mabuhay!
8
years in publishing
10+
years as print journalist.
10
years as nursing assistant
journalist
web designer
certified nursing assistant
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I left a modest publishing career in the Philippines where I worked as proofreader, copyeditor, and research manager for different publishing entities before Saipan beckoned, where I worked as a journalist full time. Then I found myself warming up to the healthcare industry as I transitioned into becoming a nursing assistant. And the adventure continues.
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Ten years of hands-on patient care as a nursing assistant, grounded in empathy and steady hands.
Two decades of reporting, proofreading, and copyediting across print newsrooms and publishers.
Building clean, personal sites and layouts that tell a clear story, like this one.
Shaping a publication's voice, from research and structure to the final published page.
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In nursing coursework, we study dementia through clinical pillars—the Four A’s of Alzheimer’s. But on a regular day, those terms are simply the repeating friction of living in someone else’s internal weather. A personal reflection on caregiving, dignity, and the enduring habits of the heart.
An island economy is built on a simple truth: money derives its value from movement, and movement requires people. A personal reflection on the arithmetic of island life, power bills, and why federal partnership and long-term community stability are the real key to the Northern Marianas' economic future.
An essay on eleven years in the Northern Marianas, the quiet anxiety of work permit expiration dates, and why the islands need permanent solutions for long-term workers.
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