Expert Conceptions of Puerto Rico ➽

At Culebra with friends.

After the presentation in class of the Misconceptions of Puerto Rico, and comparing all the feedback we found on the comments of outsiders with the perceptions I have of Puerto Rico, which I live here, is that the island in fact, is a great place to live or relax in a vacation. We see criminality in all places, just because Puerto Rico is a small island, and for that reason rates are higher, does not make it a more dangerous place to live. Everywhere you are, you have to be careful where you stand or whom you are with because of the bad things that could happen to you. I think all the criminality comments are irrelative because all the wonders of Puerto Rico should be taken in consideration first. No one should care of the bad things when there are more good things to account for.

As Roberts (2008) explains, “home embodies a psychological factor of attachment, which probably issues from the basic animal instinct of territoriality, but is more an emotional bond created through experience of a place”. In my case, although I was not born here, I was raised and nurtured in this beautiful island. I have an emotional bond to this place that has been created since I was first brought here. The experiences I have here I will always remember them and take them with me. No matter if in a future I leave for professional growth or a vacation, my Puerto Rico is leaving with me. The values, moral and family traditions of Puerto Rico are going to be present even if I’m in the United States, Europe or China. Puerto Rico is “where my heart is”. I feel real proud being a Puerto Rican, all the situations I have had living here and being a part of its history has made me the person I am today.