It’s been a week here now, and so far, so good. The kids are slowly settling in — from the anxiety of the plane ride to seeing our new home and meeting new people. They’re still a little shy busting out their Dora-level Spanish, but seeing their parents bravely communicate in a mix of sign language, Spanglish and Google Translate seem to have boosted their confidence. The locals have been extremely friendly and accommodating; another big plus was meeting neighbors with young kids who are also new transplants to Dorado — definitely reminds us of our neighbors back home!
Walking in our new ‘hood
Meeting new friends
We finally saw our new place, which looks great on the outside — until we stepped in to find birds nesting on the fridge top, and a few other things… We quickly made a beeline to the nearest hotel to setup camp and prepare for a week-long mini-version of “Fixer Upper”. We also met with Rafael, our all-around handyman, a.k.a. the person we can’t live without! He’s already replaced “Brood Papa” Ron in my iPhone favorites list, and he doesn’t mind because it’s the same on his side!
Our home in Dorado
Rafael, #1 main man on both our speed dials!
The weather at 10:00am
The weather at 10:10am
We make the best bed testers!
Pic with Puerto Rican Santa
Brood Mama enjoying a margarita
Brood Sistah found a hermit crab
We're Ron, Dawne, Dylan and Reese -- a family of four Puerto Rico transplants from California. Every day and every journey is a learning opportunity for us, whether it's on an exotic trip to the Galapagos or a regular trip to the grocery store. We believe in collecting memories, not things and constantly feed our insatiable wanderlust. Join us in our world-schooling adventures here, on
Nice dawne
Thanks, Criz!