Anne H
American expat in Puerto Rico
Forum posts
5
About me
American
Lives in Condado
Registration: 24 October 2009
Activity
Single mom/ RN curious about PR by Scubagirl81
Sometimes you just know when it's time to get the hell out of dodge, and my time has arrived. I have traveled a great deal in the Carib and diving is my passion. I have considered various places but the fact that PR is a US territory is very ...
Hi, I had an employee working for me that was a nurse. The pay was so poor she preferred to work as a technician in my lab then to continue her career as a nurse. She eventually went back to nursing but they are paid significantly lower than the ... Read More
Early stages of a possible move to PR by petedod
My wife and I are looking into a move to Puerto Rico. We are a young couple in our 30's. She works via the internet, so work is not an issue. We will be able to outright purchase property, we have family owned land in the Ponce area, specifically in ...
I pay about 100-200 dollars a month for electricity but I use my bedroom split unit everynight all year round because it is never cool enough for me to not use AC. I had a hard time adjusting to not having central air and bought split units for most ... Read More
moving to Puerto Rico by tamiann
I am an Oregonian who is and desperately wants to move to Puerto Rico by the end of summer 2010, I have been searching and searching for any information, a relocation program or packette, the right place for me and my daughter where there is a lower ...
The best place to live would be Ocean Park, Condado or Isla Verde. All are on the coast and lots of restaurants. Its a bit more expensive than the rest of San Juan but Isla Verde and Ocean Park you can sometimes find some good deals. For example, I ... Read More
Just wondering... by abbysmomma
Hi! I'm just trying to get some information about living in Puerto Rico. My husband has applied for the dental school at UPR in San Juan. So I'm just gathering information at this point, no definite plans. But if we moved it would be there for 4 ...
I moved here about 5 years ago and Gary is right, dont bring your car because it is very expensive and difficult to get out of customs. The public education system is in Spanish and not recommended. Even Puertoricans will pay for their kids to go to ... Read More
Non-spanish speaking but, want to move anyway. by Maravillo
I was wondering if it would be a dangerous idea to try and learn spanish after arriving to the island; kinda that Immursion technique?? I can say that I have the conversational form down; don't have the words yet. I took 1 semester of spanish in ...
Gary is correct about the job situation especially now. A lot of people from my work that I hire bring their spouses and they find it impossible to find a job. Often they dont work during their short one to two year stay. Crime is a problem ... Read More