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.

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Well if all of the for sale signs wasn’t enough evidence for you, it looks like the whole credit mess is hitting Puerto Rico as well.  Banco Popular’s first quarter profit dropped 13 percent.  This made the stock go down to  $11.15.  The article goes on to say that the stock is a good value as Puerto Rico’s economy is expected to… 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

Unfortunately when importing a car to Puerto Rico it can be pretty expensive. Import taxes vary on the car. I am not sure the percentage that is used, and it is my understanding that there is a minimum of $750. I did find a great page from the Departamento de Haceienda (which is the Puerto… Continue reading

~ photo by DanAllison

Being a white guy from the States I don’t think I have ever really understood prejudice and racism like a Hispanic or Black guy has.  So it has been a little strange for me to live in Puerto Rico where there is some prejudice going on.  I don’t know if it is because I am white… Continue reading

In Puerto Rico you can legally run red lights from midnight to 5am. What does this mean? Well you can’t just see a red light and gun it, but you can treat the light like a stop sign. Pull up to the light, if no one is coming, then you can gun it. When… Continue reading