Published: December 19th 2009December 19th 2009
Yes, I'm back out in the world. This time it's a work trip! CRAZY! There were some bumps and bruises to get settled in that's for sure. But, now we are all in our rooms and happy to have finished a long, overnight red-eye flight and mishaps at the car rental counter. I do need to say that Puerto Rico is not cheap! Flying here was expensive... everything has been expensive! But, I guess normally I'm only paying for and watching out for myself - not a group of 5. Sokay! We're here!
Today we stomped around Viejo San Juan. It is gorgeous! The lights are up for Christmas, the people are so friendly, AND I am practicing my spanish... sort of. I'm understanding most of what's being said and answering in English. Everyone here speaks English, of course, so it's helpful to me.
I am not at a computer where I can post pictures but they will soon come around Christmas time.
The weather was in the high 80s today and humid. Curls alive! Tomorrow is a beach and museum/shopping day. My co-worker and I will be taking a "day off" so I'm thinking of going solo to El Yunque. I looked up some volunteer opps but there is not much to do with the island wilderness (not the season for turtles I guess :( One day I will work with sea turtles!) There was an opp to work at the humane society, but I know that I will just be depressed all day and want to take all of the dogs home with me. LD and Bailey will refuse another one I'm sure.
Dinner was interesting. But I made it work because I was starving! I had a traditional Puerto Rican dish called Pasteles Puertorriquena which came with a soup bowl of beans and white rice.
from wikipedia: "Pasteles are not a sweet pastry or cake, but a soft dough-like mass wrapped in a banana or plantain leaf and boiled. In the center of the dough are choice pieces of chopped meat, shellfish, chicken, raisins, spices, capers, olives, sofrito and often garbanzo beans"
- So that's what it was? (will post pictures). Mine was without shellfish (I think).
More food and experiences to follow tomorrow!
B-day: Sept. 28, 1978
Born: San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Visit 1: Will travel to Spain October 5, 2005 til December 3, 2005 for campus abroad program.
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream." - Mark Twain
Visit 2: Back out again May 28th, 2007 - June 14th, 2007.... Crete, Greece and London!
Visit 3: Costa Rica!
Visit 4: Mexicali, Mexico for an Alternative Spring Break community service trip - 2009
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