What a day in class we had on Thursday. After taking yet another thrilling quiz we were introduced to a place where the water is warm, the beaches are beautiful, and if you don't go too far inland you won't be harmed by the local population (according to Sydney). Watch out Hawaii, you have competition, and the new hot spot is Puerto Rico.
Now I must admit after finding out that Puerto Rico is merely a United States territory, not a state, I was a little dissapointed. Part of me wanted to scream out in independence for the Puerto Rican people, the other part of me wanted them to become a state so I could include them in my Southwest Airlines frequent flyer miles to the entire 50 states (would be 51 states). But the sooner I realized why some of the Puerto Ricans didn't want independence, (they see how poor Cuba is), I can understand why they would only want to be a territory. Sure it stinks not having representation in Congress or getting to vote in the general election, but if you were to look on the bright side they don't have to pay federal taxes. And Puerto Rico still holds local elections to the elect their own governor and other local offices.
The coolest thing about Puerto Rico is its various landscape. With a rainforest in the northern part of the country and a dry forest in the southern part, there is a little for everyone. Also Puerto Rico is very good in sports such as baseball and basketball. In fact, they played the U.S. very closely in an Olympics basketball game not too long ago. Furthermore, the food in Puerto Rico consists mainly of chicken, turkey, and beef with rice and beans. Besides the diet, other interesting notes about Puerto Rico is that there are no religions. The government is in charge of religious practices. However, they do celebrate Three Kings day on January 6th of every year. And don't forget its always summer in Puerto Rico. (That should be there motto when it comes to trying to get people to vacation there)
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