more thoughts

Wednesday, april 27,2011

Now that I realize I only have one month left in Puerto Rico before I move to Costa Rica for 3 months, I am starting to have regrets about moving, but I know If its anything like it is here, I will love it as well. I will miss all of the brilliant friends I have made along the way, and hope to keep in contact with everyone. Such is the life of a world traveler, as one must move on, the melancholic goodbyes are inevitable. One day I will settle down in a place for a more long-term stay but as for now I must move on and follow work. And what better of a place to be going to than costa rica and working at a hostel on the beach¿? I really shouldn´t be complaining. I hope, however, I will be able to make it back to PR soon because of the friendships I have made there and the people that have shown me such compassion and guidance.

its a mix drink sold in a caprisun pouch!

pr fritura

legendary yauco, one of the most colorful slums in the world along with la perla

miss carnaval

carnaval

in jobos getting beat up by waves

view of san german

I love the caribbean grunginess

beautiful grunge

where shark hunting took place

cactus in puerto rico?

sunset from the dorm

bananas outside the dorm

secret beach in guanica

fire clouds

from the mountains above san german

monte del estado maricao looking towards la parguera

andy

climbing cell phone towers

wal-marts machete

it worked a bit

homeboys at carnaval

waterfalls near maricao

san german my town

Up until now I have been to the carnival in ponce, coffee festival in yauco, whale festival in cabo rojo, las justas in ponce(the competition and the packed streets with concerts and cheep beer everywhere), maricao, gozolandia, salto curet, snorkeling, fishing, shark gazing, monkey searching, trailblazing, testing your strength with brick walls of water in jobos and cell phone tower climbing. I recently had a family bbq on the beach with puertoricans over semana santa(holy week), which was one of the things I was able to check off the list I recently made of things to do before I leave. Also on the list was mavi, a local fermented fruit drink that is rather tasty. other things on the list include-
-Arecibo observatory
-cueva la ventana/cuevas de camuy/ceremonial indigenous park
-SCUBA diving
-local baseball game on sunday, and eat burritos
-DJ at a bar
-ride a horse on the highway while talking on a cell phone
-beach party with a campfire
-and more hopefully...