Thursday, July 8, 2010

Day 2: Playa, Coqui y Caminar

I slept very well last night. I think Williamstown humidity and heat has prepared me well for the Puerto Rican days/nights. I woke up this morning, showered and watched cartoons with my neices. It was a show called "Lazy Town" en Espanol. We decided to go the beach again today because it was sooo hot.

So before we left we eat fried platanos con churrasco.



It was so delicious. So far Ive loved every single thing Ive eaten here.

Went to same beach as yesterday and spent most of it looking for shells and burying people in the sand. I think the best part of the day today was the helado de coco. It was perfect in the heat. We caught alot of cobitos (crabs?) and left the beach when we got hungry.




On the way back we bought a pizza from one of the local "shops" near the road. We parked in a residential area and ate it. Then while my older cousin was talking with some of her friends, my other cousin and I went for a walk around the block. Then I helped my cousin wash the car outside and realized that the noises I was hearing around me were the Coqui, Puerto Rico's special frog. It was really exciting. Ever since I was little I always dreamed of coming here and hearing them. Those frogs were one of the only things I knew of Puerto Rico.

Today was pretty normal. We went to the beach and it was wonderful. No complaints. This really is the life. haha

Not understanding the majority of whats being said around me is starting to get to me. They speak so fast, its hard to get more than a few words out of the sentence that I can translate in my head. I think that because Im listening and trying to translate in my head they think Im very quiet, and they keep asking if Im enjoying my self and if Im okay.

I need to start speaking Spanish soon! If anything this trip is going to really solidify my yearning to become fluent in Spanish.

I think I can also give a beginners comment on the architecture. All of the houses have these shutter-like things on the sides of the houses. It gets so hot here that it really helps with airflow.



They are hard to describe but after touring my Uncle Orlando's home and seeing it on all the other houses in the neighborhood we walked around in I think I can say its pretty standard in every home. They work wonderfully, very helpful with airflow and cooling off the rooms.

It was a really good day, thats really all I have to say. It was like yesterday. I feel like I belong here. I really wish my dad was here, it gets a little overwhelming at times and I just feel like this experience would just mean the world to him and his family. Its one thing for me to come here and answer the questions but it would be so much better if he were here to speak for himself.

Tomorrow Im going to meet my Aunt Ada.

My father says she will cry when she meets me.

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