Everything You Need to Know About Our Move to Puerto Rico | Year 2 Puerto Rico Update 

Love your story! My grandfather was living in Brooklyn during the 1940s. He visited Puerto Rico for vacation and fell so madly in love with it, that he sent for all his things and stayed for the rest of his life. He met and married my grandmother there as well.

Puerto Rico can be challenging. I'm glad to see you're sticking it out. They blame the US for many of their problems. Good luck!

God bless your new home & family!! Loved your video!! Welcome to the island!!!🤗❤️

First video I’ve seen from you! We are looking at going ourselves for some similar reasons! This is great information. Thank you.

Glad you are enjoying Puerto Rico and it’s your new home! Continued success!

Hello. I was wondering what became of you guys. Im so glad things are working out for your family. People like you are exactly what Puerto Rico needs. I love Mar Chiquita personally but anyway,I’m so happy for you guys and looking forward to your next video

What a lovely couple! Puerto Rico has very beautiful places, places that are not so beautiful, and things that do not work the way we want them work, like any place in the world. The positive outweighs the negative. Glad you love it and enjoy what it has to offer for families to enjoy. When a family is based on love, and together, everything can be worked out for things to be better.

Thank you for loving our island! Lots of blessings for you and your family.

I'm glad you are enjoying my beautiful island. You will never have enough time to discover everything the island has to offer. Im 45 and there's a lot of towns that I haven't been yet. Now you understand why we as puertorricans love our island. No for nothing is call Puerto Rico ("rich port"). Living in a paradise makes anyone feel "rich". That is priceless ❤

Our favorite place is Flamenco beach in Culebra. Can't wait to go back to our island and visit Culebra. Happy you guys love PR and thanks for sharing.

Glad you guys are having a good time, in the island. We travel very often to see relatives, and we own a property on the southern coast in Guanica. Haven't been there lately due to the pandemic; but looking forward to . Many blessings!

Have a great time living in Puerto Rico. I love the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. Thank you for sharing your experience.

I enjoyed this video thank you for sharing I'm from Puerto Rico and I'm living the stressful life of New York city I've been thinking of making some changes wondering if PuertoRico would work for me so again thank you for sharing your views of such a beautiful island

I’m happy for your guys, my wife and I moved to the island 🏝 by this November 2021.

Awesome video. Thank you for sharing.

Puerto Rico is an excellent place to live…we just need to have an open mind… know how to deal with the bad, so we can then enjoy the many wonderful things the island has to offer. Glad that you as a family are enjoying it, and making the best of it! 🇵🇷🙏🏻👏🏼👍

Congratulations!! It's an honor to share this island with you and your family!!! Bendiciones!!!!

Loved the video! Thank you both for the great tidbits. You mentioned faith a couple of times. I’m considering moving to Puerto Rico but am trying to find local churches I could be a part of which would also influence where I move. Do y’all have any advice for finding a church in Puerto Rico or a house church? Do you have one you would recommend? I’ve been searching online and haven’t found much so I’m just curious what your perspective is from actually living there.

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing

I’ve been living in the us for 15 years and I’m ready to go back. I have three kids and we took back in July and the way they enjoyed it made my husband and I decided to move. Puerto Rico if you live in the right area is a great place to raise children I feel like. I’m ready for my kids to see life without electronics. I’m ready for a change. Anyways I’m glad you guys enjoy the island. Many blessings

Love your video, it's so well thought out. If possible, can you please share the name of that awesome bakery (in the Rincon area) you guy mentioned in the video? I just moved to the island and would like to check it out - thanks

I just found your channel because of this Puerto Rico video. I have a house in Humacao too. I'm going to sub and check out your other content. Looking forward to learning something from you.

Yes we want to hear about all the house things! 😁

Thank you for all your genuine expressions of appreciation & love for our Island. Welcome & God bless. Times are tough and sometimes ugly everywhere, but somehow my people make it fun and bearable just because we work as one. 🇵🇷❤️💋

Love the video. ❤ There is another place called "zanja fria" or cold pond. Is a natural water spring in Arecibo with crystal clear waters but the water its kinda cold. Also check Cueva Arenales and Charco Azul in Vega Baja when you have a chance, the place its amazing.

