Living in Puerto Rico 5 year recap | Q&A answering your questions about my Island Life 

i am watching this video while packing to move back home to PR. when you were explaining "why did i end up in Puerto Rico?" i said "so i can move back home!" you were the one who helped me make up my mind. couple months after i discovered i had a job offer to work remotely from puerto rico and now i am moving back on april 28. your videos give me so much life!!

Hi Jen. Thanks for telling it like it is about my beautiful Paradise island Puerto Rico. Many people have the wrong idea about Puerto Rico and Puertoricans. But you were right about my people, we are very Hospitable, friendly happy people, who never give up, no matter the circumstances. I'm Puertorican of Italian descent. My grandfather emigrated from Italy to Puerto Rico by boat in 1894, when the Spaniels where still in control. My dad was 4 years old and my uncle was 2 years old at the time. I'm very proud of my Puertorican birth place, and wouldn't trade it for the world. I grew up with many other European descendants, such as Irish descendants, German descendants, French descendants, English descendants, African descendants, and we all went to the same schools, and lived in the same neighborhoods in Ponce. We didn't know racism in Puerto Rico. We were all Puertoricans. That's it. There aren't any Indian natives tribes alive in Puerto Rico, since the Spaniels killed them with hard labor, and they had to bring African slaves to do the hard labors. In school l was fascinated in learning everything about our history. I went to college and learned even more about our history. There's nobody who can truly say they are Taino descendants, because we are talking about the 1500 century when they were killed by the Spaniels. And there was a small population of Tainos to begin with. What they call Indian in PR, is the mixture of blacks with white, which really aren't Indian, they are mulattos. Anyway, my dear Jen, l wanted to thank you for talking honestly and for loving my beautiful island, and clarifying, about the misconception people have about Puerto Rico. You are already Puerto Rican too. God bless you, and l will keep listening to your wonderful vlog.

Hi Jen, I too moved to PR but from NY, and I started making videos as well to help other English speakers that are going to live in PR or moving here, however Im fluent in Spanish and I lived in PR back in the days. You are doing a great job at informing viewers.

Glad you like living in Puerto Rico. It is full of good hearted people, and it is your island too. The west of the island is very beautiful!

You are officially adopted now. Moving to the island soon and your videos are helping me a lot. Thank you Jen.

Jen, like you I am a Americano living in PR. It is so nice to see so many Puerto Ricans welcoming you to PR. Like you every Puerto Rican has welcomed me to PR. Mi casa es tu hogar. I isla es tu isla.

Thanks for your comments! That’s how we are..!🤗🥰

I love your channel! I’m learning so much. I’m 22 and moving to Puerto Rico next month! 💗I’m pretty blessed to be moving to live with my mother who is completely bilingual and has a lot of family. You’re channel is giving me so much valuable information. I appreciate you and the work you’re doing on your channel. Dios te bendiga Jen!

One word we always used is the word "Buen provecho"" at the restaurant.. it mean enjoy your meal.

welcome sister , yes you are our family , God bless you we love you.....

This is exactly why I am excited about moving to Puerto Rico. Can't wait to get there and start exploring

I am native born Puerto Rican, who moved to the mainland a little under the age of 11. Forty-Six years later I am conducting research to return. I am waiting for my wife to retire in 18 months, so I have some time to listen to your channel. The icing in the cake would be if Tesla opens a service center in the Island...

Jen, I liked how good you talk about the island. I had to move to mainland to get better job opportunities but now that I can work remotely , I'm planning to go back to where I was born. Btw I noticed is not so mobile friendly but you can read San Juan Star online. Is an english newspaper. I loved the part when you were asked if you'd leave PR after Maria. And you said "this is my home 🏡" 🤩

Great video, and congratulations on your 5years on the island

Hi Jen, and Thanks for the videos. I always find them very educational and very entertaining, would like to see more of the scuba diving. My wife and I bought a house in Palmas two years ago and we are having to wait to have enough to retire there, my business is not one I can move or operate from there and once I retie I am not planning on working anymore. The one thing that brought PR to my attention was a story on how few shark attacks PR has had, your story sounds very similar to ours. Also, like the videos of you and Isis, you both are so funny.

I’m new to your channel and so grateful for the information your sharing about Puerto Rico. I have strongly considered moving to over there yet I had so many questions that you seem to be answering for me. I love your spirit, honesty and the fact that your sharing your experience. Thank you so much I appreciate you

Thank you Jen. I'm looking forward to the next video that comparison will be very beneficial to me. I'm so glad that you feel the way you feel about living in Puerto Rico and wish you the best on your journey. Your are an awesome person. Stay safe and keep enjoying Puerto Rico.

Thanks Jen! Really appreciate you taking the time to keep up with all that is going on and posting it!!

