A FILIPINO nurse who arrived in Hereford on a snowy New Year’s Day five years ago has spoken of how the city has now become her permanent home. When Jaycel Mercullo left her home town of Dumaguete in the Philippines in December 2015, she could hardly have dreamt of her new life in leafy Herefordshire. It was her first venture abroad, her first time living in a country away from home and the first time she experienced temperatures below 20 degrees. “There were four of us who arrived from the Philippines at the same time and it was a lot to take in on one day. I remember the day vividly as there were so many firsts - it meant a new beginning for all of us,” said 30-year-old Jaycel.