1. puerto ricans love fast food. and they love getting it really slowly. the entire island is packed with fast food restaurants (especially wendy’s, mcdonald’s, burger king, church’s chicken, kfc and taco bell), and every one we went to took forever to serve us food. (ellos tienen suenos) also, a large portion of the population is overweight.

2. it’s ok to run red lights in puerto rico. everybody seems to do it. be careful when driving.

3. there is no sales tax (the government is attempting to put into place a 7% tax though).

4. mofongo is great.

5. you should definitely check out the bioluminescent bays (i.e. glowing plankton that you can swim with). that was a surreal experience. ask for captain suarez if you go to the fajardo port’s concrete dock.

6. if you plan on going to vieques, check the ferry schedule and the weather ahead of time!