@bkettren
American expat in Puerto Rico
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About me
American, Married
Lives in Juana Diaz
Speaks We are learning Spanish slowly.
Registration: 30 November 2016
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Head count by ReyP
Lets see a show of hands of all people that are considering or have definite plans to move permanently to Puerto Rico.
We are half there. My wife and her mother moved to PR in June 2017. I am stuck in Texas waiting for our ranch to sell. I take trips to PR as often as I can. Read More
Cost of living in Puerto Rico 2015 by expat.com
Hi all, We invite you to talk about the cost of living in Puerto Rico in 2015, with an updated price listing. Don't forget to mention in which city of Puerto Rico you are living in. How much does it cost to live in Puerto Rico? > ...
Good point Rey! When I was in Aibonito in January it was 58 degrees one morning. All of the locals were complaining about the cold! In the condo we rented in Maunabo I installed ceiling fans. They have made it cool enough (borderline) to not use ... Read More
taxes for importing our stuff? by dblahusch
I'm wondering how much, if any, folks (from USA) had to pay to pick up their belongings from the shipping container. We are using UPack, and I'm wondering if there is a way to find out what these taxes will be. ...
We used UPack for our move in June. We had a shipping manifest (basically a rough description of what was in the boxes we put in the container). We had just normal household stuff so we didn't do the EEI form (nothing worth that much). We ... Read More
New PR Drivers License by frogrock
Hi gang, I just went to DTOP to give them my change of address. They gave me a new license It looks different from my original PR license, which was two years old. I forgot to ask for the the one which is official identification for travel and the ...
Thanks, Rey, that's what I thought, but just wanted to check with others before getting in there. I'll update when I'm done. Read More
New PR Drivers License by frogrock
Hi gang, I just went to DTOP to give them my change of address. They gave me a new license It looks different from my original PR license, which was two years old. I forgot to ask for the the one which is official identification for travel and the ...
Thanks, Frogrock. This is Brad's wife, Katie, and I'm heading into Guayama to get my driver's license this week. Did you have the REAL ID license before? The reason I ask is that when I was registering my car, I asked the lady about ... Read More
Not a great welcome! by bkettren
My family is in the process of moving to Maunabo, PR. My wife and her 85 year old mother have moved to Maunabo, while I am waiting for the sale of our ranch to close in Texas. Middle of August it should be done and I will be moving there then. We ...
Totally agree, Annabfalter. The longer we are here, the more obvious it is that it was an rare occurrence. At this point in time it is more apparent that it was an isolated incident, and that our car happened to be in the path of it being flung ... Read More
Not a great welcome! by bkettren
My family is in the process of moving to Maunabo, PR. My wife and her 85 year old mother have moved to Maunabo, while I am waiting for the sale of our ranch to close in Texas. Middle of August it should be done and I will be moving there then. We ...
Seoulguy - This is Brad's wife. I'm a retired healthcare provider, so really no worries, as my 85 year old mother is in better health than we are ;-) More importantly, her mental health has improved drastically in the 5 weeks we have been ... Read More
Too quiet by ReyP
The forum is too quiet, people don't have questions?
OK ReyP.......don't want you to have too much quiet time! My wife, Katie, in Maunabo had a wonderful day yesterday. We are in the process of getting our property in Maunabo ready to build. This will require some clearing and a road to be built ... Read More
moving furniture from mainland by Jyee
Iknow its pricey but have any of you priced it out ? wondering what an average price looks like? we also own a 1957 chevy that we want to bring but cant find any info on the TAX that well have to pay for it, were wondering how they determine the ...
We used U-Pack, and just used one "pod" (6' deep by 7' wide by 9'tall). It cost us $3,100 from San Antonio. We only brought boxes of stuff. We looked at using a U-pack trailer, using 17' deep on it and the quote was ... Read More
Not a great welcome! by bkettren
My family is in the process of moving to Maunabo, PR. My wife and her 85 year old mother have moved to Maunabo, while I am waiting for the sale of our ranch to close in Texas. Middle of August it should be done and I will be moving there then. We ...
Thank you Karenqc! Everyone's support is wonderful ! Our experiences (and my wife's since she is there now) have all been great with this one exception. This is behind us now, and will soon be forgotten. Read More
Not a great welcome! by bkettren
My family is in the process of moving to Maunabo, PR. My wife and her 85 year old mother have moved to Maunabo, while I am waiting for the sale of our ranch to close in Texas. Middle of August it should be done and I will be moving there then. We ...
Sitka, Brisket huh.........sounds like you still have a lot of Texas in you. When ever we get the craving for brisket, we will have to take a long drive to Isabela! I will miss the variety of things in HEB markets......but the view will make up ... Read More
Not a great welcome! by bkettren
My family is in the process of moving to Maunabo, PR. My wife and her 85 year old mother have moved to Maunabo, while I am waiting for the sale of our ranch to close in Texas. Middle of August it should be done and I will be moving there then. We ...
Sitka, Now that's a mess!! But Labs can't help themselves. We had a black Lab mix when we lived in Idaho. It brought a brown bear back to me once. Whenever it got scared it hid behind me, even though the dog weighed 130lbs. That was one of ... Read More
Not a great welcome! by bkettren
My family is in the process of moving to Maunabo, PR. My wife and her 85 year old mother have moved to Maunabo, while I am waiting for the sale of our ranch to close in Texas. Middle of August it should be done and I will be moving there then. We ...
Thank you all for your kind words! Like a wise man once said,... "sh*t happens". My wife's first question was "could it be iguana"? Unfortunately it wasn't. We won't take this as anything to spoil our plans. Read More
Not a great welcome! by bkettren
My family is in the process of moving to Maunabo, PR. My wife and her 85 year old mother have moved to Maunabo, while I am waiting for the sale of our ranch to close in Texas. Middle of August it should be done and I will be moving there then. We ...
Thanks ReyP, My wife was parked in the correct spot. She has been there since June 18th. It seems that the pool, which our parking spot is next to, was also contaminated, and is closed now. Maybe this was not directed at us personally, and we were ... Read More
Not a great welcome!
My family is in the process of moving to Maunabo, PR. My wife and her 85 year old mother have moved to Maunabo, while I am waiting for the sale of our ranch to close in Texas. Middle of August it should be done and I will be moving there then. We ... Read More