February 9, 2007
Hola amigos y amigas!!! Puerto Rico es excellente. Los personas es muy simpatico y tenemos mucho energia. Welcome to my blog for those that are new and I feel privileged to have friends that are interested in following my experiences on this voyage. Ok so my Spanish is terrible but the country is beautiful and the people friendly and fun. Perhaps one day they will become our 51st state. If that debate ever arises in the United States vote yes for Puerto Rican statehood. However 51 stars would kind of mess up the nice symmetrical look of our flag. Anyways, the past three days have been incredible and I feel as though I have experienced more in three days here than I would in three months in the United States. I will attempt to summarize Puerto Rico in a compressed manner but I apologize if this entry is extremely long as there is much to share. Also please understand if this seems boring or too formal as I am struggling to address an audience that ranges from high school to those old on the outside.
So what the heck is that pale blond kid/adult named Nick that you all know doing. Where to begin? The first day here in San Juan I spent getting acquainted with the city. After listening to some remarks by the Governor of Puerto Rico I took a standard bus tour visiting the government center and the El Morro Fort. The 16th century fort built by the Spanish was very impressive and was meant to protect Spanish claims in the Americas from the other European powers of the day. Following the tour I walked around with some fellow students and ordered octopus for lunch with a local beer. Octopus is one strange creature to eat and I learned no matter how many times you chew the thing it just will not go away. But the beer was good as some of you Puerto Ricans reading this will know. Well the only thing worse than my Spanish is my dancing so Wednesday evening was logically spent learning to salsa dance with local Puerto Ricans who spoke limited English. I attended a welcome reception at Inter Americana University de San Juan. The students were great, the music electric, the food spicy, and my dancing still terrible.
Thursday was a long day much of which was spent on a bus traveling to Ponce and an archaeological site of Tibes. The natives of the time were pretty primitive and the only thing there was old ball courts in the shape of a rectangle lined with rocks. Apparently the native population was decimated by disease following the arrival of Columbus in 1493 and other explores afterwards. They estimate the native population went from 60,000 to 3,000 in fifty years. We visited Ponce afterwards to eat lunch and explore and I found a great local store. Walgreens, met all my suntan lotion needs and I was graciously encouraged in Spanish to find the lord and follow Jesus while purchasing my special lotion. After informing him I spoke little Spanish he decided to continue his sermon anyways which was very nice. So now the question everyone is really dying to know. How was the nightlife? Well that evening we got ripped off by a cab driver and arrived at our party location in Old San Juan. Cheap beer, strong mixed drinks, and 150 fellow students with the same idea made for a typical bar night in Raleigh. Finally around midnight the crowd thinned out and we met up with some locals who took us to a dance bar and then a pool hall. So the conclusion I made, kids here do the same things in the United States. The only difference here being the “Gasolina” song is still incredibly popular here a year after its reign in the US. I never would have imagined a song about gasoline would be at the top of the charts, go figure. Maybe my next song about fuel cells will make it big too? Thursday night is now over.
Friday, consisted of a trip to the gorgeous El Yunque rain forest and Luquillo Beach. Dad you might recognize some of the pictures and perhaps Rachel and Lucy as well. The air was some of the most clean and fresh I have never breathed in my life and was rejuvenating after the night before. Trees grew at gravity defying angles, creatures blended in to their surroundings, and swimming in a pool under a cool waterfall washed away any unpleasant smells. The world is really a beautifully place if you stop and take the time to look around. Wow that was a corny line. The beach was also gorgeous, warm, and clear.
So that’s about it and I am sorry again for the length of this entry if you made it this far. I attempted to publish this entry with the wireless connection at McDonalds but it did not work so I am back on ship sitting on deck enjoying my last views of this gorgeous and lively place. Please feel free to e-mail me if you have specific questions. I have added some photos as well to speak the millions of more words about this place I do not have the time or room to type. Buenos noches and I will attempt another entry in a few days on my way to Brazil.
