diy backup water storage (for condos / apartments)
The dam at nearby Lake Guajataca made national news as it was badly damaged and nearly failed in the days following Hurricane Maria. This reservoir supplies water […]
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Posts that provide tips, tool and tactics to improve your quality of life in Puerto Rico.
best deal on unlimited data in puerto rico!
(UPDATE 1/30/2024: I would periodically check the Liberty Business offers page for good deals. For awhile they were offering unlimited hotspot data for $25 a […]
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reliable internet in puerto rico?
Before Hurricane Maria, cable internet service through Liberty was extremely reliable. Upload speeds were slow, but the 20mbs plan consistently provided download speeds in that […]
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pay at the pump in puerto rico?
“Para llenar el tanque a la siete, por favor.” This is one of the first full phrases of Spanish I learned when I moved to […]
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diy homemade nattō! (and yogurt)
Sticky, stinky, stringy, and downright delicious! Japanese people love their nattō and being half Japanese myself, I’m certainly no exception. I have fond memories of waking […]
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homemade mineral sunscreen
They say that the sun’s UV rays are more intense as you move closer to the equator. It didn’t take long for me to be able […]
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balcony mosquito control tactics that work!
The balcony at our house in San Antonio sat mostly unused. It wasn’t all that uncommon for entire MONTHS to pass without any of us setting foot on it. That […]
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