My name is Ninay a.ka. Girl Chasing Sunshine. Small-town girl from the Philippines. Proud probinsyana. Pinay wanderer. Bubbly to the bones. Tala Queen. Endless dreamer. In 2006, I left my hometown in Zambales to study in Manila. I’ve been independent since then—I went on to take a full-time job whilst traveling locally and abroad every now and then. This year, I’m taking another leap of faith. I found the crazy courage to do something outrageous and epic: I quit my job and left everything comfortable behind to travel and live in New Zealand on a one-year working holiday visa!