Hi!, how do you guys do with shipping when you have to travel? Gracias! :) ....BTW, ''Charco'' is like a small spot of water...sort of small lake. :) Great video! :)

Hi Prince Family...... Last year my wife and I bought a condo on a private island just off Fajardo called Isleta Marina. We have a business in the states so for now we only get out to PR at winter time-- Even wintertime the temperature stays in the mid 70's - so much better than temps in the teen's in Wisconsin winters :) Keep the videos going, I am taking notes of the places to visit this winter when we come back out.

Ty so much for the video. I'm from PR my couple is from Poland n she's crazy with the food. I have to get tostones every day for her😄😄. She also loves Rincon. Wish u the best, enjoy the island. 👋👋

Love you guys... because I can. Jared see you in Mayaquez. Gotta find those Nutella Puff Balls too.

Im from NY n happy to say i happy for y'all & proud.. Hope we met one day.. Stay bless n trust God in all you doo. Happy Sunday.. Peace

I must say Jared has transformed! He is so relaxed and confident compared to two years ago. 😉💕

Welcome guys!

When you check out the south west part of the island, you must stay at 4 Casitas! It is a B&B experience like no other 💕

Really, really enjoyed ur video. I live in the Island and also haaateeee bugs and iguanas. But there is sooo much to see, do and going to here. Glad u love it here. There's bad stuff, every where u go in the world. 🤷🏻‍♀️

My enchanted island where I was raised with my parents and siblings in Bayamón. Miss you dad

I had to comment on your video while watching. I also purchased a house in Punta Santiago, Humacao last year January, 2020. Yes during the Earthquakes. I love how you mispronounce so many of the towns, it shows how devoted you are to the Island as newcomers. Thank You for your enthusiasm. Palmas Del Mar is indeed beautiful and a great place for an easier transition, I lived there for a summer while looking for a house to purchase. Home remodel is pretty much difficult anywhere now and especially for the lack of some building materials nationwide. Love that San Juan is not one of your favorites as I find it too crowded. Would be great to meet you guys one day as we are about 15 minutes apart. Best of luck to you guys and the kids. You made me feel better about my move here.

I loved this video!! I live in Naguabo, it’s so nice that you enjoy Charco Frio, I grew up right down the street from there! You pronounced Naguabo correctly 😄 Ceiba is pronounced like Say-ba! I’m happy you love our island! 💜

You need to visit Heladería Lares where you can try many types of ice cream flavors such as garlic, beer, beans, etc.

Nice guys I am from San Juan. Yea, not a country, more city urban, but everyone has their cup of tea. Welcome to the Island and nice to see the kids and as a family, it has been a positive experience. Unfortunately, mainland news does not portray Puerto Rico in a positive light. However, you guys present the pros and cons that happen just as well in the states. Bienvenido.

Dinoflagellates is the word you're looking for haha. You guys are so cute. I can tell you are still getting a feel for Puerto Rico. Yes, bugs will be part of life here. You must make peace with that at some level :-) There is sooo much to see and do here. We've owned our farm here now for over 10 years and are still finding more and more adventures (about every week in fact we make a new video on one!) And as you travel out of the wealthy gated neighborhoods you will learn so much more about the truly rich culture and history of the island far beyond pickle ball. Bienvenidos a la isla del encanto!

I’m from Rincon! I have a house there; unfortunately I haven’t been in 5 years. Hopefully this Summer. You guys have made my day! I’m Puerto Rican and even I have things that I don’t like, lol. You guys are too funny, “job security, kill the bugs”.

nice! thanks for sharing

I love this video!!! My husband and I are currently thinking about relocating to PR with our boys and I'm a little hesitant about the move only because I'm not fluent in Spanish, and neither are my kids. But I'm Spanish so I think I'll make it work some how.. But your video is so encouraging, and I love your honest opinion because it makes me think I should just trust my judgement and just do it.

Go see the luminescent bay in my home town, Lajas. It’s in La Parguera, southwest part of the island.

We almost buy property in Humacao. It was so beautiful there, we end up buying to God be the glory in Manati. Good videos.

