Comments on: Reader Stories: How DJ Made All His Dreams Come True

By: Sopphia Caballero

Sopphia Caballero — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:59:15 +0000

Good Day DJ,
Wow I love what I am reading,I dream of Traveling the world too,as far as I could remember,I started dreaming of myself being able to see the World when I was 15,(pls.dont mind my English grammar,I’m trying)I was move to tears by reading you’re humble begginings,and I want to travel so badly.And youre right Dreams do come true,August Last year I am 19 I travel to Singapore,and Malaysia .I waited this to happen,and it happens to after 4 years..before that when I was 15 I started traveling to our country because of that I realize I want to go abroad and just like you I am so inspired of my friends who already are traveling and Currently I am studying at Misamis University and I am planning to visit Europe this Summer ,I am preparing for it now and I wish to read everything more to get some tips…

By: DJ Yabis

DJ Yabis — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:06:08 +0000

In reply to Alex. Thanks Alex. Yes you should definitely drop by the Philippines next time. It's a great and beautiful country!

By: DJ Yabis

DJ Yabis — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:05:31 +0000

In reply to Kristin. Yep Kristin. So much work and frustration and uncertainty with all this visa applications. It can be very hard and can crush people's dreams!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:53:26 +0000

Great story, DJ! Congratulations on overcoming some major hurdles to travel the world!

We’d love to get to the Philippines someday. We were very close in November as we were in Sabah in Borneo, just a skip away. Unfortunately, it was not a long trip and we weren’t able to make it. There’s a large Filipino population in Sabah though and we were there just after the horrible typhoon devastated the Philippines. Watching the news and being out in the streets of Sabah at a Filipino market gave us a bit of a connection with the disaster.

Anyways, happy travels and keep up the good work on your blog!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:30:25 +0000

Thanks for the insight, DJ! I have many relatives in the Philippines and I never knew just how difficult it was for them to travel in terms of paperwork. My younger relatives and their friends have been pretty successful in travelling so I didn’t realize how much work went into it. It makes me appreciative of my relative ease of travel with a North American passport. Hope you enjoy the rest of your travels!

By: DJ Yabis

DJ Yabis — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:47:04 +0000

In reply to Ronald. Thanks Ronald. Do it! It's so much easier for you to pull it off.

By: DJ Yabis

DJ Yabis — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:46:14 +0000

In reply to Susan. Thanks Susan. Hope to meet you again one of these days!

By: DJ Yabis

DJ Yabis — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:43:23 +0000

In reply to Megan Janicke. Yep. You should use your passport more often! :D

By: DJ Yabis

DJ Yabis — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:37:07 +0000

In reply to Julio Moreno. Yes it's pretty crazy. I think it applies with everything in life: if you want something badly, you'll do everything to make it happen :D

By: Ronald

Ronald — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:31:04 +0000

Wow!

Bravo DJ…your story is awe inspiring, as a Canadian, I realize how fortunate I am by not having to go through so much red tape.

I too love to travel and explore this beautiful multicultural global village…we are citizens of the world minus government boundaries!

I wish to have enough drive and motivation in doing this also one day.

Keep on roaming the globe! you are a trend setter, your life is full of promise!