hindsight of PR

My last memories in Puerto Rico were so dear to me. I really enjoyed myself from all the nights going out, casino escapades, dancing that rivaled the calories burned working out, the beaches, the mountains, and the waterfalls! Most of all the people I met will never be forgotten. Puerto Rico is a very endearing place to me, it is jam packed with culture, has beautiful scenery, and beautiful people. I don't know what it is about Puerto Ricans but they appear so much younger than they are. Women of fourty years old appear to be twenty five, and the secret must be in the sun! The island of enchantment is not paradaisical, and is not without its hindrances( high unemployment, high crime rate, americanization seeping into the boricua culture, lack of public transportation) but I will miss this place beyond belief! Here I have some closing pictures of good times with great people, and in times of strife they will keep me holding on.

old San Juan's last stand

all I ever need! hand reel

with friends at sucia

out at las justas craziness

getting smashed by waves

business project

with shari for her birthday

out in tamboo!

salto curet jumper

the gringo exchange group

dinner party with my PR fam thanks so much!

beercasting, oh a breath of home

Inter party!

the hot springs

karaoke night!

tough boys with achiote war paint

jumping the docks

mayaguez's last stand!

model shot haha

out in maya

pigeon party

family night in PR

ziplining

playa sucia bootiful!

carrying out injured sacha in a hammock after a slip

playa sucia pyramid

victory coconut in vieques

ziplining in toro verde

Now it's time to start working and making some real $$, but don't think i'm renouncing my travel bug yet! Someone once told me it's the worst and most powerful addiction you can have, and he seems to be right. Hopefully I can find a job or create one that facilitates me being able to travel and pay off student debt at the same time. Reality has finally hit me, as bills pile up and I am forced to make something happen soon, but times of pressure are when I can utilize my creativity to produce amazing results and put out my best work. I just need to be motivated and develop a plan of attack. I may have to sacrifice for a bit but hey, that's life and not all of it can be ziplining and salsa dancing, I just have to have the right attitude towards my life and things should turn out alright. Lord please don't let me renounce my dreams, because they will give me a vision during trials and hand me motivation during lose long dark nights!