Living in the Province

Here in the Philippines, living in the province has some really great benefits. I can site a few:

1. It's generally more peaceful. Peaceful both in having less crimes and less worries of anything ill befalling you which would normally happen in the big cities like getting robbed. There is also the matter of less noise especially at night. Perhaps the only noise one would hear when he's getting read to sleep is the sound of the crickets. In the morning, the cock-a-doodle-dooing of the roosters are music to the ears.

2. Cost of living is cheaper. Yes, it is cheaper to live day in and day out if you're in the province. Transportation is generally cheaper, houses are cheaper, and the market prices are also lower compared to the metropolis.

3. Air is fresher. Depending on where you are, the air in the province is more often a lot fresher. Thanks to the distance from all the vehicles of the cities, the factories and whatever else that can cause a person's lungs to revolt.

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If given the chance, meaning if I can afford to go away from the city, I would like to live in the province and experience what they call a simpler way of living.