If you are visiting Puerto Rico from the States, this could be an important issue.  ATM machines are not in the spots that you are used to.

In the States we are used to having ATM machines anywhere and everywhere you go.  Gas station’s machine down?  No problem, go to the ATM machine in the corner of the store to get the money.  Court… Continue reading

I was driving home from work the other day, and while stopped at a stop light I heard this huge sound system.  I kept getting louder.  Finally a school bus with police lights flashing pulls up next to me.  At this point the base was so loud, I couldn’t see out of any mirror because the mirror was shaking to much.  I looked… Continue reading

I have had a few emails come in asking me “Is it true that all houses in Puerto Rico have bars over the windows and doors?”

The answer is yes, and it is probably for the reason you would expect – crime.  But don’t take that wrong…  The crime isn’t all that bad; keep on reading.

Well it’s mainly… Continue reading

I use Onelink Communications for my TV and internet needs. Today it seems their service has had some hiccups. At first I thought it was my wireless router. I have a crazy wireless setup with a wireless bridge that can some time cause some problems and I just have to reboot my network equipment which fixes everything. So I… Continue reading

Today I was urged to “hurry and take a shower!”  This happens when the water pressure starts to fall.  This isn’t all that common of an occurrence in Puerto Rico, but it happens enough that I know I need to do the three S’s or I won’t be able to later on.  It is always a mystery on why the water… Continue reading

This past weekend I learned how to play dominoes with my girlfriend and the landlords. The landlords don’t know English all that well so it was pretty fun trying to decipher what they said and plan my next newbie move. Dominoes is a very common game that you will see people playing on the weekends having beer until 4 in the… Continue reading