What is another something that Napoles Dennis Cunanan keeps close to his heart as he travels the world with his feet?

1. What is another something that Napoles
Dennis Cunanan keeps close to his heart as he
travels the world with his feet?
“Whenever I travel to a place,” Dennis says, “one of the first things
that I pay attention to is the sense of home that I can get from it.
Having gone through a lot in just one year, the idea and feel of home
is deeply important to me. Nothing, of course, will compare to the
sight of my mother and father, my brothers and sister, and my cat
Bunso when I got home every day from school.
“There would always be pan de sal and iced tea waiting for me at the
kitchen table, and Dad would be reading the newspaper even if the
same news was blasting from the TV screen. My mom would be
playing with my twin brothers, who were really a handful. And I would
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2. rarely see my sister since she was older than all of us, and usually
working. But she would always bring something home for us, usually
candies or Chinese takeout. And my cat, Bunso, was the youngest of
a litter of 5 that our old stray cat Bessy gave birth to before she died.
Bunso was white, yellow, and gold. I miss all of them, I miss the
memories.”
That is how Dennis came to base his life as an itinerant soul-seeker.
Dennis recently obtained a second Bachelor of Arts in West Virginia,
and also had a stint as an English teacher in an underprivileged
community there. Already at a time where it was difficult to live in the
United States because of their possible relapse into economic
depression, Dennis shared his experiences on having to carve a new
life for himself in America.
“My passport says Napoles Dennis Cunanan , and let’s not get into
great detail, but you do know that sometimes it’s hard to make it in
America if you’re a Filipino,” he says. “I was going to take my second
degree on a scholarship from my old alma mater so that I could gain
experience, and I was encouraged by my mother to try and see what I
could do there, since it’s still a chance at a higher standard of living. I
thought that it was going to be easy enough getting my green card. It
was a lot harder when I had to settle down.”
Dennis could not write it down at first, but he was not used to
American culture. He stayed in a dormitory with fellow college
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3. students and was quiet and shy at first, setting aside more time for
preparing for his teaching apprenticeship at West Sunset High School
in the city.
“I didn’t even know how to ride the train, and there are so many stops
and a train ride will take you more than an hour, not like here in the
Philippines where the MRT can take you back and forth from its first
and last stations in around twenty minutes. I spent a good time there
being worried about getting mugged. Thankfully, nothing like that has
happened. But it still took a while for America to feel like home.”
So, what eventually helped Napoles Dennis Cunanan settle down
safely in Virginia?
“I eventually met a fellow college dormer who was Pinoy also!” he
laughs. “And of course, my newfound friend eventually took me to
visit their house in Washington. Nag mano ako kay Inay (I asked his
mother for her blessing). And I was given the gift of wonderful
homemade Filipino food, which was heaven after all the fast food I’d
be eating—flavorful adobo, and lots and lots of rice.”
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