Puerto Rican coffee

[Texasmujer]

PRGirl...Where is Lares? I have not spent much time in the mountains of Puerto Rico, unfortunately. It's SO good to see your posts here! 'hasta orita!

[Arjean40]

Holly and Wizzi, I am all female! Yes, women can be successful, in business. Unlike PRgirl I didn`t run away from my country..I have my business is Scotland and a home here in PR...and I know more about this glorious island than PR does. And all PRGirlie does is 'run down' the US..a country that has given her a haven for the tommy-rot that she constantly spews....Again, PR coffee.....beans come from Brazil and Columbia..they are processed in PR.

Texasmujer....Lares, location of a 'black mark' in the history of PR.

[PRgirl]

Originally posted by Arjean40
Holly and Wizzi, I am all female! Yes, women can be successful, in business. Unlike PRgirl I didn`t run away from my country..I have my business is Scotland and a home here in PR...and I know more about this glorious island than PR does. And all PRGirlie does is 'run down' the US..a country that has given her a haven for the tommy-rot that she constantly spews....Again, PR coffee.....beans come from Brazil and Columbia..they are processed in PR.

Texasmujer....Lares, location of a 'black mark' in the history of PR.

PRgirl: I still don't understand how a Scottish woman thinks she knows more about Puerto Rico than a person born and raised there? Who is Puerto Rican historically, culturally, linguistically and so on. Where is her logic? I don't know where her logic is. And why she insists on knowing more about Puerto Rico than I do. I don't get it? Now, she says I ran from Puerto Rico she doesn't ask politely if I was invited from Puerto Rico to go to the USA for any reason. She doesn't ask questions does she? She assumes and just basically makes herself look bad.

Lares is the home of the "Grito de Lares" in which Puerto Ricans seeking independence from Spain raised arms against the Spanish on September 23 and were massacred for it. It is a black mark because people died fighting for independence and Lares is the little town in which the tragic massacre took place. But, Arjean doesn't respect our right to be an independent nation. She would rather be the obnoxious type she is. Every 23rd day of September the Puerto Ricans remember the tragedy. It is part of our history. Lares also happens to be the hometown of my husband's biological mother's family. And reknown for some great coffee.

Yes, it fun to learn about nations from all over the world. Isn't it?

If you want to learn about Lares Texasmujer (since your mom is Puerto Rican) you should go and look up the town on the internet. It is fun.

Texasmujer and others interested here is an excellent link that explains September 23, 1868 in Puerto Rican history:

http://www.elboricua.com/lares.html

Many innocent jibaros did die in that terrible day, seeking liberation. It is sad. People have to die in order to be free. Free to choose, free from colonialism, free from racism and slavery, by the way abolition of slavery day is celebrated as a National Holiday in Puerto Rico. They don't have an abolition of slavery day celebration day holiday in the states. Too controversial and it would have stirred resentment with the Southern States of the Confederacy after the Civil war. For peace, the USA never celebrated the abolition of slavery. The day for Puerto Rico was March 22, 1873. Dia de la Abolicion de la Esclavitud. El Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena issued a conmemorative medallion on March 22, 1973 to celebrate one hundred years of freedom from slavery. It is a lovely medallion. I have it on my husband's piano. An old upright piano we fixed up and that is fun for him to practice on all those beautiful danzones from Morel Campos.

I hope Arjean always write something about Puerto Rican history and culture any time she likes. It is good for people to learn the history of places they like.






[Edited by PRgirl on 8th March 2005 at 23:10]

[Texasmujer]

PRgirl...Thanks SO MUCH for giving that e-mail address for El Boriquo...I'm actually going to subscribe...I WANT to learn about Puertro Rico...my Mom doesn't know about this...she is not interested in the history---I don't know why...but, I am.

I know that my best friend's brother..he has a PhD in chemistry, and interviewed at the Universidad so Puerto Rico for a position, but, ultimately turned it sown...he chose Auburn, instead. I think he was just uneasy about living on an island...

Again, thanks for printing that address...the more we know about Puerto Rico's history, the better...Salud!

[PRgirl]

You are most welcome Texasmujer.

Well what do you think? Do you think I know more about the isla del encanto? Or the Scottish tourist who is deeply troubled? LOL!!

I think it is funny. She wants to be the expert on Puerto Rico without having been born or raised there, and speaking Spanish non-natively. Why?

[Texasmujer]

PRgirl...you're asking me questions I can't possible answer...no te procupes...Ciao!! Take care!