Monday, October 4, 2010


Visiting Mayaguez was the best city I been too yet. This city felt like the Manhattan of Puerto Rico. There were tons of people here. This city is suppose to be the "major college town". There were a lot of different colleges here, but the major college was law school. A lot of people here study law and focus on becoming a judge or lawyer because it makes a lot of money.



What was even more interesting about this city was that they have a statue of Christopher Columbus. The city is surrounded by a unique Spanish style and this is there way of showing tribute to Christopher Columbus.

                  Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayag%C3%BCez,_Puerto_Rico
My 6th sight was Arroyo. We saw the Punta Guilarte beach, it's considered one of the most beautiful beaches on the island. The water looked so pure. This city was located in the dry region. Me and Cristina visited a hospital there, It is said to be one of the oldest private hospitals in the city. The city was founded December 25, 1855.


The Arroyo city is a surrounding area produced by sugar canes. The Arroyo warm weather is good to relax at the beach and view the different wildlife they have there.

                           Sources: http://www.topuertorico.org/city/arroyo.shtml

After visiting "Bayamon" I went to "Fajardo". It is located in the eastern region of the island by the Atlantic Ocean. There was a Boating center where you can rent or purchase boats to explore the Atlantic Ocean. Me and Cristina decided to go on a boat trip and try exploring the Atlantic Ocean. We went on a speed boat around the Ocean and  saw huge whales and young dolphins. I wouldve never thought I would see a whale nor dolphin. The air smelled nothing like the air from New york , it felt like liberty.






 After coming from our boat ride we start to walk on the sand. We both talked about our to different worlds and where we come from. I told how New York was a busy state and she explained how Puerto rico was some what similiar but it's up to you and what you do with your opportunitys. While we were walking we came across a lighthouse. we decide to go in and theres this old man who welcomes us and tells us about how this lighthouse was built in the 19centurys and how it is a monument to these shores. It is a old lighthouse that lots of tourist love to visit because it has history for this city.

                                 Sources: Http://www.topuertorico.org/city/fajardo.shtml
My fourth visit was to the city of "Bayamon". The rivers were beautiful, while I was standing in the water, the water was so clean I couldve seen my feet. After visitng the rivers I went to see there college. I was interested in what the college was like and how it is different from New York colleges. The college I saw was, "Religional college of the university of Puerto Rico." The people who attend the college there practice their religion and attend school.




The entertaining places I visited while I was in this city was, Luis A. Ferre science park. The museum felt comfortable because I was surrounded by my culture. I saw ancestors and artifects from Puerto rico's ancient times. The science park had numerous playgrounds where lots of children played. I visited the zoo and learned new things about different animals which I didnt know before.

                                                 Sources: http://topuertorico.org/city/bayamon.shtml

When I visited Guaynabo I saw different things and people had different style like being in New York and going to another neighborhood. A friend I meet when i was in Guaynabo told me this city is the capital of sports. Guaynabo is located in the Northern coast of Puerto rico. Guaynabo fruits are the principal crops grown in the surrounding rural area. My friend Cristina told me more about her city and I told her what New York was like. She told me about how good the fruits were and I didn't believe her till she surprise me one morning with a basket full of fruits. Surprisingly I accepted the fruits and was amazed how good these fruits really were. They were fresh and tasteful.


                              

This is my third sight of my trip and the weather was very warm. Me and Cristina experienced a lot of animals I never saw in New York. We were walking around some forest and she explained to me how I should try the zip lining here. I told her I don't even know what zip lining was, I was scared go to but some how she persuaded me. I thought it was a crazy thing but after zooming through trees, I thought it was amazing. I felt like going again but I wanted to eat before flying through trees.