Thank you for all of the informative videos. I moved to Palmas one year ago and they have been very helpful in getting to know the island in a variety of ways. I do look forward to the Palmas, west coast cost of living comparison and all of the others you will post going forward.

Thank you so much. It's awesome to hear a non native person talk so many nice things about our island. I'm currently living in PA, but I'm planning to move back once I retire. Cabo Rojo is beautiful, so are so many other places around the island. Welcome, and how we all say "Mi casa es su casa" God bless you....

Am getting close Jen 4 more months moving to Añasco can’t wait. Great job as always

I love your videos Jen!!! Thank you!!!

Thanks Jen for all those beautiful words you said about us. I lived in New York and North Carolina and I kiss my Island so I came back about a year ago and I'm happy as can be. I just love my island.

Jen, social media will have to come up with a better term than "Influencer" to describe you. I could have said, "People like you," but there aren't any others like you that I've seen. Your genuine-ness and your kindness come through so clearly, and your drive to inform others is truly remarkable. The way that you intertwine facts and data, along with your own experiences and perspective, is useful for viewers with varied interests and personal prerequisites. Watching your videos and learning from you has been the most comprehensive introduction to Puerto Rico that I can possibly imagine -- short of actually living there of course. Last but not least, you seem humble, or at least very appreciative of your own blessed good fortune to live and work in Puerto Rico. You also appreciate the good that you see in others who live there. Thanks for what you do. God Bless.

Enjoy your video!! I use to live in PR for 8 years my dad was in the USCG, lived in San Juan for 4 years & Ceiba Roosevelt Roads Naval Base 4 years in the 1980's. Dad spoke both Spanish & English & mom bilingual from Panama. We loved living in PR, snorkeling, actually did swim with the sharks never a problem. Their is so much history and beautiful architectural buildings in old San Juan and the amazing rain forest. Your video brought back great memories and yes the people are very caring. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

We're visiting finally in May! Can't wait to see la isla bonita. Watching your videos have definitely helped us make the decision to visit and ultimately decide on moving there.

You are an amazing person!!! Thanks for making this small island your home! We’re so happy you like the country and the people. I wish the best of your life is ahead of you! Thanks for the great words about the country. Have fun!!

thank you so much jen . appreciate this . im puerto rican trying to move there and your videos make my dream feel reachable !

so grateful for all these!

Another wonderful, positive, sincere video from Jen, thank you. Jen is certainly living her best live in our beautiful island. Blessings! 🙏🏻👏🏼👍🇵🇷❤️🌺

Hi Jen, really enjoyed the video. Thanks very much .

Thanks so much for all the information been watching your videos and learn more about Puerto Rico ,visiting on May 3 for the first time and excited ,

one of your best videos ! thanks for sharing !

I’m on of the few “20-30” years old range. I’m 24, and I’ve been following you ever since Maria happen. I was born in Ponce but definitely don’t know anything about the island, and you definitely have help me a lot. Which I appreciate it ♥️ Many blessings

Nice video Jen. I’ll be visiting my family in June for about a month (I’m recently retired) and hopefully relocating to the Island in a year or so to a house my BF owns in Carolina. And yes. Us Puertoricans are very friendly, family oriented and our hospitality is amazing 💖

I'm glad things are going well, really cool life as part of your journey. Very insightful video. Keep up the good work!

I'm glad you enjoy living here and learned spanish. Thanks for your input. Its good to hear your opinion. Enjoy!

Thank you for your beautiful words. I moved here 9 years ago! I just love it

I really enjoy your videos. I will be coming there in June and hopefully moving there in September. Keep making these great videos. They really help to know what is going on there.

Jen, yes that is your island. We are friendly, we are what you mention in this video. Thanks for video. Regards from New Jersey !

Thank you deeply Jen for all your posts. Wonderfully refreshing and insightful. I just moved to Puerto Rico from California. Your informative sharing made my move smooth. Thank you !!

Jen love to have persons such as YOU movin down here with us in our Beautiful Islands Puerto Rico 🙏🏾🇺🇸🇵🇷💞🤠👍🏾 Blessings from Carolina 🙏🏾

Love your videos. Like you we love the Puerto Rican people. We have been visiting regularly for about 6 years. Traveled most of the island. Enjoy Old San Juan, but also Boqueron. A relocation may be in the future. Enjoy the news, travel info during covid and the new places to explore.

TY Jen for the helpful info

We appreciate you, Jen!!! 👏 Glad you are enjoying the island! It’s America the beautiful in the Caribbean! ☺️

You have instantly become my #1 subscription. I was so emotional about your video, that I couldn't hold my tears. So now you know what it feels to be Puerto Rican, the pride, the emotional feeling, spirit and the people. I been in FL for 41 yrs and I miss the island every day. Check out the new cave 700ft above ground, cool experience, but not yet opened, it has a new boardwalk that leads to the cave.

