What have I done so far?
-I've been slowly mastering the Puerto Rican public transit system.
-Met some very fascinating individuals who have been ridiculously hospitable.
-Learned that movie theaters in the states are a complete rip-off (its only $6.75 here!... and you can actually purchase popcorn and drinks and the like without taking out a second mortgage on your home)
-Spent many a night researching various low-temperature physical phenomena.
-Seen the first amendment in all of its glory: candle-lit strikers displaying their frustration with the University of Puerto Rico's administration.
-Black light and paint party!
-Found the need to shower multiple times a day.
-Beach (with blue water!)
-Gone to Old San Juan and sat on the famous wall that once completely surrounded the city guarding it from colonial invaders.
-Starbucks
-Began reading Einstein's "Relativity"
-Spent some time with the cats that run the streets of San Juan like the squirrels of Haverford.
-Discovered soccer (futbol) on TV!
-Seen a soccer game (PR Islanders Vs Austen, Tx).
-Fixed my room around multiple times.
-Found a beautiful place to watch the waves break.
-Watched the waves break.
-Learned that I inherently posses some trait that makes me desirable to much older Puerto Rican women.
-I have seen what I will look like in 50 years (he was riding a bus to San Juan).
-I mistake someone for my father every three seconds.
-Pasta-burrito!
-Mangoes
-Spent hours wandering around the mall aimlessly.
-Been called "New Yorican" more times than I care to admit.
-Sat on the corner playing my harmonica.
-Learned that if someone sits on the ground they actually become invisible to everyone else... except of course to the police.
-Made a nifty shelf from a few bunk-bed latters.
-Tried and failed to explain the wonder that is Haverford to people who probably do not care to listen.
-I am humbled everyday by the amazing amount of bilingual people here.
-So many bright colors.
-Purchased a Spanish-English dictionary at a bookstore that vaguely reminds me of Selma Hyak's bookstore in the movie Desperado.
-Told someone that I love them when i had only intended to say "pleasure to meet you."
(for all you Spanish buffs- "te encanta" rather than "encantada")
-Tried to replicate a Chipotle burrito in my own kitchen.
-Don Quixote statues...wow
-I have been referred to as "Wolverine," "Zorro" and "Jacob Black" on many occasions.
-Everything is floral: wallpaper, chairs, lamps, etc.
-Tried kinepas (which is probably spelled wrong) for the first time.
-Hugged a giant frog.
-Learned that the stereotypical Puerto Rican as seen in West Side Story equipped with a bright shirt and flared pants actually has some basis in reality.
-and I have enjoyed every second of it... more or less :)
