El Yunque

We are here!!

We landed in our new home, Puerto Rico, on Thursday July 14th. We have been living in a hotel since then over the weekend. Gotta love a mini vay-k on the Coast Guard's dime as we wait to get into our official house. We are having a lot of fun (with some stress and anxieities thrown in) exploring the island and being in a totally new culture. The people are so nice and the boys seem to be a big hit with the locals with their "blanco" hair...a dear older lady even had to take a picture of them. Keano loves the attention and has learned to wave to everyone we pass. Puerto Rico is totally nothing like I've seen before. It totally feels like we are living in a different country..well which we are. We have been immersed into a new culture. The main language is Spanish...everything in Spanish. We are learning some basics but right now it's even hard to order at Mcdonalds or subway. The driving is nothing like I've ever seen before. I have seen cars go places I never thought they could go. Everyone is in a hurry when they are driving, but take there time everywhere else. This I will probably never figure out. We've also seen a lot of satos (stray dogs) running around. I want to take them home. We also saw a pickup truck with a horse in the back. That was interesting. So far it has been an emotional but fun expierience. We just can't wait to get into a house and feel settled down. I'm posting some pictures and will post more tomorrow of our trip to El Yunque today.