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Hamilton – Puerto Rican style
My husband and I saw Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton Saturday and it was all I had hoped for. But boy was this adventure a crazy ride. Never have I (virtually) pushed and shoved to get tickets for a musical. (Literal … Continue reading
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Tagged hamilton, lin manuel miranda, musicals, Puerto Rico, san juan
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Yaucomatic
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Tagged colorful, murals, Puerto Rico, steep, steps, tour, tourist, yauco, yaucomatic
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Golfing Puerto Rico style
We’ve really been missing our family tradition of going skating on Sunday mornings. In November we drove to Aguadilla to see the rink, but there wasn’t any apparent damage. Someone nearby said it might open in March, which made us … Continue reading
Ponce Carnaval
Carnaval was a mystical, heathen-esque party of tumultuous color, sound and steep tradition in my mind. Something to be felt and digested rather than passively admiring. I wanted to attend the Ponce Carnaval since we moved here but the timing … Continue reading
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Tagged carnaval, carnival, fat tuesday, festival, parade, ponce, ponceno, Puerto Rico
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Salinas Speedway drag race
Drag racing. Something I’ve only seen in beatnik films and old musicals. How I stumbled upon discovering the Speedway in the town of Salinas I’ll never remember, but it was fate that I did just days before a big race … Continue reading
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Tagged car, drag race, Puerto Rico, race, racing, salinas, speedway
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Take me out to the ball game
Atrápala! Means catch it! Entrada means inning (and entrance haha) It’s been three years since we went to an Indios baseball game here in Mayaguez. The stadium is quite impressive. (Except the bathrooms but I don’t expect any public bathroom … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, beisbol, indios, Mayaguez, minor league, Puerto Rico
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100+ days after
While our life has returned to relative normal (aside from periodic power outages when they work in the area, which results in the darkening of major stop lights on the highway – whahoo! Free for all!), life is far from … Continue reading
Puerto Rico se levanta
Puerto Rico rises. It’s the new slogan after Maria. When we returned one of the first things I noticed was the abundance of PR flags on cars and houses. Displays of local pride were always on the low side here … Continue reading
The show must go on…even in the dark
When a major tragedy strikes a wide population, there’s an urgency to return to normal as soon as possible. However ‘normal’ has a new look to it post-Maria. I personally wanted to wrap myself in a cozy hammock until life … Continue reading
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Tagged blackout, electricity, gymnastics, hurricane maria, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, San German, sin luz
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