My culture tips is being a Filipino. Because in the Philippines, it's natural for Filipinos to be hospitable, to be happy, and to be whatever they are. It's natural for Filipinos to be whatever they are. It's more enjoyable to be a Filipino. For me, that's the best attitude that we Filipinos have. I can't forget the people or foreigners who come here to know us as Filipinos. That's one of the best things about us.
Look, I know you're going to be tempted to ride the water buffalo. It's all right. They're kind of hard to boss around and they move really lethargically. It's not like riding a horse.
A neat experience I've had with the Philippines since I've been home is I've been able to make videos, which then became viral, and Ilo Ilo Mbakono with my roommate. We're called the Ilongo Boys. It's kind of a dumb name, but anyways, it was super fun. It was fun to make those videos and just to see how much it affected people's lives. We got a lot of feedback from it. People said like, wow, this just made my day. It made me feel like I was home. You don't think about fame a lot until it happens to you, and in some ways, it was an amazing experience. In some ways, it's been hard because it felt like it was shoved into our laps, and we had no idea what to do with it. I still don't know why it happened, but I think it needs to happen more, so I guess that's the point of this video.