was going to expect. The environment, the culture, the trials and all those other things that a man will face once he sets foot in the first time to a place unfamiliar to him.


I had encountered the same when I was in Bangkok but the thing about this place is, I did not have anyone with me on my first trip. When I was in the place which they referred to the "City of Angels" in Asia, I was with my former superior and friend. Now I am all alone.

I did not have any leads. So I have to really start from scratch. I entered the school without expecting anything. On my second day I met my first friend here in China. He was half Jamaican-half Ethopian. He helped me shop and introduced me to people. He is like my brother here. He is the one on the lower right of this picture. The one beside him is the guy who lives beside me, the third person I knew in China. It took a few days and I knew a lot of people around campus; blacks, whites and Asians.

After which, a good friend of mine gave me contacts of Filipinos here in Shanghai. This made me feel like I am home. Like I never left. Once again I am living the same life that I was living in Manila, belonging to different groups of people, knowing more and more everyday and learning in and out of the classroom...