sontek
American expat in Puerto Rico
Forum posts
27
About me
American
Lives in San Juan, San Juan
Speaks Spanglish
Registration: 05 October 2015
Vaccination Exemption for School Age Children by LOLPuertoRico
Hi, Does anyone have any information regarding vaccination exemption protocols for school age children in Puerto Rico? Particularly doctors or lawyers on the south side of the island (Ponce). We're still without landlines or internet service in ...
@sandrardunc Not sure what schools you are visiting, but we've had nothing but a great experience with the schools our children are attending and the ones we toured before making a decision. I'm sure you can find bad schools here just like ... Read More
Streaming TV by PattiAnn
I鈥檝e always been able to stream tv from my provider in CT (Comcast) usung their app to sling box . Just the other day it all stopped and I鈥檓 being told I cannot stream outside of mainland. This seems to be true with HUlu; direct tv now, ...
Most reasonably good routers support using a VPN these days. We have two routers setup in our home, one that is 100% US based through a VPN from http://privateinternetaccess.com/ and then another one that stays local. You just swap to the US ... Read More
Playdates anyone with children? by deotoole
Hola tod@s, My name is Dan O'Toole, and me, my wife, and my 2-year old have recently moved to Rio Grande. We are looking for some folks with young children who might be interested in play dates. We are willing to travel anywhere between San Juan ...
What mommies and daddies group? Do you have a link? Read More
Playdates anyone with children? by deotoole
Hola tod@s, My name is Dan O'Toole, and me, my wife, and my 2-year old have recently moved to Rio Grande. We are looking for some folks with young children who might be interested in play dates. We are willing to travel anywhere between San Juan ...
We have a 4yr old and a 6yr old and we are in Santurce. The facebook group might be good to join as well but I haven't seen many people use it to organize meetups, seems like its mostly used to share news. Message me and lets meetup! We ... Read More
Extracurricular activities for kids by Giamia
Hello, my family of four is considering moving to Puerto Rico. My daughters are very involved in playing softball here in the USA. In researching a few English instruction schools in PR, it doesn鈥檛 seem that softball is a school sport. Can ...
Baseball is more popular than soccer on the island. The problem you are going to run into is the private english schools have very small class sizes (60-80 people in a graduating class) which makes it very difficult to field a full team. If ... Read More
Salsa Dancing in San Juan? Coliseum? by MikeMA
Anyone familiar with the Salsa dancing scene? Thanks
I believe they are talking about https://www.coliseodepuertorico.com/ which is where http://www.cambioenclave.com/ does their salsa lessons? Read More
Need Lawyer, Home Inspector, and Appraiser. by sontek
Hello! We've found two places we'd like to purchase. One in Santurce and one in Condado. We've been pre-approved for the mortgage and both places have accepted our offers.... We don't actually want both places, just one of ...
Definitely, I don't mind losing a little bit of money to make sure they both hold off on selling from underneath me until I make the decision. Thats why I'm looking for a referral. I don't know any appraiser or inspector on the ... Read More
Need Lawyer, Home Inspector, and Appraiser.
Hello! We've found two places we'd like to purchase. One in Santurce and one in Condado. We've been pre-approved for the mortgage and both places have accepted our offers.... We don't actually want both places, just one of ... Read More
Can anyone recommend a realtor?
Thanks for the recommendations! I've reached out to both of them Read More
Can anyone recommend a realtor?
Hey, I'll be shopping for a place to buy in PR for one day (this is 4th visit to PR) and would like to see some options. We are going to the ciudadela open house but we aren't set on them by any means. I'll be arriving on the 19th and ... Read More
Is it rude to refuse to speak english?
Hey! The primary reason for us wanting to move to Puerto Rico is for our kids to grow up bilingual. We are currently on the island and are going out of our way to eat at restaurants and practice our spanish as much as possible. Our issue is ... Read More
Buying a car in Puerto Rico by Rapidr28
I am thinking about buying a used car in Puerto Rico. I dont want to buy a stolen car. What types of proofs do I need to get from the seller to make sure its not stolen? Is it safe to buy from a private seller? I dont want to show up with cash in ...
Yeah, that is a good point, if you don't own the car you are bringing, then it might not be worth it. But when we were trying to decide we looked at prices for buying cars on the island and we were seeing 2013-2014 Toyota Corollas for $14,000 ... Read More
Buying a car in Puerto Rico by Rapidr28
I am thinking about buying a used car in Puerto Rico. I dont want to buy a stolen car. What types of proofs do I need to get from the seller to make sure its not stolen? Is it safe to buy from a private seller? I dont want to show up with cash in ...
