Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category

Rachel Tanner, Puerto Rico Surf Photographer (amongst other photography talents), is being featured at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel and Casino in Aguadilla on November 5th at 7:00pm. I wanted to post this, because the world tour of surfing is in town and it will probably be lots of fun to go check out Rachels photos [...]

For the past few months, the local politicians (along with the Presidential ones) have really been stepping up their advertising and marketing trying get every potential voter aware of their policies. As we get closer to the election here in Puerto Rico, one of the main ways they do that (for those of us without [...]

Littering is not that big of a deal to many Puerto Ricans, which might sound bad, but compared to California, where littering is a social sin that carries a minimum $1000 fine, there is definately a difference. Flick a cigarette butt out of your car in CA, automatic $1000 fine. If someone sees you littering [...]

The daily rain still hasn’t begun, but we have had a few great downpours in the afternoon that our plants love! Every time the rain comes, I am reminded of how slippery and muddy our unpaved driveway gets. Five out of ten times leaving the driveway when it is raining, Summer and I have to [...]

Does anyone know if Puerto Rico celebrates the ‘non-religious’ side of St. Patrick’s day? Just to clarify that, I know that it is celebrated in the churches here, but do local Puerto Rican bars (not tourist bars) dye the beer green, hang four leaf clovers and discount Bushmills and Jameson shots?

Summer and I packed up all of our stuff (that we are brining to California) and headed to the airport this morning. Eddie and his two girls are watching the house, the two dogs, the cat (name to be announced momentarily), the lawn, the new plants, the Bronco and the Toyota. Along with the above [...]

Feliz Navidad!

In Puerto Rico, if you wear a green shirt on a Thursday, that is a supposed to be a symbol of your gay pride. At least that is what we’ve heard from a few Puerto Ricans. I certainly noticed an abundance of gay guys in San Juan, when we stayed at the El San Juan [...]