Jessica Leigh Shields, an Australian who found a home in the Philippines, shares her love for life's contradictions, her Sunday ritual, and her passion for making a difference.
For Jessica Leigh Shields , Australian by blood, Filipino by choice, Sunday smells of vetiver and tomato leaves. Best Sunday ever? Escaping to Puerto Galera on a Sunday toward the end of the pandemic to go diving—friends, sunshine, pool hangs, music, jenga, and great weather. There was no traffic and you could be back in Manila in under three hours to get a massage and watch a movie.
Australian by blood, Filipino by choice, Jessica Leigh Shields has called Manila her home since a financial institution sent her to the Philippines at 23 on a 12-month-long assignment. She has since worked in shipping, logistics, banking, and medical technology. I met Jessica in a speakeasy about a decade ago and over a few rounds of Old Fashioned, we became instant friends. She thrives in the many contradictions of life. “We all contain more than one truth,” she says, to whom life “is a dance.” “I refuse to subscribe to a linear path of life. It’s neither about the beginning nor the end and its beauty is in the movement. Currently the vice president for international business operations for med-tech multinational DexCom, she divides her time between Manila and Madrid. Her personal mission is to bring more opportunities to the Philippines, in which she has found a greater passion to help improve people’s lives. Outside of work, Jessica is everything her heart is in, which finds great joy in art, design, anthropology, vintage jewelry, diving, and the outdoors. Sunday to her is “the ultimate luxury.”I travel so much for work, the ultimate luxury for me, is waking up at home, crisp white sheets, the sun shining, knowing my loved ones are nearby, no real plans and, depending on the events of the evening before, either coffee or Bloody Mary over brunch. Best word to describe SundayThe Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety MAKE A DEAL Jessica and her friends playing Monopoly GoThe people you don’t have to perform aroun
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