Filipino women and their men battle through locked down embassies, cancelled flights, quarantine periods, and 'demeaning' requirements to be together.
#LoveIsNotTourism became a cry for binational couples around the world during the pandemic. As borders closed, lovers separated by distance had to navigate complicated and confusing restrictions and requirements. Len met Ben in her second year of pursuing a Masters degree in Normandy, France under the 2016 Erasmus Mundus’ Impakt Program and the PhilFrance Scholarship.
“I didn’t want to get too attached,” said Len, who knew she would have to return home after her studies.As Len’s graduation neared, Ben expressed an interest to visit the Philippines and followed through in November 2017.Len spent Christmas in Ben’s hometown in 2019. They told his parents of their plans to marry in July 2020.
Now, Len works as a language instructor at an educational institution. Though they live in Paris, they are open to options to live and work in other parts of the world, including the Philippines.Julia Chu was in her last year at the University of the Philippines College of Law when she joined the Erasmus+ exchange program with the University of Malaga in Spain.
Before long, they were going out every week. Julia discovered Mihal’s dancing skills. And in March, Mihal joined Julia and her friend Jesus on a trip to Madrid.A month before going home and the expiration of her Schengen visa, she accepted Mihal’s invitation to visit his family in Poland. Then they visited her sister in Switzerland, and went on a trip to Italy. By November, they were reunited in Germany, where he was spending another semester on the Erasmus exchange.
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