“Si nosotros no hacemos, nadie lo va a hacer”
I often think about writing fan letters, but I can't remember actually sending any. I compose them in my head, may even write them down...but then I'm over it. This…
PRDayTrips (2012)
Ciudadanos de Segunda Clase/ Second Class Citizens
February 2022 letter to El Nuevo Dia English Translation Second class citizens:I’ve lived in Puerto Rico for 38 years and although I have no Puerto Rican blood, I have “borinquen”…
“It’s not mourning, it’s resistance.” Thoughts on “La Brega”, WNYC Podcast (photo from repeatingislands.com)
I’ve often been asked if I want statehood for Puerto Rico and I say, “No…...not really”. I’m not very vehement in my answer, so then I’m asked if I want…
image by Times of India
A Tale of Two Viruses
Most people are familiar with Puerto Rico’s recent disasters: Hurricane Maria in 2017, earthquakes in 2020 and the coronavirus continuing now... but many have forgotten about the virus that crippled…
It’s too hot, too sandy, too windy……..no, it’s perfect
By now I thought I would’ve cleaned the closet, fixed picture albums, organized plastic bins and thrown away old bank statements and although I’ve done bits and pieces, I really…
1000 Pieces of Puerto Rico
Taking advantage of the “stay at home” order, I began to shuffle bins in an effort to “clean-up”. I pulled out our toy box filled with games and dusty puzzles…
Politics while sweeping….or is Wanda Vázquez Garced in a fog?
First of all, I am an uneducated voter. I follow issues but the who’s who in Puerto Rico politics is very confusing. The ballots have more people than items on…
Quarantine and Chocolate
Ok…....I roped you in with the chocolate and I promise I’ll get to it in a minute. I can’t stop wondering about something and it’s been driving me crazy. It’s…
I DON’T NEED A PASSPORT….and what’s my rep do anyway?
In November 2019 it was reported that CVS did not accept a Purdue student's Puerto Rico license as an ID to buy cold medicine. The employee said he needed a…
photo by juan zayas Nunez in article by Daniel Edgardo Adorno-Cruz
Aftershocks…in every sense of the word
When the government fails to provide for its people, then the people provide for themselves. After the earthquake in Puerto Rico roads to the south were bumper to bumper traffic…