The Importance Of Puerto Rico

. Describe your culture. Include things like place of birth, where you were raised, family structure, educational experiences, and career history. What else needs to be included? Puerto Rico is a small island in the Caribbean that holds a vast, and rich culture. Due to its accessible geographical location, it is often called the key to the Caribbean. Puerto Rico enriched its people with one of the most innate and unique culture different from the rest of the world. The colonization of Spaniards left us not only with myriad architectural heritage, but also with language and cultural traditions that beholds Hispanic imagery and representations. Our music, our love of dancing and festivities, as well as our practice of Catholic beliefs represents

The strong Spanish influence did not allow us to fully assimilated within the culture that the US shared with us. When you take a domestic flight from any state of the US to Puerto Rico, as soon as you arrive at our main airport in the capital city of San Juan, you can already feel the sudden shift of culture. From language, hospitality, and the way of living. The place is still a part of the US but the ambiance can tell it is not because it displays a totally different façade. In this strange scenario, being a Puerto Rican makes me feel blessed with a double dose of cultures because it gives me the fluidity to grasp their benefits that can enrich and improve my

After I graduated from Ponce High School, I immediately attended college at the University of Puerto Rico-Ponce where I completed an associate degree in Business Administration. Then, I started reflecting on my life and my future. I felt like I was not doing enough to get ahead and improve my chances for a better future. I wanted to travel and learn English to become open-minded and become more competitive. I decided to leave the island and went to the mainland (US) where I attended to Kansas State University, earning a Bachelor degree in accounting. Right after I graduated, I moved to New Jersey and work there for a year as an accountant. I realized that accounting was not for me. I moved back to Puerto Rico, however, I ended up getting another accounting job. And with that, I re-confirmed that accounting was not for me. I found the lack of enthusiasm in being confined in front of a computer and desk doing reports all day with minimum interaction with people. To cut the story short, in 1996, I decided to join the active duty Army in 1996, a transition that became easy for me because I was already a part of the Army National Guard. The Army has been a great experience. When it comes to diversity, I cannot think of another institution like the US Armed Forces and its components (Army, Air force, and Navy/Marines). Besides having the opportunity