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Tag Archives: Mayaguez
Festival Gastronomica
$45 ticket. Like, a hundred restaurants and culinary schools, an Iron Chef competition, live bands and ALL YOU CAN EAT AND DRINK! Game on! Festival Gastronomica is a major event that draws people from all over the west side of … Continue reading
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Tagged festival gastronomico, Lindy Hop, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, restaurants, wedge shoes
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It’s a gas!
I like to roll with whatever Puerto Rico deals to me. Adventure is the reason we moved here. But, maybe besides the DMV, the one thing that I will always gripe about are the gas stations. Let me explain… The … Continue reading
How to get your yearly car inspection and license sticker in 25 easy steps
1) notice that the sticker on your windshield expires in a week 2) have your knowledgeable neighbors explain the crazy process of getting a new one 3) head reluctantly to CESCO (the DMV). 4) get in info line 5) Have … Continue reading
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Tagged auto expreso, car renewal, CESCO, DMV, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
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Leave her alone!
I like Friends Cafe on the Mayaguez square. They make nice drinks. But it happens every time. EVERY time. That creepy guy is always there. Creepy guys I can handle. Creepy guys who slide on over to touch my girl’s … Continue reading
Parallelogram: Top Ten Things That Matter, Six Months Later
\One experience explored from two points-of-view\ \\ Lisa\Montreal My family moved from Madison, Wisconsin to Montreal, Quebec last August. Here are my TOP TEN THINGS THAT MATTER, SIX MONTHS LATER: The farmer’s market is open all year-round and I know how … Continue reading
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Tagged 6 months, bilingual, driving, english, expats, Mayaguez, Montreal, organic, preschool, preschoolers, Spanish
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Parallelogram: Waste Post Post Haste
\One experience explored from two points-of-view\ \\ Laura\Mayaguez Let’s talk about garbage… Garbage trucks are just as exciting in Mayaguez as they were in Madison. Except these garbage men do it old school and walk behind the truck, manually dumping … Continue reading
I’m making spicy chikungunya for dinner with a side of shingles
So I had Chikungunya in December and Trevor had Shingles in 2010. We’re one-to-one in the “having survived crazy-painful illness” department. Let’s keep it that way. Chikungunya can linger in the body for months. FUN! Over Christmas the pain hung … Continue reading
Parallelogram: Kissing Perfect Strangers
\One experience explored from two points-of-view\ \\ Laura\Mayaguez How do the locals greet each other? Men shake hands with other men. Women give a little kiss on the right cheek. I assume men and women kiss likewise but I don’t … Continue reading
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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Tagged Maricao, Mayaguez, Panoramic Route, Puerto Rico, Ruta Panoramica
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