I like it when you say "we have ..." so it means you feel part of our pack now

Thank you for saying great things about my people

Jen, you are very observant. Each region of the island has a different culture and way of life. The fact that you said this is home in the good and in the bad times makes you a boricua in my book. Friends are truly family! there are many things we need to improve but you have a great attitude. Keep learning and sharing. Thank you ❣️

I love your videos and I’m glad that you are enjoying our Island! Mi casa es tu casa! ❤️

I really enjoy your information. I was back home (PR) last week with friends and family and your videos helped me pass the Covid restrictions to my english speaking friends and we were able to complete the process smoothly. I've been living outside of PR for over 30 yrs. and now we're thinking of buying a home as an investment since we've been traveling back yearly since 2019. Best to you, Wepa!

Awesome!!!💯

Great video love all your videos my mom and dad are from PR

You are awesome thank u for talking about my beautiful island that way

Wow, How nice you see our island like that. So glad that you post this so other people around the world can see how our tiny island is. 5 years and even you stay means You are a true puertorrican. WEPAAAS!!! VIVA MI BORINQUEN!!!

Thank you so much for your perspective. I haven't decided yet to actually move there but there is a big chance since my boyfriend is from there and would love to experience the island. This video is very reassuring

Awesome can’t wait for that video I like peaceful so the west end might work better for me.

😂 Puerto Rican directions are the worst learned my lesson really fast. I love my island no matter all its issues.❤❤🇵🇷🇵🇷 Thank you for representing PR and yes you are family.

Love the fact that you are so happy in Puerto Rico and having a great experience, Puerto Rico is beautiful and the people is amazing, I am from Isabela and will move back next year after 22 years in the US. ❤🇵🇷❤

Love this video!♥️🇵🇷

It would be cool to see in the future more exploration vlogs, like caving exploration, hiking and such, keep up the great work! I can't personally wait to come to the paradise island

It makes me emotional how you speak of the island and our people. I agree 100% and wish more saw the beauties of it as you do.

Glad you are enjoying living in Puerto Rico! Congratulations, and continued success.

Hey Jen! In June I will be celebrating my 5th year here in PR too! I moved here because my mom and dad had become I'll. I could not find a job in my field and had gone back to college, got a degree in Nursing and obtained my license too within the year I was here, in the middle of it had Hurricane Maria, then came de earthquakes and Covid-19. But I love the Island, love your videos and they are so helpful and encouraging. Thanks for sharing all these great places and information! Keep up the good work!👏👏👏👍 God Bless you!

Thank you Jen for sharing your experiences! myself and my partner are currently planning on moving to Puerto Rico. I just got offered a position at a startup with the ability to work fully remote and we would like to fulfill our dream of moving to an island! your videos are extremely informative and appreciate your insight!

Jen very nice video, L wish i still lived there😟 but very glad to see a lot of videos from Puerto Rico 😄👍🏼✌🏼

I really appreciate what you are doing. I'm about to go the island for 7 days starting on May 12th and I needed the updates. My first few days will be in my home town San Lorenzo then enjoy the beach front.

Hi Jen Just watch your video of my beautiful island 🏝💙 is a unique Gem of the Caribbean..I left the island long time ago and grew up in Jersey..But you are right about the beautiful people of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷🇺🇲 they are friendly and treats everyone as family..Glad you are enjoying this Enchanted Island which is your home now. Thank you so much for sharing your videos with us at the Mainland 🇺🇸

Best story about how good Puerto Rico and their people are I've heard in many years...you're in Paradise Island. Thank you for bringing up how beautiful our coquis sing at night.

Thank you for this video about our island.

Congratulations on your retirement Jen!

Jen awsome video keep being u🤙

Jen, you're a wonderful, approachable person and we adore you! We just made the move to the island and your videos were a huge help (A Big Thank You) - please know we consider you a part of our family.

I loved this! So happy you enjoy living in this beautiful island 🤍 You should visit the west side, it has amazing beaches and restaurants

Love your videos Jen!!!♥️🇵🇷😋

WOW Five years, that's awesome. Whenever we would go on vacation we would go to Boqueron and the first thing on my list was a mofongo relleno de langosta at what's now Pelican's. Love your videos but they make me miss my island so much. Keep up the good work and you look as gorgeous as ever.

