Top tip: Always not the name of the big flashy hotel next to your hidden little pensionne. This way, you won’t end up wandering the streets of Manila at night wondering where you are and trying to find a taxi driver who knows where you’re going!
Becks is a marine ecology PhD student, living in Queensland (Australia), Dumaguete (Philippines) and London (UK). Marinegirl is her online alter-ego. She dreamt her up as as super-gorgeous superhero saving the underwater world (if you've seen Captain Planet, you get the idea). She is not, and never will be, in the marines.