Awww my husband is from fajardo. We love it there we looking to relocate too we from Connecticut so we praying 🙏 to God that we can do it soon either Florida or Puerto Rico I was born in Puerto Rico in Mayaguez so it would be nice to be back home ! 🥰😇

I love your videos, considering PR real estate but like you said it is crazy right now 😞

I’m living in SALT LAKE CITY UT & can’t wait to go back to PR 🇵🇷

Hi guys, thanks for the video, we enjoyed it. We moved to PR about a year ago and are trying to decide where to buy? I would love to speak with you about your decision to live in Humacao if you are willing to have the discussion. Thanks

East side has the sunrises. You should definitely go to the south western and western sides and experience the incredible sunsets. Boqueron in Cabo Rojo, Parguera in Lajas, Mayaguez, etc. Even to the central part and experience the "Cordillera Central". Barranquitas, Jayuya, Adjuntas, Lares, San Sebastian (where I'm from). There's beauty to be found everywhere on the island. Boqueron in Cabo Rojo is a must. I'm so happy to hear you love it so much here. Blessings!

Great video! I was born and raised on the island and moved to Texas. Fast forward and now I have a husband and 2.5 yrs old. We are considering going back to be closer to family. Im trying to see what would be a good area to raise her now. How are schools around Palmas del Mar?

Looking for videos about people moving to PR , I came across this nice couple btw thanks for sharing your experience. I left the island 10 years ago to nyc big change ,however I want to go back. I just don’t know I just think Iam afraid still looking for a house to buy wouldn’t want to go back to rent, thank you so much 😊 for sharing God willing will be there soon.

Moving from the states to Puerto Rico (not having any family ties to the island) takes a lot of determination and courage, in my opinion. I was born in the states but grew up in PR my whole life, moved to FL when I was 17 and lived there until age 36, we then moved to Utah and have been here 16 years, my husband works on base, WE LOVE to visit PR, funny thing is even though I grew up there (husband is from the states) I find it hard to live there, not talking bad about PR, it is just hard for me to deal with certain things but I love the island, the people and most of all Christmas in PR 😉

Puerto Rico is beautiful... we’re seeing that more & more people are relocating to the island. Every corner of the island has its treasures. Tourism is growing rapidly. As you said, the people are welcoming and kind.

wait to you visit Cabo Rojo, its light house, el poblado and boqueron public beach. 😍😍😍 and aldo guanica, Gilligan's island is also cool.

Did you have to change your health insurance, and if so, which one did you choose on the island...and do you like it? That is my concern with moving to PR.

We live and travel FT in an RV with our two teenage boys and my 13 yo watched this me and when you were talking about places you live he says "Why don't we go there?" Once Covid is officially over I guess "Why not?" We'll leave the RV home while we visit. 😁

Maybe you must consider visit El Poblado is in the Southwest exactly in Cabo Rojo

We have everything in PR,what you mean is that you are living far from the metropolitan area of PR,so thinks are far ,but believe we have everything a person needs ,beautiful shooping houses,and beautiful places,so visit the metropolitan area, and you are going to love it

Humacao is one of the best places. Then you have Fajardo; Luquillo and the South East PR like Playas Inches in Patillas. Im not to far away from Humacao maybe 20 minute drive. Palmas del.Mar is very nice..Good Luck on your Journey..Love it here also!👍🙏👍🙏👍

How did you move your stuff over to puerto rico? Am thinking to come to the island... where can you go to find people you can trust? Thx for your info- im from ut as well... :)

In Mayaguez you will find the bakery where they make Brazo Gitano! A cake roll with different flavors like guava, cream cheese, pineapple, etc.

the ferry is in fajardo, the small planes are in ceiba.

The only thing you never have to worry about finding beer you find that anywhere I know I moved out 14 years ago

Hard to believe you have been there 2 years...wow how time flies...

