2024

The second week in San Juan has completely flown by! It has been such a wonderful, beautiful whirlwind. I am beginning to fall for our barrio, the community here, and this island. On Sunday, my housemate, Anna Raquel, and I were invited to have lunch with Ana, a PIRE...

Starting this week, I started to have participants. I put almost 30 flyers all over the campus, and it was worthed. I had 2 participant so far, and 2 more sceduled. On Tuesday, I had my first session with participant, and it took more time than I expected. I was...

I can't believe it's been two weeks already - it feels like I just got done writing my previous blog post. Between going to the grocery store and using the train/bus system, I would say I've grown accustomed to the area. I'm excited to explore more of the island and...

The PIRE experience no longer feels so much like vacation, and—irony of ironies—I'm glad for that. By now, the Bayamón and Sagrado Corazón train lines should know me quite well, since I've been utilizing San Juan's free public transit like it's going out of style....

This week was a mix of different things. I started the week by going out to find participants. I had a successful first day of recruitment when I was able to get a couple of people to give me their contact information. It was a bit challenging later in the week...

Greetings from Puerto Rico! This past week has been a pleasantly eventful whirlwind, complete with latte art, sleepy cats, torrential downpours, and movie nights. Exploring San Juan has allowed me to get to know Jin and Gabriella—the other undergraduates from my...

Upon arriving at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) at Puerto Rico, the first thing that struck me was the humidity. I felt worried since I don’t speak Spanish, and this was my first visit to a place that uses Spanish Language. Since it was just the first...

My PIRE experience is already off to a great start! Our first day here was spent acclimating to the area and getting settled in, and we visited a nearby cafe to start practicing our Spanish. We meet up with Rosa on Wednesday to set up the lab space, and she showed us...

The journey begins! Our flights to Puerto Rico got delayed, causing us to land in San Juan about ten hours late, but we made it safely. In the first few days, we have been settling into our new home, getting to know our neighborhood, and exploring the surrounding...

Bienvenido a San Juan!!! This first week has been such a blast! The trip itself started off a little rough with our first flight being delayed causing us to have an 8-hour layover in Newark but we made the most of it and had a good travel day. We arrived in San Juan...