Adventures
Why I Hate When People Say I’m “Lucky”
Get ready for a rant with a touch of sarcasm, but more annoyance than anything else. If you prefer funny rants, check out my State of Puerto Rico According to Rease video series instead.
This post is about something that I know a lot of travelers and freelancers also struggle with: being told that we are lucky to have… Continue reading
That One Time I Live-Tweeted about a Guy Who Couldn’t Handle “Travel Blogger” as a Career
People tend to have interesting responses when I tell them I am a travel blogger. I don’t even usually list it as my “main” job. Honestly, when strangers ask me what I do for a living I generally just blurt something out, sometimes I just make it up. They’re strangers, what do I care?
Not too long ago while… Continue reading
Episode 2: The State of Puerto Rico According to Rease
Episode 2 is here! For those of you who missed the first episode, you can watch it here.
The videos within this series focus on a different topic for each episode, but they all cover thoughts on Puerto Rico through the perspective of a non-native. This vlog series is a funny/ranty look at certain aspects of Puerto Rico through… Continue reading
Getting My Driver License in Puerto Rico
DMVs and their equivalent everywhere are terrible, but I feel they are all awful in their own unique way. After 9 months of living in Puerto Rico, my expiring Missouri driver license forced me to take on the Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (DTOP), or the Puerto Rican equivalent of the DMV.
A few days before my Missouri license… Continue reading
All Dogs Go to Heaven, Padfoot goes to Puerto Rico
I’ve written a lot about my weird, totally high maintenance, but ultimately totally lovable dog, Padfoot. Padfoot traveled with me to Argentina, and then back again. I never really got the feeling that Padfoot liked Argentina much. He seemed a bit more high-strung while we were there. When I considered the consequences of moving a dog to Puerto… Continue reading
Volunteering: Saving the Sea Turtles in Puerto Rico
I recently started volunteering in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, which is close to where I live. I joined a group that helps protect the endangered sea turtles in the area, which are mostly Leatherbacks, or Tinglares in Spanish.
I basically got into this volunteering thing because
1. I like volunteering.
2. Who doesn’t want to hang around baby turtles?
3. I… Continue reading
