by Athens Garrote | May 26, 2020 | New York
My Dearest Nephew,The first week of your life is filled with so many stories that you and I can talk-story about for a lifetime. You are literally the poster boy of “It takes a village to raise a child”. As you come of age, you will hear a lot of...
by Athens Garrote | Jun 12, 2018 | Davao
I’ve been asked a few times what would be “my greatest adventure” and I could never give a straight answer. There’s doing this or going here. But lately, like an epiphany of sorts, I realized that my yet greatest adventure would be a little bit of both; packing...
by Athens Garrote | Apr 8, 2017 | Davao
Ingon ni E.B White.. There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size and its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the New York of the commuter...
by Athens Garrote | Mar 14, 2017 | Digong
No it was not free. And if you are one of the yellow bleeding hearts, you might want to finish reading this before you march to Edsa. First, let me tell you something about looking for the “right” apartment in this city. You have to put yourself out there...
I'm Athens, a proud Davaoeña Carpé Diem-ing in New York City.