• Dmitrii Stepanov and Nivy Mondaya built a tiny house in the Philippines in 2023. • The tiny house is situated on a plot near the mountains and the sea. • They say raising two kids in the tiny house has been a positive experience, thanks to their safe neighborhood.

Dmitrii Stepanov arrived in the Philippines in 2018 with plans for a one-month adventure. Seven years, a marriage, and two kids later, the country has become the place he calls home.

Back in Russia, where he grew up, Stepanov worked as a videographer. But a growing passion for scuba diving and underwater photography led him to Dumaguete, a coastal city in Negros Oriental, famed for its rich diving scene.

The low cost of living made it easy to adjust to life in the Philippines. "The longer I stayed, the more I liked it he

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