Hola amigos y amigas!!! Puerto Rico es excellente. Los personas es muy simpatico y tenemos mucho energia. Welcome to my blog for those that are new and I feel privileged to have friends that are interested in following my experiences on this voyage. Ok so my Spanish is terrible but the country is beautiful and the people friendly and fun. Perhaps one day they will become our 51st state. If that debate ever arises in the United States vote yes for Puerto Rican statehood. However 51 stars would kind of mess up the nice symmetrical look of our flag. Anyways, the past three days have been incredible and I feel as though I have experienced more in three days here than I would in three months in the United States. I will attempt to summarize Puerto Rico in a compressed manner but I apologize if this entry is extremely long as there is much to share. Also please understand if this seems boring or too formal as I am struggling to address an audience that ranges from high school to those old on the outside.
So what the heck is that pale blond kid/adult named Nick that you all know doing. Where to begin? The first day here in San Juan I spent getting acquainted with the city. After listening to some remarks by the Governor of Puerto Rico I took a standard bus tour visiting the government center and the El Morro Fort. The 16th century fort built by the Spanish was very impressive and was meant to protect Spanish claims in the Americas from the other European powers of the day. Following the tour I walked around with some fellow students and ordered octopus for lunch with a local beer. Octopus is one strange creature to eat and I learned no matter how many times you chew the thing it just will not go away. But the beer was good as some of you Puerto Ricans reading this will know. Well the only thing worse than my Spanish is my dancing so Wednesday evening was logically spent learning to salsa dance with local Puerto Ricans who spoke limited English. I attended a welcome reception at Inter Americana University de San Juan. The students were great, the music electric, the food spicy, and my dancing still terrible.
Thursday was a long day much of which was spent on a bus traveling to Ponce and an archaeological site of Tibes. The natives of the time were pretty primitive and the only thing there was old ball courts in the shape of a rectangle lined with rocks. Apparently the native population was decimated by disease following the arrival of Columbus in 1493 and other explores afterwards. They estimate the native population went from 60,000 to 3,000 in fifty years. We visited Ponce afterwards to eat lunch and explore and I found a great local store. Walgreens, met all my suntan lotion needs and I was graciously encouraged in Spanish to find the lord and follow Jesus while purchasing my special lotion. After informing him I spoke little Spanish he decided to continue his sermon anyways which was very nice. So now the question everyone is really dying to know. How was the nightlife? Well that evening we got ripped off by a cab driver and arrived at our party location in Old San Juan. Cheap beer, strong mixed drinks, and 150 fellow students with the same idea made for a typical bar night in Raleigh. Finally around midnight the crowd thinned out and we met up with some locals who took us to a dance bar and then a pool hall. So the conclusion I made, kids here do the same things in the United States. The only difference here being the “Gasolina” song is still incredibly popular here a year after its reign in the US. I never would have imagined a song about gasoline would be at the top of the charts, go figure. Maybe my next song about fuel cells will make it big too? Thursday night is now over.
Friday, consisted of a trip to the gorgeous El Yunque rain forest and Luquillo Beach. Dad you might recognize some of the pictures and perhaps Rachel and Lucy as well. The air was some of the most clean and fresh I have never breathed in my life and was rejuvenating after the night before. Trees grew at gravity defying angles, creatures blended in to their surroundings, and swimming in a pool under a cool waterfall washed away any unpleasant smells. The world is really a beautifully place if you stop and take the time to look around. Wow that was a corny line. The beach was also gorgeous, warm, and clear.
So that’s about it and I am sorry again for the length of this entry if you made it this far. I attempted to publish this entry with the wireless connection at McDonalds but it did not work so I am back on ship sitting on deck enjoying my last views of this gorgeous and lively place. Please feel free to e-mail me if you have specific questions. I have added some photos as well to speak the millions of more words about this place I do not have the time or room to type. Buenos noches and I will attempt another entry in a few days on my way to Brazil.
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