Puerto Rico Archives - Lolabees Career Coaching https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/category/puerto-rico/ Getting Real About Your Dental Career Sat, 16 Mar 2019 18:23:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-BumbleBee.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Puerto Rico Archives - Lolabees Career Coaching https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/category/puerto-rico/ 32 32 141275061 I'll Have the Vaca Frita Please… Again https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/ill-have-the-vaca-frita-please-again/ https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/ill-have-the-vaca-frita-please-again/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:43:06 +0000 http://lolabees.wordpress.com/?p=2006 There are 2 types of people in this world: those who insist they can’t have the same type of food 2 meals in a row, 2 days in a row, or even twice a week; and those who can eat the same thing over and over, day after day. If you’re in one camp, it’s hard to relate to the other.  I am someone who can eat the same thing over and over– as long as it’s good.  I eat the exact same breakfast 6 days a week; I am happy eating the same salad most days for lunch; and […]

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]]> https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/ill-have-the-vaca-frita-please-again/feed/ 17 2006 Can I call it writer's block if I'm not really a writer? https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/can-i-call-it-writers-block-if-im-not-really-a-writer/ https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/can-i-call-it-writers-block-if-im-not-really-a-writer/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:54:24 +0000 http://lolabees.wordpress.com/?p=1914 I’m stuck. Day after day I find myself struggling to get this silly post onto my computer screen.  I can’t get past it, so I have 2 choices: bag it or keep pushing through it.  Right now I am blank.  I’m not really a writer, a photographer, or a storyteller.  Nope, I’m just someone who blogs occasionally.  So maybe I should call it blogger’s block? I could practice silence, something I think we could all use at some point.  I mean… silence right after I say a few things. Or I could just bag this post. For some reason, I […]

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]]> https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/can-i-call-it-writers-block-if-im-not-really-a-writer/feed/ 27 1914 Forts Are Cool https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/forts-are-cool/ https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/forts-are-cool/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:25:02 +0000 http://lolabees.wordpress.com/?p=1917 When I was a kid my sister and I loved building forts.  We’d gather as many pillows and blankets as we could find and stack them up against the furniture to make the ultimate hideout.  We would enter the fort and create a different world, spending hours on end entertaining ourselves.  So when I actually got to wander around a real fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico when I was 10, it stuck with me forever.  I don’t remember much about it now, but I do know that to this day I still recall the fascination and excitement it sparked in […]

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]]> https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/forts-are-cool/feed/ 17 1917 The Colors of Old San Juan https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/the-colors-of-old-san-juan/ https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/the-colors-of-old-san-juan/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:34:32 +0000 http://lolabees.wordpress.com/?p=1883   A day in Old San Juan is best described as colorful. The streets glow with the blue cobblestone. Even the city wildlife fits the bill.

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]]> https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/the-colors-of-old-san-juan/feed/ 19 1883 Breaking My Food Rules in VIeques https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/breaking-my-food-rules-in-vieques/ https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/breaking-my-food-rules-in-vieques/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:59:23 +0000 http://lolabees.wordpress.com/?p=1798 Sometimes I think we can be so principle driven that we miss out on some of the finer experiences in life.  Take… I don’t know… me, for example.  I try to follow a certain set of self-imposed food rules.  I don’t do it out of a specific belief, but it’s mostly because I have the knowledge that my body doesn’t tolerate certain foods very well. I’ve also realized along the way that my mood is greatly affected by whether I enjoy my food or not.  I noticed this quirk while on a beach trip to Samara, Costa Rica a few […]

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]]> https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/breaking-my-food-rules-in-vieques/feed/ 5 1798 Vieques: Really, a Shark Attack in Mosquito Bay? https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/vieques-really-a-shark-attack-in-mosquito-bay/ https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/vieques-really-a-shark-attack-in-mosquito-bay/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:16:08 +0000 http://lolabees.wordpress.com/?p=1802 I’ve mentioned before that I can sit at the beach all day and be completely entertained and fulfilled.  Sometimes I actually feel a little guilty about it, as if I should be productive or experience something I’ve never done before.  With that in mind, this is how I ended up in Vieques.  During my trip planning, I read a lot of different opinions on whether Vieques or Culebra was the more idyllic vacation spot.  Culebra is smaller, and some say it has better beaches.  Vieques is described by some as too populated but more lively– and some say it has […]

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]]> https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/vieques-really-a-shark-attack-in-mosquito-bay/feed/ 2 1802 Vieques Beaches– My Perfect Match https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/vieques-beaches-the-perfect-match-for-me/ https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/vieques-beaches-the-perfect-match-for-me/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:01:07 +0000 http://lolabees.wordpress.com/?p=1646 I’m not sure when I lost my interest in the beach, but I certainly remember the exact moment I rediscovered it.  I spent much of my childhood going to the Jersey Shore, even after the days when hypodermic needles were washing up on the beach.  The whole state gets a bad rap, but I remember the joys of swimming in the ocean and playing in the waves with friends and family.  I never saw any needles.  In fact, the beaches there were quite nice and, if I remember correctly, CROWDED! Then followed the years in which I just stopped going […]

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]]> https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/vieques-beaches-the-perfect-match-for-me/feed/ 3 1646 This Foodie's Sacrifice for More Vieques Beach Time https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/this-foodies-sacrifice-for-more-vieques-beach-time/ https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/this-foodies-sacrifice-for-more-vieques-beach-time/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:50:38 +0000 http://lolabees.wordpress.com/?p=1628 One thing about me is that I happen to be a foodie.  I love food.  I love to eat it.  I love to talk about it.  I love to cook it.  I love to look at it.  I love to take pictures of it, and I love to look at pictures of it.  There is a lot I avoid because of food sensitivities, but I still find a way to enjoy good food– the food I eat is just a lot simpler now. And I never ever miss a meal. So when I realized my lunch options were very limited, […]

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]]> https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/this-foodies-sacrifice-for-more-vieques-beach-time/feed/ 3 1628 Breakfast in Vieques https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/breakfast-in-vieques/ https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/breakfast-in-vieques/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:47:30 +0000 http://lolabees.wordpress.com/?p=1613 Our days in Vieques were simple: woke up to roosters welcoming the new day– though their cries did sound more like misery than excitement.  Got ready for the beach.   Then packed the car and headed to town for breakfast.  It would have been more convenient to cook breakfast in the condo, but it wasn’t appealing in that shabby kitchen with no dish soap.  Plus, the eggs we found at The Green Store were dated about 1 month earlier.  The woman there said that was the ship date, not the use by date; but we didn’t want to take any chances.  […]

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]]> https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/breakfast-in-vieques/feed/ 1 1613 Vieques: Roosters, and Horses, and Bombs https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/vieques-roosters-and-horses-and-bombs/ https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/vieques-roosters-and-horses-and-bombs/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:11:39 +0000 http://lolabees.wordpress.com/?p=1536 Vieques has quite an interesting history.  Once inhabited by the Taino Indians, it was eventually under the rule of Spain and ultimately the US.  After the start of World War II the US Navy assumed control of over 70% of the island, and  they began to use the island for training and bombing practices.  Though controversial with the locals, this continued until 1999 when a civilian was accidentally killed in a bombing target practice.  And so began the Navy-Vieques Protests.  These protests drew international support, and lasted until May 2003 when the US government finally announced the Navy would leave […]

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