Week 1: Preparations

Good morning, everyone! This Sunday I will be disembarking for my journey to Puerto Rico at 6 a.m. The past two weeks have been a fury of preparations for my sisters wedding and my PIRE trip. While testing my equipment a few weeks ago, I discovered that the audio...

San Juan – Week One

Week one in San Juan, Puerto Rico has been fantastic thus far. Caden and I landed on Tuesday and met with Rosa our lab supervisor. We ate the classic Puerto Rican dish made out of plantains, Mofongo, and then went grocery shopping after settling into our Airbnb. By...

Week 1 – Puerto Rico

The past five days have felt like an entire month already! The moment Amanda and I stepped out of the airport in San Juan, we were greeted with open arms by Professor Guzzardo Tamargo, a previous student of Dr. Dussias! She took us to the grocery store, showed us how...