Miriam Quiambao On Moving To Boracay: 'The Kids Are Enjoying Their New Life'

Miriam Quiambao, her husband Ardy Roberto, their kids Joshua, Elijah, and Ziki, along with the rest of their household have moved out of the city to live in Boracay island.

The beauty queen-turned-actress, and now inspirational speaker recently made the annnouncement on her Instagram account. She said in the caption of one of her posts, dated February 2022, "Last Feb 10, Thursday, we finally took a flight to Boracay."

She went on telling what happened that day: "After we have cleared the rented house and sent off all other remaining items, we took a van to the airport & rode a plane to Caticlan. There was a QR code setback at the airport which were eventually resolved, thank God!

"Finally, all 7 of us took the journey on a plane, a shuttle, a boat and a van to our new home. At the end of day, staring at the Boracay sunset and witnessing how the kids are enjoying their new life on the island makes all the stress and struggles of the past weeks worth it."

She then pointed out, "Believing that the Lord has a great and wonderful purpose for us here, we look forward to living the island life for the rest of the year. One thing is for sure, this new chapter in the #RobertoFamilyAdventure is going to be the best year yet!"

That was Day 1 of their, to use Miriam's hashtag, #365DaysInBoracay. The following day, she shared posts of how they're enjoying so far their new place. Needless to say, they all love it.

"Morning walks are a constant with our family," Miriam said in the caption. "On Day 2 of our stay in Boracay, walking by the beach is something new and exciting. Elijah says 'Dada, I love the water! Dada, I love the beach! Mama, I feed the fish seaweed!'"

She went to talking more about her son, who turns 3 on February 17: "Elijah discovered that sand melts from his hand when it’s in the water and experienced his feet being buried in the sand. He tried to scoop some sand with a leaf while Baby Ziki marinated his feet in the sand."

Miriam mentioned some benefits of buhay probinsya, including the youngest member of their family, Ziki, who turns 1 in July. She explained, "These sensorial experiences not only help them with brain development but in this way, they also develop a love for nature."

"These activities introduce them to science (liquid and solids), geography (land vs the sea) and exposure to the sun & negative ions helps to boost immunity. Looking forward to enjoy more this for the rest of the year!"

Miriam is among the increasing number of city dwellers who've found bliss in the countryside.

Her fellow celebrity mom Bettinna Carlos lives in La Union with her husband and their daughter Gummy. When a typhoon badly hit La Union and left many areas without electricity, Bettinna took the situation as opportunity to teach Gummy that "hindi lahat laging convenient" (read here).