Yeah, we are shipping ours and the fees ReyP listed are accurate. Obviously $1200-$1500 + tax on import is much cheaper than buying a car once you arrive (does depend on the type of car you have) Read More
Schools by carlypatz
My family and I are hoping to make the move to Puerto Rico. My oldest will be in 5th grade and need a private school. My youngest is autistic and needs a bilingual school for autism. Any advice? I looking into Baldwin but it seems very ...
We loved commonwealth as well, especially because their staff is the most responsive out of all the schools we considered. They have a ton of extracurriculars (music, dancing, sports, etc) but are mostly offered for the older children. We ... Read More
Schools by carlypatz
My family and I are hoping to make the move to Puerto Rico. My oldest will be in 5th grade and need a private school. My youngest is autistic and needs a bilingual school for autism. Any advice? I looking into Baldwin but it seems very ...
All the great private schools have around the same price ($10k annually), from our search (we wanted to stay near San Juan): - Commonwealth - Parkville - Robinson - TASIS - St.Johns We chose St.John's because it more reflects our view of ... Read More
Taxes information on PR by sontek
My wife and I have been looking into moving to Puerto Rico and finally found the perfect school for our two sons and are ready to move to the island. We have some questions related to taxes though and I was told to ask you! 1. My wife works for a ...
Yeah, my problem is we have 15 mainland based employees. I'm the only one moving to the island. So we can't dissolve the corporations, so I don't think we'll be able to check every box to get the savings offered to people who move ... Read More
Taxes information on PR
My wife and I have been looking into moving to Puerto Rico and finally found the perfect school for our two sons and are ready to move to the island. We have some questions related to taxes though and I was told to ask you! 1. My wife works for a ... Read More
Best place to find a house to rent?
Hello! My wife just spent a week in PR looking at schools for the kids. We found one we really like (St.Johns) and now we just need to find a place to live close to the school. Any recommendations? The school is in Condado. Read More
Very heavy heart by knight4444
I watched the devastation of hurricane Maria throughout the caribbean islands and I wish the best for everyone. My prayers and thoughts are with them 24/7 I was moving to puerto rico in november 2017 but that's impossible for now, as soon as ...
We are planning on moving there this summer but with the current situation it's hard to coordinate / plan the visits to drive around neighborhoods and tour schools. We are hoping in a few months things will be good enough to make a visit over ... Read More
Spanish / Bilingual Elementary Schools by sontek
Hello! My wife and I are moving to Puerto Rico next summer. We are from Florida and are both computer programmers, we work remote so we won't be looking for work or anything. The big thing we are trying to plan and figure out is where we ...
I've read every post that mentioned elementary school and found very little info on bilingual elementary schools. Do you have specific posts you are thinking of that cover my questions? Read More
Spanish / Bilingual Elementary Schools by sontek
Hello! My wife and I are moving to Puerto Rico next summer. We are from Florida and are both computer programmers, we work remote so we won't be looking for work or anything. The big thing we are trying to plan and figure out is where we ...
I'm letting the school dictate where I move on the island :) The move is mostly to expose the boys to a bilingual education. In Florida there are a few bilingual schools the programs are limited. Read More
Spanish / Bilingual Elementary Schools by sontek
Hello! My wife and I are moving to Puerto Rico next summer. We are from Florida and are both computer programmers, we work remote so we won't be looking for work or anything. The big thing we are trying to plan and figure out is where we ...
I understand that the current state of things is rough, but I do believe that there is plenty of information to learn about the schools now without having to wait a year. we are going to visit the schools before we make the choice, so if they ... Read More
Spanish / Bilingual Elementary Schools
Hello! My wife and I are moving to Puerto Rico next summer. We are from Florida and are both computer programmers, we work remote so we won't be looking for work or anything. The big thing we are trying to plan and figure out is where we ... Read More
New members of Puerto Rico forum, introduce yourself here 聳 4th quarter of 2015 by Julien
Newbie on Puerto Rico forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your expat ...
Hey! I'm a 30 year old computer programmer who currently lives in Silicon Valley working for SurveyMonkey. Me, my wife (also a computer programmer) and our two sons (4 years old and 2 years ago) have decided to move to Puerto Rico early next ... Read More