Puerto Rico!

In Thursdays class session we had a guest speaker by the name Enrique. He is from Puerto Rico Currently living in the United States. In class we all came up with questions to ask him in hopes to learning more about this carribean island. Many questions were asked and i think the ones that interest us the most were questions like; what does the island looks like, is it safe, what type of sports do puerto ricans partake in, whats the government like and things along that nature. Well do to the fact that my father is half puerto rican, he has several people on his side of the family who lives there. It really sucks that i wasnt taught any spanish growing up because it definitely would have helped when meeting people and trying to have conversations with them. most puerto ricans do speak english so i didnt have that hard of a time connecting with people from P.R. Ive been there a few times and and there's defintitely good and bad parts of the island, but as we all no you'll find that any place you go. Some of the things i learned about puerto rico was mainly how the government works. Puerto Rico is a self governed commonwealth. The head of government is one that will be elected by the puerto rican people. they are to serve four year terms just like in america. however the big man of P.R. is the president of the united states. popular foods that you will find eaten in puerto rican households are alot of rice, beans, and chicken. The main sport in puerto rico is baseball. they have a legit basketball team that plays in the olympics every 4 years but baseball has a big history there. This summer for the 2008 olympics my twin bro and I were asked by the P.R olympics commitee to represent them in the games for track and field. The goal for us is to run for usa but that wont be decided until after the Trials begining early this summer. Overall puerto rico is a cool place to visit and if you've ever thought about going be sure to check out San Juan's beach! it's awesome. :)