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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff Sports

World Baseball Classic 2017: A Tale Of A Country, Divided

Puerto Rico has an edge not many other colonies or commonwealths have, they get to take a delegation to any major sports event including the Olympics even though they are a part of the United States. A right reserved for autonomous countries, Puerto Ricans became the exception to the rule because the USA gave them […]

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En español Mrs Enginerd

La Junta de Control Fiscal en Facebook

En lo que sólo se puede atribuir a la creatividad Boricua, hay un espacio satírico en Facebook que se dedica a comunicarse como si fuese la susodicha Junta de Control Fiscal. Ya que la política Estado Unidense no es un circo, para nada, unos ciudadanos desconocidos decidieron capitalizar la ironía de la situación para informar al […]

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En español Mrs Enginerd

“Adiós, adiós, adiós, Borinquen querida…”

Tres semanas y 12 años atrás, tomé mi último examen de ingeniería mecánica y me gradué de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez. A diferencia de muchos no tenía un trabajo fijo y mi internado no resultó en oferta permanente ya que no había cupo. Despues de 9/11 las oportunidades en la […]

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Mrs Enginerd Travel

The (Broke) Island of Enchantment

As one of my friends put it, June was a month full of wake up calls for Puerto Rico. Everything happened! The month started with the Givernor declaring that the Island was broke and wanted to declare bankruptcy, a right that States have because they are part of the Union. Quickly Congress scrambled to put […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd

Puerto Rico: The Trials Of The Last Colony Of The World (Discussion)

Before we start, I want to clarify that the book is in English. Trías Monje, the author, selected the language in what I assume is an attempt to educate the USA Congressmen and lawmen about the economic and governmental crisis the colonial/territory status exerts on Puerto Rico and its people, subjects he is familiar with […]