Puerto Rico summary

This has to be the friendliest country I have even been to. People here are open, and curious about other people and cultures. The people are genuine, honest, kind, generous, funny, and charming. People here are passionate about every aspect of life it seems. I have never felt so welcome in my life anywhere before. People here are intelligent, and all seem to have higher degrees. People here find any excuse for a party or get together; they really enjoy their dance and music 

This is the county of cars! Every family has 2-3 cars parked in their parkway. It seems that as soon as you are 18 your get a car, this of course causing the country to have a lack of public transportation. This lack of public transportation to get around the country makes it a very expensive country to travel in unless you are lucky like me and make friends who want to come along on your adventures and you get to ride with them. Thank you again Doel!

The music here is mainly Regeton but you do also hear the beats of salsa and Merengue flowing out of bars and restaurants. San Juan especially is a city where you can pretty much find anything you want. It has a great night life I have heard, and you can go to the beach, and sightsee around old San Juan all in one day.

Old San Juan is a pearl! It is a stunning colonial city where the building have been restored and are kept well, so you can truly admire the beauty and the craftship of the Spanish who first conquered this Island. Its many little streets and gardens let you forget about time and place.

The food here is a mix between Caribbean, and American, and unfortunately American fast food seems to be the most accessible. The contrast between man and women is not so big, but women here are super feminine, and the games you can observe between man and woman here at times, especially when dancing is so much fun. Their official national sport is Baseball, but having been there and seen the week of elections I have to agree with those who told me that politics is the national sport of this country.

My favourite places were definitely where I was surrounded by nature, and Puerto Rico can offer a lot of that if you are able to get to it. The atmosphere is laid back almost anywhere you go, and thankfully there did not seem to be very many people here interested in you just because you were a foreigner and could be their ticket to Europe like in so many other places. People here for the most part seem to have what they need, and I have to admit that I did not see very much poverty or need.

They are all very polite, and they all say goodbye and leave you with the last words “a tu orden”, which means any time!

I loved this place in many ways that are indescribable, and I hope to go back one day with enough money to rent a car to get to where I want when I want, and also see the inland as well as the coastal areas.

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