My trip to Puerto Rico
The Real Truth Last December I went on a trip to Puerto Rico for my cousin's wedding. This was two months after Hurricane Maria had hit. On the airplane headed to Puerto Rico, I had no idea what I'd be walking into. Would my grandma's house be in ruins? Would there be power? Would the places I knew still be there? When I arrived the mood in the air already felt different. I was excited to see my family but by the looks of things, I knew I shouldn't expect much. My aunt picked us up from the airport and on the way back to my grandma's house she would point things out. There were fallen street lights and trees everywhere. Houses hanging on for dear life and the flags that were once displayed on the bridge were no longer in sight. What it should look like. Vs. What it resembles because of the loss of the flags. The Puerto Rico I once knew as a little girl was slowly slipping out of my fingertips. It was difficult to see my family live like this kno...


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ReplyDeleteMy colleagues, Steven Alvarez has made international news because he teaches a graduate course called "Taco Literacies"! No joke! https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/taco-literacy-college-class_us_56ab8cc5e4b00b033aaec716
ReplyDeleteSo in all seriousness, I only discovered tacos when I was like 15(I'm not from around here okay...). Even still it was at taco bell which are not anywhere near authentic tacos. I thought they were pretty nice until my friend brought me to his parents restaurant last semester which had real authentic, to die for tacos. I had never been so in love. With the tacos of course.
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