I reaaaaally wanted to enjoy this! It’s not bad at all, but it more of a journal entry style that lacks a narrative. I didn’t feel like the voice was going to change and/or if the author was going to encounter a real conflict. I think it lacked introspection and more just reflected things she observed like a diary. It was more telling that showing, as in “I did this. This happened. We ate this,” etc etc. It was nice to reminisce on traveling to the Philippines, but didn’t keep me motivated to continue, especially since the author seemed to complain about a lot of different aspects, or at least use adjectives that could skew negative.