Puerto Rico

undoubtedly a rewarding experience, and this was exactly what I was seeking when I signed up for an eight day community service trip to Puerto Rico. What I ended up receiving, however, was far more enriching, humbling, and life-altering than I had originally expected. Our main task was to make batches of cement for houses a day in the community of Villa del Rillo. Lots of Puerto Rican houses, mostly in the poorer areas, still haven’t recovered from the effects of Hurricane Hugo, which hit the…

Decency: The Politics of Sexuality and Race in Puerto Rico, 1870-1920, Findlay offers a nuanced and compassionate discussion of the relationships between people of Puerto Rico and the meanings inscribed upon those relationships. Findlay is able to achieve this through her use of a wide range of types of sources, her careful insistence on breaking apart binaries, and her use of “discourse” in her methodology and analysis, which allows for a rich look at Puerto Rican culture in the colonial…

to one of the most beautiful, tropical, friendliest island ever, Puerto Rico. I ended up living in Puerto Rico until the age of 9 meaning I started my education there from PreK-4th grade. Most of my education was Spanish, I had no type of background of English at all but I still enjoyed reading in the Spanish language. My mom has been a huge impact in my life when it comes down to my literacy. My mom attended University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, where she was going for…

finally went back to Puerto Rico and saw my family. I remember that when I went back, my whole family was waiting for me at the airport. My little sister, Aixa, ran to me, hugged me, and said, “I missed you a lot.” “I missed you more,” I replied with a big smile on my face. I felt extremely happy to be with my family again. I enjoyed the trip to Disney so much, but I would have enjoyed it more if my parents and sisters had gone with me. A week after arriving in Puerto Rico and rejoining with my…

first ministry back in Puerto Rico was music. They’ve been in the music ministry since they were 15 years old and they are now in their late seventies so they have quite the knowledge and experience in seeing the evolution of music through time. The pastors are a duet, as Esther sings the beautiful songs Angel is accompanying her with a classic acoustic guitar. In this special service, they were not the only one participating but also other singers…

throws the ball… Batter swings…. and the ball is gone! Those are the words that every little kid in Puerto Rico dreams to hear when they grow up. Bernie Williams was fortunate to achieve that dream and play professional baseball for the New York Yankees. I chose to do Bernie Williams because he is one of the players I looked up to growing up playing baseball. He is also a huge role model for all Puerto Ricans and is loved by the whole island. Bernie Williams Played professional baseball for 16…

Home Depot is a home improvement specialty store that has been around since 1978 (Home Depot, 2016). The Home Depot has more than 2,200+ retail stores in the United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and the territory of Guam), Canada and Mexico and reported retail sales of $94 Billion and earnings of $8 billion in 2016 (Home Depot, 2016). In order to have this type of success, Home Depot had to be well aware of the economy, housing market, and home improvement industry…

The Spanish have influenced the society of the United States of America in a number of ways and are most certainly one of the most impactful groups to many aspects of the society that has now been established. This influence stems back to centuries ago when the Spaniards were at the peak of their empire. Their strongest years would be from 1500 to 1720, when the Spaniards were in the midst of their conquistador era and dominated many territories (Macleod 374). People of Spanish descent make up…

her article, “Being an Other,” Melissa Algranati gives a personal narrative of her life and her parent's life and how they faced discrimination and her struggles about being identified as an “other” even though she was an American born jewish and Puerto Rican. Michael Omi’s article “In Living Color: Race and American Culture” reinforces Algranati’s article since in his article he discusses about people ideas about race the stereotypes that they face. Michael Omi reinforces Melissa Algranati…

around 8, I went to my grandmothers on my father’s side house in Florida to Disneyland and the other parks in Orlando. I’ve also always really loved roller coasters. Been going to theme parks since a young age… even the cheap one that were over in Puerto Rico that you could swear would brake if you got…