'To my right is a volcano, to my left is the ocean': Fil-Aus Zowie Palliaer sa desisyon niyang permanenteng manirahan sa Camiguin

Noong pinasya ng Queenslander na si Zowie Palliaer na iwanan ang corporate job niya sa Australia, dinala siya ng tadhana sa Camiguin, ang isla kung saan siya pinanganak at kung saan niya nahanap ang freediving at animal advocacy.

Filipino-Australian Zowie Palliaer left her corporate job in Australia to travel the world, eventually settling where she was born - Camiguin in the Philippines. Credit: Zowie Palliaer

Key Points

• Pinanganak si Zowie Palliaer sa Camiguin, ngunit lumipat ang kanilang pamilya sa Australia noong bata siya.
• Noong late 20s niya, pinili niyang iwan ang kanyang trabaho upang mag-backpack sa Asya.
• Kahit wala ang mga luxuries sa Australia sa Camiguin, nahanap ni Palliaer ang sarili at ang kanyang dalawang passions dito - ang freediving at animal advocacy.

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'To my right is a volcano, to my left is the ocean': Fil-Aus Zowie Palliaer sa desisyon niyang permanenteng manirahan sa Camiguin

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13:33Filipino

I know I'm very lucky. Not everyone gets to backpack for five years and [do that and do remote work]...but after five years, I got burned out. I was tired of moving around and I craved community. I found home in Camiguin.

Zowie Palliaer, freediver and animal advocate

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