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When Melinda first became my Filipina penpal, I honestly did not
think we would ever meet. She was one of about a dozen Filipina
ladies I wrote to in the beginning. Over the months that we
corresponded, my feeling for Melinda just kept getting stronger. As
a result, my desire to write the other Filipina pen pals slowly faded.
I was falling in love. Still, there were a few obstacles that stood in
my way of meeting my special Filipina penpal. My fear of flying,
reservations about going to a foreign country alone, and a very
serious cash flow problem. I eventually got over my fears, and
ended up selling my motorcycle for $3000 to finance my trip. I
charged my plane ticket on my credit card, stuck the cash from my
motorcycle in my pocket, and headed to the Philippines to meet my
Filipina penpal. Below are just a handful of the images I saw on my
journey to the Philippines in 1998. There are also some pictures of
our civil wedding, and even a few pictures of Melinda after she
arrived in the U.S.A. during 1999. So much has happened since I
first wrote Melinda over 7 years ago. We now have two beautiful
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