Last week was an exciting week for Puerto Rico, our own Monica Puig was the first Puerto Rican to win a gold medal in the Olympics. We are still celebrating this amazing moment, but we have to remember that Rio 2016 is not over yet, we still have athletes in Brazil giving it their all … Continue reading Running to semifinals
She did it!!! Monica just won Puerto Rico's first gold medal in the Olympics! The 22 year old Puerto Rican, ranked #34, being the lowest ranked woman to win a gold medal or to even compete for one. She is also the first Puerto Rican tenis player to reach finals in the olympics, the first … Continue reading Gold for Puerto Rico!!!
Today Puerto Rico was glued to the TV watching as Monica Puig won her semifinal Tenis match against Petra Kvitova. Tomorrow we will all be watching as she plays against Angelique Kerber. We are all hoping she wins and have faith in her that she can do it. Today people were watching everywhere, at work, … Continue reading We are proud, we are Puerto Rico
As we head into day 6 of the 2016 Olympics all of Puerto Rico's eyes are on Monica Puig. Monica is making history as she will be the first Puerto Rican woman to reach the semifinals in Tenis in the Olympics. The last time I remember Puerto Rico's eyes were glued to the Olympics was … Continue reading #PicaPower making history
I have been trying to keep my promise of staying active and going to the gym and I have even been making my own workout routines; today I made three new ones, it's time to change. But yesterday I finally decided to be brave and go to a class I had been wanting to go … Continue reading No pain, no gain, 1 year and 4 months!
Some of you may remember my anger at the health insurance company, which just made me unsure whether I was going to be able to have my medicine, right? Well for those of you who don't or were not with us at the time, I'll give you a little summary: After my TBI I was … Continue reading Take that health care!
After a week of reading in my spare time, I finished Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and I have to say I did not love it. I know that what I was reading was a play and it wouldn't be the same as the other books but I just didn't like the story, I don't think … Continue reading Books vs. Play
After waiting for a really long time, like four days, I finally met my new nephew. My aunt rescued the cute little thing from a gas station near her office. As soon as she saw him she called my brother and asked him if he would take the dog. My brother quickly said yes; he … Continue reading Meet Lego
The first time I went to the neurologist here in Puerto Rico I was given some rules, thing I can't do when living with epilepsy. Some of these I can do now that I have been able to control my epilepsy for so long, others I still need to reach the two years, and there … Continue reading What’s for lunch?
During the Olympics in London four years ago I was staying at my aunt's house while we waited for my surgery. I barely remember this but they tell me the games were always on, my uncle would watch them all when he got home after work. I know they were on, but I don't remember … Continue reading Rio 2016
Roberto Clemente is the name heard around Puerto Rico, from coliseums and stadiums around the island named after him, to posters, statues, among other things around the island remembering the great Puerto Rican baseball legend. Clemente played for the Pittsburg Pirates for 18 seasons and has 3,000 major league hits. This legend set an example … Continue reading #Retire21
I say I can’t do stuff because of my head injury and that’s partly true, but I can move past that like my former psychologist told me.I think I can but it's very, very scary and I don't want to be brave sometimes because I don't want to get hurt again, I want to protect … Continue reading I am that scaredy-cat
Summer is officially over, at least for me. My summer companion and my ride, my mom, started working today. That's it,the two month's went by too fast, as they do every summer and on the end of summer I let myself down. Why? Because on the very first day of August, of this new semester, … Continue reading Keep it up, don’t quit now
So this morning I was tagged in a Facebook post about people waiting in line at the bookstore nearby as they opened the box and revealed the new Harry Potter and the Cursed Child books. I am one of the Harry Potter fans, one of those who bought the books as soon as they were sold, one who will … Continue reading He’s back so I’ll be reading
I was at the mall today, just walking around with my parents and thank God I wasn't alone because a man came up to the woman walking right in front of me and tried to grab her purse. When this happened I just froze and let out a little scream. A woman getting robbed right … Continue reading Purse thief
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