Absolutely love your video. As I was watching, these were some of the thoughts that ran through my mind.: You probably know by now, but Ceiba is pronounce say-ba not see-ba. I'm assuming you were referring to Charco Frio/Las Tinajas in Ceiba. As far as I know, Charco Frio is the stream there at the bottom where you park. The hike from there takes you to Las Tinajas, which has the lower level and the upper level. The upper level provides some heart pumping, adrenaline jumping opportunities. The whole place is such a cool spot. Thank you for educating me on how to pronounce Acai. I love this ice cream/gelato/Acai bowl shop here in Central Florida, and I always say a-sigh. It looks like I've been saying it wrong all this time. If you haven't explored the SW part of PR, you have to put El Faro de Cabo Rojo on your list. It is exactly the most SW point of the island, and one of my absolute favorite spots on the island. San Juan is not for me, either. Some people are just geared for big city life, like Miami, NY, and LA. Not me. Those places are great to visit for something particular ... but it's basically get in, do what you need to do, and get out for me. You couldn't pay me to live in the San Juan area. When you mentioned that moments of natural beauty are like a breathe of fresh air, that's how I feel with elevation, mountains, incredible views and landscapes. That's why I love the mountainous regions and cities. Love them. Plus, since the air is cleaner and cooler, it really is a breath of fresh air. Every time the topic of bioBays comes up, I can't help but be amazed that there are 5 bio-bays int he world, and 3 of them are in little ole' PR. Just amazing to me. There is a youtube channel called LifeTransPlanet, who has the best host. I think there is a good chance that you've already stumbled upon it. If you have not, I just wanted to put it on your radar. Any time PR is feeling small, just watch some of her content to realize how much more there is to see. There's this website called PuertoRicoDayTrips which has had that affect on me for 10 years plus. Love them, also. If you enjoyed Charco Frio/Las Tinajas, you might be happy to find out that there is a HUGE abundance of great river/watefall/swimming spots throught the island. It's amazing to me how one small island could have sooo many amazing river/waterfall/swimming spots. I'll go to the beach, but given the choice between a beach or a river swimming spot, I'll choose the river 10 times out of 10. And when it's an adventure to get to, even better. My intent was not to write a book, so sorry for being long-winded.

I just visited Puerto Rico and fell in love with it. I currently reside in Florida. My allergies cleared up while I was there and I honestly just felt better. The food is the best I've ever had and we met some very sweet people. We stayed in Palmas Del Mar and went to the rainforest, Charco el Hippie, Vieques, Luquillo, and Old San Juan.

My aunt house is in Rincon beautiful ocean view on the mountain, you can see Rincon, Aguadilla and Aguadilla , mayaguez is next to rincon

Where do you live that it takes you 3 hours to get to a Best Buy? There’s a few around the island.

I have so many questions because it's a bold move to make: 1. Why did you leave the contiguous US? 2. Did you find a community of ex-pats or are you among native Puerto Ricans? 3. How is your Spanish? Can you get away from really learning the language? 4. What are you doing about schooling for the kids? Thanks in advance!

Tell us more about your adventure in Puerto Rico and bugs is anywhere I live here in US and there bugs🪳🪱🕷🦟

You need to go to Isabela if you are a surfer that is one of the famous areas.

Any recommendations on what bank to use for 100% loan for a lot in Puerto Rico? I have a down payment but can't come up with the reminder untill I retire in 2 years. I would love to buy something now and pay it slowly but banks in PR only offer 30% loans to buy land.

Thanks for liking the island. ¿ Now, what's ur plan for when Boriken becomes an Independent Nation. Will u stay put and be part of it, or will u pullout ?

My two cents. I moved from Puerto Rico to the States due to work, if everything goes according to plan, we'll be moving back to Puerto Rico when we retire. I worked for a week in Salt Lake City providing service to US West. I certainly appreciate the change of scenery from one place to the other, I am surprised that no mention on how easy is to buy alcohol compared to Utah (at least in a hotel in which you have to belong to a club, that was certainly different). All right. Mayaguez. I graduated from UPR @ Mayaguez. It's certainly deserves a visit in it all right, specially going to Franco to buy a jelly roll (brazo de gitano), but the place is a nice cafe in its own right. There are many cool places to eat near Plaza Colon which is a must to visit, with a stop to the Teatro Yaguez. You might want to consider catching a show there just make sure that it's something that you'll like. Like everywhere in the island, be mindful of the surroundings and keep valuables at home, Mayaguez is relatively safe, but it is still a small city. Southwest from Mayaguez to Cabo Rojo, it's known for the beaches and sea food. You can stop in Joyuda for a nice lunch or dinner while overlooking the ocean. Boqueron is nice, however it can get really, really, really crowded on weekends specially on holidays, if you want to have the place for your own, you're better off going off season and not on a long weekend, El Combate, Cabo Rojo light house and the salt flats are also worth a visit. Driving - It's certainly an adventure and I have to mentally switch gear to Puerto Rican Driving Mode when I am there. If there's any consolation, it's better than Beijing (I saw weird things there) and the opinion from Brazilian friend is that "it's almost like the US". Of course everything is fun and games until one has an accident. Then everybody involved will remember every single law on the book to avoid being fined. I grew up in the mountains in Cayey, that's where the famous pork highway lies. Later. :)

