Week 3: Pre-Testing

My second week here in Puerto Rico is wrapping up. Last weekend was full of activities. One of my roommates, Caden and I went to a women’s rights march in Old San Juan. It was thrilling to see the parallels between these social justice movements in these two...

Week 2: Arrival

I made it to Puerto Rico! Today marks my fifth day here. I have really been enjoying my time living here with Amanda and Caden. They have been able to help me navigate the train station and introduce me to a few of their favorite restaurants and destinations in town....

Week 3 – Progress and Play

I am so happy to announce that I have successfully run my first participant! Everything went smoothly and as expected, and I could not have had a more perfect start to my experiment. The participant told me they would also be willing to distribute my flyer to their...

San Juan – Week Three

Week three in San Juan has been a blur but in the best way possible. Since recruitment has been so slow, we have had lots more time to explore. This week, we took Maria Rebecca to our spots that we love like Condado Beach, Old San Juan, and our favorite restaurants. I...

Week 2 in Puerto Rico!

Now that we have fully set up our equipment, tested our entire experiments, and distributed our recruitment flyers, we have been in a stage of limbo as we wait for people to pour into our surveys. So far we have not scheduled anyone for a session, even though we have...

San Juan – Week Two

This week, we went to the beach a few times, went out to eat a few times, watched a Puerto Rican movie, and got to eat lots of authentic food. Week two in Puerto Rico has been nice, but we are struggling to find participants. First, we need people to fill out the LHQ....