Puerto Rico viewed from a gringo’s perspective
6 Mar

~ photo by nhanusek
I received these questions from a reader yesterday.
Hi there,
I stumbled upon your blog, and I really enjoy reading it. My fiance and I have been thinking of moving to PR after he finishes school in a year and a 1/2 - we are both from NY, and have been visiting PR for many years.
Chris is in… Continue reading
19 Feb
In Puerto Rico, gringo is not a negative word. It simply means a person from the States. Puerto Ricans know that us Gringos have heard it being used with a derogatory connotation. So if they see a tourist, they will most likely not call you Gringo to your face. You might hear it all around you though.
When I first Continue reading