the food was amazing here (but once again I don't remember the name of the restaurant, I apologize). however, it was the most confusing dining experience we had on this trip.
there was no menu. the waitress simply recited the options for us to choose from. I was so flustered (and tired and starving after a hike) that I forgot every Spanish word for food things. but we apparently ordered two courses and dessert. I heard "arroz", "ensalada", & "salmón" and said "sí" to those options. Then I heard "flan" and said "sí" again. I was so estrés.
but when the food came out, //amazing//. Our arroz and ensalada appetizers were rather filling, but then the salmón steaks followed y ¡qué delicioso! I didn't get a picture of the salmon apparently but trust it looked like a salmon steak and was also delicious. and THEN the FLAN. god I love flan. I was so full, not only of food but also of happiness. ((and a bit of embarrassment from being too confused to order properly in Spanish but WHY WAS THERE NO PRINTED MENU?? did not encounter that anywhere else so it threw me for a l00p))
12/10, would be a 15/10 but points off for lacking an actual menu
have you ever wondered why exactly in new york theres such a massive puerto rico parade every year? why we get so excited when something as small as the flag 🇵🇷 motif when rio snaps at miles makes us go batshit with pride? wonder no more! heres a super short super condensed history lesson about puerto rico and our flag 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
to first really understand this you need to know that puerto rico is still an american colony. we are severely affected by this in a lot of horrible ways and have been since the very beginning. our island is a strategic military colony and thats why america holds us tightly in their grip. we dont like that. and the ones that do have been severely brainwashed into thinking being a colony is better for us (its not america makes billions off of us and barely any of it goes back to the island)
on the right is what was the puertorican flag of the independence movement a direct threat to the american government in puerto rico. on the left, the pr flag from 1898 to 1952 (the blue was later changed to a darker blue but light blue will forever b a fave bc its so nice on the eyes)
in 1948 a law was passed that made owning and displaying our flag illegal. the american government proclaimed that it was to suppress the independence movement which like bruh thats super fucked up. it wasnt till 1957 that that law was abolished. 1957 was 66 years ago as of 2023. we never won the fight to be our own country but we won the right to own and wave nuestra bandera 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
we have immense pride in our flag because america has tried to oppress us at every given opportunity and still does to this day. our people the tainos are still not recognized federally in america. we are still here. and we WILL continue to wave our flag till our fingers bleed 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
share our history. please dont let us be forgotten. and thankyou for reading! taino ti!!! 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
A brief introduction (re-introduction for some) of my story Los Brujos.
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As for tumblr, I'll be sharing the pages here too! And I hope you all enjoy my spooky ghosts stories and unhinged latino brothers.
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