Paet Burcham
American looking for information about Puerto Rico
Forum posts
18
About me
American
Lives in Cleveland, OH
Speaks English, some Spanish
Registration: 13 May 2010
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Electric and water prices in PR?
DH and I are planning on moving to PR in about 2 years. We plan to rent for a year and then possibly find a house to buy. Most of the rentals do not include water or electricity in the rental price. We are planning to live somewhere on the ... Read More
Houses for sale/rent on Achill
My roots are in Achill (Dever and O'Malley) and I was wondering if there are any of the older houses available for either rent or purchase on the island. I know that the island probably has changed a good bit since I was last there but still would ... Read More
Fabric and craft store in PR by Paet Burcham
I am wondering if fabric shops like JoAnn Fabrics and etc. are to be found in PR? Also craft stores such as Michael's. Any info would be appreciated. We will be living in the west of PR.
OK, maybe not JoAnn Fabrics - but are there stores where you can buy your own material to make clothes and etc? Read More
Fabric and craft store in PR
I am wondering if fabric shops like JoAnn Fabrics and etc. are to be found in PR? Also craft stores such as Michael's. Any info would be appreciated. We will be living in the west of PR. Read More
PR cookbooks with photos
Can anyone suggest a good puerto rican cook book that has photos of the local fruits and vegetables that we will find in PR? We have some of them up here in the northern states but have little idea how to use the or when they are ripe. Have found ... Read More
Global warming and PR?
As I am looking at temps in the triple digits in the south and southwest of the US today. I am wondering if PR is also heating up? Anyone have any word on what is expected in, say, the next 10 years or so? We definitely plan to move to the Rincon ... Read More
Chicago College Student...Help! by michelle4945
I am a student at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. I met someone here at school my freshman year, who came from Puerto Rico. Since then, I have gone back home with him to San Juan every break we have had so far, and we've been together for ...
Maybe you should see if your boyfriend or his father have contacts with employeers. They may be of great help. You can also check clasificadosonline.com - this is a list of homes, jobs, cars and just about everything you could want. Maybe you ... Read More
Chicago College Student...Help! by michelle4945
I am a student at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. I met someone here at school my freshman year, who came from Puerto Rico. Since then, I have gone back home with him to San Juan every break we have had so far, and we've been together for ...
First off, do you speak any Spanish? I would get a set of Rosetta Stone Latin American Spanish CD's and learn from them. It is the best way I have ever found to learn a language. In my life I have learned and "lost" my knowledge of Swedish, Dutch ... Read More
Best places to live in PR? by Paet Burcham
As my first e-mail noted I was considering living up in the Central Mountains when we decide to move to PR. Now, after talking with various people about life in the mountains I am beginning to wonder if there might be other places for us to ...
Finishing off the e-mail I just sent - hit send by accident. * We would like a good mix of different types of people in any town we'd decide to live in and we are not the Mac-Mansion type of people. We will have enough to live on in and ... Read More
Best places to live in PR?
As my first e-mail noted I was considering living up in the Central Mountains when we decide to move to PR. Now, after talking with various people about life in the mountains I am beginning to wonder if there might be other places for us to ... Read More
Considering moving to PR, central mountain area by Paet Burcham
Hello, my name is Paet (Pat), my husband and I are considering moving to Puerto Rico in about 20 months, when he retires. I am interested in hearing from anyone regarding this area. We currently live in Cleveland Ohio but I did work on the tall ...
Thanks Gary. Both good things to know - not worrying, just wondering. If the central part of PR has so few people the folk on the coastline must be stacked like cord wood! Read More
Considering moving to PR, central mountain area by Paet Burcham
Hello, my name is Paet (Pat), my husband and I are considering moving to Puerto Rico in about 20 months, when he retires. I am interested in hearing from anyone regarding this area. We currently live in Cleveland Ohio but I did work on the tall ...
A 5.7 earthquake would definately get my attention. We had a short 5.2 up here about 20 years ago and it scared the hell out of all of us. It was the first for most of us. Main question, If I read the map right Juncos is sort of near El Yunque ... Read More
Considering moving to PR, central mountain area by Paet Burcham
Hello, my name is Paet (Pat), my husband and I are considering moving to Puerto Rico in about 20 months, when he retires. I am interested in hearing from anyone regarding this area. We currently live in Cleveland Ohio but I did work on the tall ...
Gary, We seem to have this thread all to ourselves! One thing for sure, I am not the know-it-all ugly Gringo type! The way I look at it even though PR is part of the US it has a completely different culture and way of looking at things. Probably ... Read More
Considering moving to PR, central mountain area by Paet Burcham
Hello, my name is Paet (Pat), my husband and I are considering moving to Puerto Rico in about 20 months, when he retires. I am interested in hearing from anyone regarding this area. We currently live in Cleveland Ohio but I did work on the tall ...
More questions. In looking at the real estate ads I don't really see rain gutters on the houses. If I need to store water - we have diverters on our gutters here in OH to save rain water in water barrels - how is it done in PR? Do you haul in ... Read More
transport by beachmonkey
im planning a move to pr in 4 or 5 months,and was wondering if a car was really necisary or if a bicycle would suffice? i havent found a place to live yet. im looking for something simple and cheap. somewhere flat if im on a bike! any suggestions or ...
Just wondering, if you can drive in NYC will you be better prepared to drive in PR? Paet Read More