I’m moving back after 26yrs at the end of the year I can’t wait watching this video 🇵🇷🇵🇷❤️❤️🙏🏼

Wow! Very impresive of making that leap. Puerto Rico is a beautiful island I agree. I currently live on the south side of the Island , which is very relax and lay back,....but beutiful too. ...Very happy for you.....take care and continue to give your perspective on the Island. We all learn something knew.God bless and keep up the good work🙏🌴

My childhood in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 Rico was mesmorizing,at first,coming from the U.S.I felt alienated, and the local kids kept me in great Martial Art shape,but that all changed for the better, I've missed her since the very day I left,I also rode horses from sun-up to sun-down every weekend and as a child was never ever desrespected, quite the contrary, the indigenous people I would come across in the wilderness were always polite and caring ❤ my heart goes out to my Island,thank you Jen,you've just become a keeper of the flame

You video pop up in google and I love that you love our island, and the awesome to heard a non native talk the way you talked about PR. I'm from Corozal living in Charlotte NC and I love Cabo Rojo, when I was in school we used to go every year on vacation to Cabo Rojo. I love the beaches. Thanks for sharing with us your experiences. Welcome to the familia 🇵🇷 Started following you 💜💜

Thank you Jen,

I enjoy all your videos

Great recap. Happy 5 year Puertoricanniversary! You definitely have become an English news source for the covid restrictions for many people. You are right that each person has a unique perspective on living here. Perhaps showing a little more of your daily life would be interesting to some esp those looking into gated-community living. On our channel we try to showcase our Puerto Rico farm, internal tourism and our adventure-lifestyle and people seem to enjoy it. De nuevo, felicidades!

Gracias Por Elegir A Nuestra Isla De Techo 🙏🏻 Ya Eres Parte De Nosotros ☺️❤️🇵🇷🙏🏻

Great video. Your attitude is positive and beautiful. I'm subscribed.

love the words of gratitude by you

Jen, I have lived on a sailboat in Puerto Rico since 2/1/20. We moved from Fajardo to San Juan March 14,2020. March 15th was the day the island shut down for COVID. I love it here! I love the people and the culture. I love that the question people ask is “What have you some fun this week?” I want to thank you for your video on your surgery. I broke my humerus head into 3 pieces March 9, 2021. I watched your video and decided to have surgery here. Everyone was great! I’m so glad I did! I’m still recovering with Physical Therapy but I’m loving being here. We now live in Fajardo in Pena Mar. We moved off the boat so that we could put the boat to work in charter. We enjoy your videos! Keep them coming!

Hi, Jen, from Michigan. I had noticed your videos on my Google feed and finally caught the bait. I am glad I did! Moving to Palmas sight unseen makes sense for a state-side person going over to PR the first time. But, the West coast is my favorite, too. Cabo Rojo, Lajas, San German, Mayaguez, Rincon. Of course, Old San Juan deserves a whole day and night, if not 2. Oh, and Barranquitas. I must go soon. Sorry that I am out of topic but I miss it. And my extended family. Left in '86 to get a master's degree and decided to stay here "for five years". 30 years past the due date, here I am. Now, back to the topic. After your video and your reminder about the tax incentives, I may end up back on the island sooner rather than later. Thank you very much for these videos! Next will be the home buying video!

Awesome video Jen! June 30th will be my moving date to the island. Hopefully I'll adapt to the life out there.

Is nothing like Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 it makes me happy when visitors like the Puerto Rico Caribbean Islands keep up the great work you do advertising the beauty of the Islands 🏝

Well let me start by saying Thank You, Thank You ,Thank You !! You have been so informative concerning everything from flying to the Island and touring the island. Last year in July we went to Puerto Rico stayed 2 weeks for our 23rd Wedding Anniversary and visit my family. We stayed in Ponce 1st , then ended vacation staying at Isla Verde side. Because of your videos about the island we visited 22 cities hitting all the beautiful spots and must visit parts of Puerto Rico. My wife was so surprised, asking how did you know about all these places ? I told her "Jen" invited us... Thank you Jen , I meant to send you this sooner. Now this July we are planning another trip there. Best Wishes , Stay Safe, and thank you also for your travel updates. Andrew Rodriguez.

I be in Puerto rico next month Hope to see you in the island

Thank you so much for sharing your life on Puerto Rico with us! My husband and I are planning on moving there in the next couple of years from Washington state ( Orcas Island, in the San Juan islands). AND- we are your age too😁!

Wow! You are such a nice person. I am puertorican and love Puero Rico. Your words are so kind. If all puertoricans have the love and passion for our country that you have, this would be a much better place. I have lived most of my life here in Puerto Rico, I have worked in all over US in the past and I am now planning to move for a year to another country just for a change and to "see" the world but I will come back to PR for sure. Your channel is great. Hearing you talking about hurricane Maria and the resilient people gave me some hope in humanity again. I left facebook because of the bad comments that our own people write and the politics. Wish you the best!

Hello there. What a great video today.Thank you for sharing it with all of us. 💕

I enjoy all your videos, people are very polite and nice 👍🏻 God bless you, lucky 🍀 that live in PR

We need more people like you to come to live in Puerto Rico.

Thank you very much!!!

Hello from Lares!.. So true about everything you said....Finally moved here a year and a half ago and there is still no place better. ❤🇵🇷❤

We're moving back to PR in June! Can't wait to be back home!