Tag Archives: Puerto Rico

We united the neighborhood

Trevor and I used to have an annual Christmas party before kids. The mood was always jolly, sometimes naughty (especially when we all wrote holiday poems one year. That degenerated quickly!) I love being social. Yeah, it’s draining, but I … Continue reading

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Mayaguez Zoo

Knowing it would be hard to beat the nationally known Milwaukee County Zoo, or the free Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, we thought we’d check out the Mayaguez Zoo with our new friend’s from D’s school.  It’s the only one … Continue reading

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Ruta Panoramica

It’s there on the map.  A faint purple line that transects the entire island. The Panoramic Route through the mountains.  We’re mountain driving pros, right? Let’s go see what we see. The route starts/ends in Mayaguez so it was an … Continue reading

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Thoughts on being a white minority

One of the reasons we moved to Puerto Rico was to give our kids a broader experience of the world. To experience diversity, learn another language, and live among people who are different, yet like us. What would it be … Continue reading

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Chikungunya

Chikungunya. Hard to say, nasty to get. A mosquito bites you. You get a fever, then your joints ache something fierce.  Which can stick with you and flair up for 6-12 months.  Fun! So far the outbreaks have been mostly … Continue reading

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Accion de Gracias

After resigning myself to the fact that my family would be on our own for Thanksgiving, I got an email from William at the 11th hour asking if we’d join his holiday gathering. The Universe provides! I was so excited! … Continue reading

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3 months aqui

According to Dr. Karp babies have a “4th trimester” after being born. A time when they acclimate to the world. It feels like we’ve just finished our “4th trimester” as a family. This week marks our three month anniversary of … Continue reading

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Belonging

My life coach from many years ago taught me that to lead a balanced life we need to nurture different key aspects of ourselves in our environments: belonging, purpose, respect, security and acceptance. Trevor and I had a chance to … Continue reading

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Winter gardens

Everyone knows you plant seedlings for your veggie garden in early spring. You gotta keep in mind things like frost and freak snow falls in May. Oh to be a northerner! We had no idea if we could start a … Continue reading

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Halloween – no mani

The Halloween hype lived up to my expectations.  There was a wonderful mood in the neighborhood as everyone prepared for Halloween trick or treating. Decorations popped up the afternoon of the 31st (and were taken down on Nov 1!) Our … Continue reading

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