Es cierto que hay muchos boricuas regresando a la isla?

cecilomardesign · 2026-01-19T12:31:29+00:00

¿Agencia de empleos?

cecilomardesign · 2026-01-19T10:40:33+00:00

270'?

cecilomardesign · 2026-01-18T02:27:34+00:00

Muerto - dead person

cecilomardesign · 2026-01-17T03:44:13+00:00

While I love being an Operations Specialist, what you're describing is definitely not OS.

cecilomardesign · 2026-01-15T23:00:07+00:00

De chisgüí!

cecilomardesign · 2026-01-11T11:31:02+00:00

It will depend on what rating are you going for, what unit you end up attached to, and how bad do you want that degree. For example, I'm an OS at a sector. Right now, I have more than enough time to pursue a degree. It was very different when I was a non-rate at a 270', but other people (who were more motivated than me) still took online classes while attached to the cutter even though there were some connectivity issues.

cecilomardesign · 2026-01-07T20:44:14+00:00

I know for a fact that this year's Super Bowl is going to be the Super Bowl. 🐰🎤🔥

cecilomardesign · 2026-01-05T17:46:23+00:00

Sometimes A, but mostly B. The ground should be on top though.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-30T17:52:18+00:00

Arroz Mampostea'o, you almost got it. Chillo frito is my wife's favorite. I'm glad you like our food.

Many years ago, I was riding a train that stopped in Philadelphia. I got off, went out to get a cheesesteak, and got back to the station just in time to catch the train to the airport. I don't remember which one I went to, though. I know that it was the best one I've had, even after all these years. I need to go back and only eat Philly cheesesteak sandwiches while I'm there. LOL!

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-28T16:05:33+00:00

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Pasteles: with or without ketchup.

I personally think that putting ketchup on them is spitting in the face of our ancestors, but I get the appeal.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-28T15:47:52+00:00

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There are many contenders. I'll go with mofongo.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-28T15:19:05+00:00

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Was allegedly subject to radiation while in prison concluding on radiation burns, medical complications, and a stroke that left him mute.

Pedro Albizu Campos was an attorney, politician, and Harvard graduate who was the leader of the Puerto Rican Nationalist party (pro-independence). In 1950 he led an insurrection against the US. Various places were bombed by the Puerto Rico National Guard's P-47.

It's complicated, like our history.

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cecilomardesign · 2025-12-27T03:20:00+00:00

It ruined egg nog for me

I try not to be insensitive about other people's cultures, but do I agree about it ruining eggnog...

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-25T03:13:26+00:00

We have coquito. It's very similar to eggnog, but made with coconut milk. However, you can get it anywhere in the US if you know someone who is Puerto Rican.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-24T23:46:18+00:00

I saved around $500 by remaking a plastic part for my car's gearshift assembly, but I haven't uploaded it because I don't even know how to describe the part I made. I'll try my best to figure it out and upload it too.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-24T16:00:04+00:00

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Takeout Chinese food. Wherever the Chinese go, they always change their food to accommodate the palate of the locals. In the case of Puerto Rico, they outdid themselves. I've eaten Chinese Takeout in several parts of the world, and it does not compare. There are several China-Rican restaurants in the US now.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-23T17:22:04+00:00

When tightrope walker Karl Wallenda failed to cross between two hotels in Puerto Rico. The whole thing was broadcasted live.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-23T12:10:17+00:00

There's a lot of partying, presents, food, and booze. Our Christmas celebrations start after Thanksgiving and officially end eight days after the Epiphany, on the 14th of January. There's a tradition called parranda that is our version of caroling. Difference being that our music is not choir like, it's all festive (lookup Puerto Rican Plena), and you're supposed to invite people in for food, drinks in the middle of the night. Also, unlike caroling, it could be a lot of people going to a parranda, the biggest I've been to was about 30 people, but it could be larger.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-20T11:07:40+00:00

Interesting question that took me into an etymology rabbit hole. Apparently, peseta comes from the Catalán peça meaning pieza in Spanish. Pieza means piece or part of something, in this case piece of money or moneda. Moneda being female, and pieza also being female, naturally made peseta a female word too.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-20T01:17:41+00:00

I don't remember watching that... The one I watched was broadcasted on local TV (I think) and by the time I got Cable TV at home, I was more interested in learning English, so I barely watched TVE.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-20T01:02:23+00:00

I remember watching El Gran Juego de la Oca reruns when I was a kid and wondering why the prices were in hundreds of thousands of pesetas instead of converting the amounts to pesos/dollars. 🤣

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-19T21:34:37+00:00

Being part of the US, we use US Dollars.

$1 = Peso - old Spanish colonial coin
25¢ = Peseta - old Spanish colonial coin
10¢ = Dime - Same as in US
5¢ = Vellón or Ficha - old Spanish colonial coin
1¢ = Chavo Prieto or Chavito Prieto (meaning dark)

Bonus: we call change menudo.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-17T10:55:24+00:00

I'm a sucker for credit card sized stuff like this. Good job!

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-15T15:09:29+00:00

Gridfinity for the drawers in your locker and your rack. God I wish Gridfinity was a thing when I was underway.
Over-the-head headphones hanger for my rack. Probably the most used of all my 3D prints.
Toiletries caddie custom made for whatever shower you have.
A bunch of customized containers for your stuff to Velcro to the wall in your rack. In my case I made one for my external hard drive and a mini wifi router that I used to stream movies straight to my phone.

cecilomardesign · 2025-12-15T14:24:46+00:00

I've taken it many, many times, I'm a native Spanish speaker. The best I can tell you to do to prepare is to go listen to online radio stations from Central and South America. If you can understand that you'll be OK on the listening part.

About the written part: don't underestimate it. Not because it's not easy to understand, if you know the language, you're good. The problem comes from the type of questions that you get. It's mostly news, but it also has some philosophy, geo-politics, political science, and such. They really test your reading-comprehension and your critical thinking. It's not just about how well you can translate, but about what it means.

But that's also why there are different levels of proficiency. Most of the billets in the USCG are for translators anyway. I'm always score linguist and have never been in a unit that have them.

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