From being a “curious” foreigner, Kyle Jennerman has become a travel vlogger dedicated to learning and sharing the beauty of the Philippines—from the northernmost part of Luzon to the far-flung areas in Mindanao. | via philstarlife
Canadian vlogger Kyle Jennerman spent a huge chunk of his life exploring and vlogging about different corners of the world, across Europe and Southeast Asia. Thirty-five countries later, in 2013, he finally set foot in the Philippines—and it changed his life forever.
Little did he know that a decade later, he’d be able to turn his YouTube name into a reality. The Philippine Senate unanimously approved the bill intended to grant Kulas his Filipino citizenship in late May, taking him another step closer to officially becoming a Filipino. He’s just one signature away—from President Ferdinand"Bongbong" Marcos Jr.—for it to finally take effect.
Kulas returned to Hong Kong again to continue with his duties and responsibilities at work, but it didn’t take long for him to find another reason to come back to the Philippines: the, which claimed thousands of lives and affected millions of people in Central Visayas in November 2013. “I was in Hong Kong working, and one of our friends who I worked with was from Tacloban. So, it hit me really hard because I’m becoming quite inspired by the country that year.
“Right before leaving, I asked them: ‘Hey what you guys are doing?’ ‘Well, we’re taking our dead lola on the boat.’ Again, I can talk for hours about the month I spent there at that time, but it was really a big eye-opener, the resiliency of people here—the ability to find ways to be happy and to share that with people even in that most horrendous situation,” mused Kulas.
“First few weeks, I actually just stopped and thought. I didn’t tell anyone, [including] my parents, my girlfriend, my barkada. 'Okay, this is a very deep and very intense and personal thing,’ so I need to think: ‘Do I deserve this?’”While he realized it was not for him to answer, he was sure about two things: the solid relationship he has built with Filipinos and his immense love for the Philippines as a whole.
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