Where about u guys live in pr we are planing too move too !!

Also, the universities are very very good relative speaking. Mayagüez has a Great engineering School for example. And theres a good medical School too.

They are so sweet love them 🥰

You will see how good people your children will be when grow up. They will see people for who they are and not for the color of their skin, they will be grateful for the little things of life, they will love mother earth and nature like no other place. They will really enjoy freedom thing they will not enjoy completely in the states.

Do your kids like the schools, I wonder if they’re speaking Spanish yet 🤗, great video.

What is it like to find healthcare providers for your kids? Or for emergencies?

From Culebra you can take a private water taxi to Culebrita. We went a couple weeks ago. So beautiful.

How are the kids handling school & communication with the local kids?

Where did you move in PR? There are all kind of stores in every corner. We don't live in a jungle or something like that.

Green Go!

Im in Illinois but my wife's was born in humacao P.R there's a place called Meson and I go there everytime they have great sandwiches my fav one is Monte Cristo 🥪

Ceiba = "Say-bah" from the Ceiba Tree. Also, many of our towns' names are based on the original Taino town name like Humacao ( Ooh-mah-kah-oh). Don't worry too much about how you pronounce them. I have Mexican and Argentinian friends who can't say some of those names correctly.

I went there in 2018-2019 and stayed there for almost 2 years. I didn't have any real luck with a job or real independence like I wanted but the weather is desired and their sketch comedy on tv is really good. I was lucky enough to get in a shelter there that set me up for government assistance and housing. If I get the money to go there again i wanna take my chances and go to a city that is more quiet. I've heard they've fixed up Rio Piedras some but Santurce is better imo

our son moved down to Puerto Rico last year, we visited him for 1 week in August. Immediately I started to get bitten by some kind of no see ums bugs, Not mosquitoes, I sprayed bug spray on me twice a day. But nothing proved to stop them. I was covered from head to toe in welts. They burn and itch then start leaking a clear liquid. I had over a thousand bits by the time I got home. I want to go down to see him again but I need a solution. Any advice? The spray I used had deet in it.

Born in Cabo Rojo but been in NY for 50 years,,I do love ve my country but the weather is brutal,,I am happy to own a home with acreage and have fruit trees

There is a subspecies of iguanas (Rock Iguanas) that are endemic to "Isla de Mona", a little island that belongs to the municipality of Mayaguez. The green iguanas that have propagated throughout the main island of Puerto Rico were introduced in the 1970s by pet traders.

I enjoyed watching you guys, but I wish you put names(spelling )of your favorite places on the screen! Pretty hard to hear clearly the names you are mentioning. Will be in your area next week (planning on moving In Palmas) with my wife! We could meet in person if you guys open to it of course. We could definitely use updates on your experience!

Go to Cabo Rojo. Buye beach and playa socia and la parguera. Beautiful beaches.

I am glad to know that you are living on my island. Take advantage and enjoy the Caribbean climate, tropical beauty and the exquisite Puerto Rican food. God bless your family!!!😘🙏❤

Correct me if iam wrong but i got the impression U really didn't bother to take your time to look at different homes to buy.

Cool family. Gorgeous Beautiful Dad.

Are there any neighborhoods that are on the ocean that you can buy a home for less that $300k that don't have termits and in good shape?

Welcome to our island 🇵🇷

Nice you have to ho Pinones isla verde they have a kiosco el boricua so good 👍

Come to corozal is a nice town..and great food