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Underpaying and non automated

Puerto Rico is very much a car culture. Puerto Rico has the most cars per square mile IN THE WORLD! Yes, that is correct. So….why do the car washes look like THIS:   and this:     Seriously, I’ve only … Continue reading

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I swear!

So, of course, when you’re a foreign language student it’s always funny to learn a few swear words to giggle about and use with your friends.  Heck, I know 4 German phrases and yes, one includes a swear.  But here … Continue reading

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I got it for free!

Parents Latina! Yay! I feel like a poser because hey, I’m clearly not Latina, but I played one onstage in a musical once so there…   No really , I didn’t convince anyone in that musical that I was Latina. … Continue reading

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Fotofoto funnies

                         

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Salsa!

It was time to find a better salsa venue. I wasn’t digging La Naza anymore. There had to be another. With feelers put out, I heard there was a dance. Tonight. Like, 10 minute drive away. Time to muster up some … Continue reading

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Photos Fotos

              

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The mayor, big bands, and frisbees

My hubby gets a massage in Cabo Rojo every Wednesday. (Insert recommendation here: Iris on the plaza is the best!). My dad is in town and is decided to drag him to the Museo de Proceres in Cabo Rojo while … Continue reading

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Peculiarities of northern winters

The concepts of snow and cold sum up winter for most people. And yes, those are the essential elements. But living in Puerto Rico has shown me that changes in latitudes results in more than simply differences in thermometers and … Continue reading

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Traveling mother

Lisa, who used to write on this blog, recently posted on her own blog her experience in NYC this winter. We went this summer and just now I’m organizing our photos into a book to print.  Looking at Trevor’s photos, … Continue reading

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Those Three Kings

The Epiphany (Jan 6, the day the three kings supposedly came to baby Jesus) is celebrated like this in Wisconsin: kids go to school, people go to work, and if you’re a strict Catholic you might attend service in the … Continue reading

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