Something In A Shoe-box Gift Sent By A 7-Year-Old American Boy Changed The Life Of A Filipino Girl

The Big Decision

After one year of sending messages and communicating over social media, the two realized that they actually had a lot of common hobbies and interests. So Tyrel started contemplating flying all the way to Joana to see if they could perhaps get closer in real life. Since he enjoyed the online messaging, Tyrel soon made the big decision to see if the spark would follow through in person. By May 2013, Tyrel saved enough money to fly all the way to Quezon City in the Philippines, for a 10-day trip to see Joana.