“Layered: Between Who I Was and Who I’ve Become”

In this episode of Mic on the Go, I reflect on the feeling of missing home — but also realizing that home has changed… or maybe, I’ve changed.

I grew up in the Philippines, but now I’m here in the UAE. I still speak Bisaya, I still crave the food, I still remember the streets — but when I go back, something feels different. Maybe it’s me. Because I’m not just that girl from before… I’m layered now.

I carry different languages, different beliefs, different dreams.

I am Bisaya, but also Emirati.

I was Christian, now I’m Muslim.

I’m here, but also still there — in memory.

This episode is for anyone who ever felt caught between homes, between versions of themselves, between past and present.

Let’s talk about what it means to miss a place that no longer fits you the same way.