Dominga

Hi! I’m Dominga, but you can call me Doms for short. I'm 33 years old now, and I’m married with three kids—a boy and two girls. My husband works as a civil engineer here in Isabela, where we live. I also come from a big family with eight siblings and a father who is a farmer. I began my journey when I was 23, back in 2015. People often think I have a lot of money because my husband has a government job, but that's not the case! I want to earn my own money so I can buy things I like, go places I want, and help build our future together. That’s why I decided to leave my family and explore working in foreign countries with new languages, cultures, and environments. I have six years of experience working as a domestic helper in the Middle East and Asia. My first employer was a Kuwaiti family with seven members—two adults and five teenage kids. My main tasks there included cleaning, laundry, ironing, and washing the car. I also helped the kids with their English homework whenever they needed assistance. I never really cooked Arabian food since my male employer didn’t want anyone in the kitchen—he preferred to keep it just for himself.