Things I adore about Puerto Rico in no particular order. And I'm sure to add to this list later: 1)The Coquis. Their song makes me not so sad about not hearing the "reearrw" bugs back home. (For those of you pondering what bug that is;it's a cicada) However, I could swear they are saying "Cupcake! Cupcake!" And yes, this does indeed make me long for the taste of a cupcake. Dang frogs. 2)The driving. It's rare to see a blinker. U-turns are perfectly acceptable. No one does the speed limit. People dart in and out of traffic and don't want you to do the same. But if you do, they won't honk at you. No road is immune to potholes that, no doubt your entire car could fall into. When you need to cross four lanes, just pull on out. They'll stop for you. If a light is too long and there is no traffic, just run it. Traffic lights go out a lot. There is no four way stop when this happens. It's a "middle of the intersection, it doesn't matter who was here first, I'm going whether you are or not, let's all dance in the middle" type of mentality. Yet there are no wrecks. 3)Puerto Rican's heat mentality. Yes, everyone is hot. No, their house probably doesn't have air. The windows will all be open, all the time. And fans..there must be fans. But no one is ever sweating profusely...or complaining about it. 4)The little spurts of rain every day.(Hey, it is a rainforest after all) It has a distinct smell. I can always smell it coming. And if it is ever mixed with the fresh cut grass..... pure heavenly bliss.
I dreamed last night that someone here told me that the island was built upon an ancient fairy mound. I replied, "I knew it! I knew it!!!!"
"I knew it! I knew it!"
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THough this sounds like something I would actually tell you when we were kids and then a very complicated imaginary world would come to life from there...