Paeng 1

Raphael Marbella

  • Birthdate

    Birthdate
    Born in Mambahao Hospital in Mabahao, Camiguin, Philippines.
  • Period: to

    Lived in the Philippines

  • Bukidnon, Philippines

    Move to Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines to live with grandparents on mom's side.
  • First Day of School

    My first day of school in Bukidnon, Philippines. Grade K1, or Kindergarten 1.
  • Left at Home.

    Parents leave for America.
  • America!

    America!
    Arrive in LA international airport and reunite with parents.
  • Madison, New Jersey

    After touring the country with my parents, we move to Madison, New Jersey.
  • English Test

    Before entering into school, we take an english test to dictate whether we take ESL or not. Pass perfectly!
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina

    Move to NC with five other Filipino families.
  • Philippines!

    We vacation in the Philippines to participate in my Aunt's wedding.
  • Philippines! pt 2

    My grandpa gets diagnosed for Lung Cancer, so we Spring Break of my 4th grade year, we go back to the Philippines.
  • Middle School

    Graduate from Marvin Ward Elementary.
  • Grandpa Dies

    After one year after diagnosis of Lung Cancer, my grandpa dies in Linabo, Bukidnon, Philippines.