BBQ, El Yunque, Cabo Rojo, Bacardi Factory, and B-day Party and full moon drum circle :): Photos 21 to 42

Amy and I drove up to Doel’s house in the afternoon, and the person who greeted us was a bundle of smiles and charisma. He was super friendly and not the stereotype image I had of a Puerto Rican man. He told me that as it was Election Day we were heading of to a friend of his BBQ up in the mountains to follow the elections on TV. The though of not even knowing him and going to a party with all of his friends made me a little nervous, but I was happy to be invited, and to get an insight into Puerto Rican life.

We headed out of Levittown and one hour later we arrived at his friend’s house. It was gorgeous, a little house in the mountains with a separate BBQ (recreation) area. Few people had arrived, which made me feel more at ease, that way I could get to talk to one by one, and also have time to get to know Doel. I was expecting all their women to be preparing the food, but to my wonderful surprise it was the men who all got their hands dirty. They let the women sit back

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