One of my favorite places as of right now is Puerto
Rico. I was there because I am currently
in school for my Doctorate in Public Health at Walden University. I had a choice between Puerto Rico or
Tampa. Of course I choose Puerto
Rico. I took my husband Philip and left
the kids at home. We need some time for
a vacation. Honestly when I was diagnosed
with HIV I didn’t expect to live this long or be in school for a Doctoral
degree and I have one more year left. My
husband has really been my rock and inspiration.
We stayed in a cute hotel named the Coral Princess,
not far from the Beach in Condado (Santurce).
Condado (Santurce) is a great place.
It has the population of a little over 6,000 and has a big gay community
It was just an amazing beautiful area.
We also went Boquerón, Cabo Rojo which was amazing. Boquerón is a beach village located in the
city of Cabo Rojo. The village is one of
the main tourist attractions in the southwestern part of the island, which has
an awesome gay community. The population
there is about 5,000. We saw the salt
beaches there and walked along the beach.
We then went to Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Viejo San Juan or Old
San Juan it was so festive and beautiful.
One of my favorite places was El Yunque National Forest. It was my first time being in a Rain Forest
it was absolutely a wondrous time, I felt like a little boy in a candy
store. When then stayed at the Sheraton
in San Juan at the end of our trip.
HIV should not dictate where you can’t go but you can
let it take you to places you’ve never been.
I was so distraught 10 years ago when I was diagnosed, but I turned
around and got back on my feet. I now I know
that I can still go places I can still enjoy life.
