We still don't have our internet up and running so we can't post pictures yet but we wanted to introduce you a little to PR culture (at least what we have learned so far).

1. Puerto Ricans are very laid-back. The famous phrase here is "tomorrow" (but in Spanish of course). Now in our Western minds tomorrow means tomorrow but here, tomorrow means not today. It doesn't mean that it will get done tomorrow, it just means that it won't get done today. So we've just had to learn to be patient and wait.... which isn't always easy (especially when you have a work crew who is relying on you to get a supply today so that they can finish their project)!

2. A Puerto Rican minute is not a USA minute. Here when someone says that it will be 5-10 minutes they mean that it will be more like an hour and a half! (We learned this in the ER when the Dr put Mike on an IV and told him it would only take 5-10 minutes. The IV finally emptied an hour and 45 minutes later! We also experienced it when someone told us that the rainforrest was only 45 minutes away and 3 hours later we still weren't there! Oh wait... part of that was because we got lost! Oops!)

3. PR is people-oriented not work-oriented. Meaning that people are much more important than work. They are very caring people who take time to talk and listen to others.

These are just a few of the many cultural differences that we have seen here. It has been interesting (and at times frustrating) to see how different PR is from the USA.
We love it here and really want to thank everyone who had a part in sending us here through prayer and financial support!