America!

Ok, so after Puerto Rico we flew to Newark, NJ before heading back to Scranton. We took the red eye flight from Aguadilla and arrived in Newark early in the morning. We met my parents and headed for Scranton. My dad, as he would decided to take the more scenic route through a town near the Delaware Water Gap. We stopped at a small corner store offering a variety of home cooked pies, breads, and pastries. I got some much needed coffee and Mar satisfied a craving she had been building for months (doughnuts). The nice country folk at this store graciously gave Mar the doughnuts for free. Having satisfied our cravings, we napped for much of the remaining drive (yes, I can nap immediately after drinking coffee with no problems at all).

First day in America after leaving for good Puerto Rico.

This was in the place I got the doughnuts for free!


Vale, vale, Scranton abridge:

We went to a graduation party at a friend’s place (Barren’s, it was Kim’s graduation - they grow up so fast!). We went to dinner at a very interesting restaurant in Peckville called Cafe Soriano - I would recommend it to anyone, especially the fried pasta. We went hiking around Lackawanna State Park. We went to visit my aunt and uncle at Long Beach Island, NJ, where we went on their boat and relaxed a little bit. And we had lunch with my grandmother (Mom Mom) in Philadelphia before going to the airport and heading for Barcelona. Ok the last parts weren’t technically Scranton, but we are going to see past that anyway. I was glad I got the chance to see some of the family before leaving for the summer. It had been quite a long time since I had seen them last. It’s nice to know that family will always take you in like no time has passed.

Pebbles on Pablo's boat in New Jersey. Greg wants a boxer like her. I want a boat like Pablo's.

Having lunch in front of the beach in New Jersey. Greg is making a face because he wasn't wearing sunglasses, it was very bright.

Oh, and we also went to Austin to look for an apartment. Here’s Austin abriged:

We looked at a lot of places. We looked around campus and found a place that looked like a house Mar used to go to often as a kid. We had some fantastic food at street carts (including pork belly slider, cheese grits with mushrooms, zucchini, and a duck egg, pulled pork with mustard aoili, and roasted quail spiced to perfection). We rested on the grass of the capital building in the blazing heat of the summer sun. We figured out how to use the public transportation system. We went to a jazz club near our hotel. We saw some of the weird people Austin boasts.

-Greg