Puerto Rico viewed from a gringo’s perspective
18 Mar
When you are going somewhere that you have never been, you will always have to ask for directions. Streets are not labeled with the names of the streets (most). If they are labeled, the sign is usually covered up by vegetation. You will often get direction told to you like “Go down this next street… Continue reading
17 Mar
I just finished reading how Stefan thinks he might have caught Dengue. I understand his view on doctors and being sick. Whenever I get sick, I am usually the same. I will just let my body heal.
Dengue has flu like symptoms so it can be hard to diagnose and is usually transfered from mosquitos. The problem… Continue reading
17 Mar
I doubt that there is a city any where in the world that has over 500,000 people and doesn’t have traffic lights with sensors in them. I know there are all sorts of sensors for these things such as weight sensors, cameras, I have even seen infrared sensors for buses and emergency vehicles. Now I could be wrong… But, I… Continue reading
14 Mar
If you planning a trip to Puerto Rico, make sure you check out these Puerto Rican City maps for Old San Juan, Condado, and Isla Verde. Hopefully we can see more cities in the future.
You can download the maps as PDFs to print easily or save to you laptop and view them with out access to the internets. The maps are littered with advertisements; but hey they are free… Continue reading
14 Mar
I don’t know if “reflector” is the technical name or not, I have always called them “city titties”. They are the raised, reflective markers used to separate city traffic lanes. Usually if you are going the correct way, white light is reflected. If you are going the opposite way red light is reflected.
I never knew how… Continue reading
13 Mar
I was going to write up a long post on why Puerto Rico should become a State. I had written out an outline, and think it is pretty self explanatory. Let me know if it isn’t…
This is no way a complete list of reasons for Statehood. The list is also extremely one sided; I did not put negative aspects of coming… Continue reading