AlexWheatley

          Puerto Rico is a mid-sized island in the Caribbean region that is a mix of United states and afro Caribbean culture, making them very different than the other islands in culture and in language. The language mostly spoken here is Spanish with a slight mix in of English and English phrases. Puerto Ricans are known for speaking fast Spanish, my stepdad is Puerto Rican so whenever family would come, I had a less than zero percent chance of understanding or translating any type of conversation that was had. Surprising to me, during my research I found that the currency used is the US dollar, which is most likely obvious considering America funds them and they are a territory of ours, but I was still surprised reading that. Continuing with economy, Puerto Rico in previous years had one of the strongest economies in the Caribbean region, now things are a little different as most of their funding comes form America, but its still impressive none the less. The culture of Puerto R

                                                Christopher Columbus     The problems I ran in to while trying to read and comprehend the text of "El Caribe Gris", or " The Gray Caribbean" was just understanding the main points, especially since the text is pretty lengthy and goes in multiple directions and doesn't really continue the same thought the whole way through.     However, it was slightly easier when we were given the shortened, to the point text of Caribe Gris, as it was more on the same topic instead of jumping around. Another problem is that it is translated, and through google translate at that, so some points are misinterpreted and recited different than they should be.         What i did to combat the hardships of this reading is i somewhat dissected  it, reading a small portion at a time, trying to understand  it, then continuing  on until it was finished so i could piece  the puzzle together.     I feel as though now that i have read the whole

 Criteria i feel as though my blogs meet the criteria and definitely portray the correct point, however i do find myself having trouble with formatting my blogs and making them look unique. I can write and have no problems, but blogs are about expressing your creative ideas and i just have trouble ding that in a blog.  Stress I don't normally have a problem with writing and expressing my thoughts, but its just hard for me to add pictures and find the ones that i want to use. I'm used t expressing myself with words, not usually visuals added in like a power point. Effort My blogs and writings have my best effort, it would be a waste o time to work on these and not try, especially when I pay for my classes, it would just feel like a waste fir me to not express my ability to write. Work Ethic Normally i like to complete all of my homework for not just this class, but every class over the weekend. during the week i have my somewhat busy work schedule as well as the gym everyday bes

 Haiti Haiti is a Caribbean country in the island chain, closest to the Dominican Republic with its main language as Creole which is a french based language. Haiti was pretty early in the Caribbean island chain to gain their independence, which they obtained in 1804. Haiti has been conquered by a few countries, first by Christopher Columbus for Spain in 1492 when he "accidentally" came across it on the search for something else. Haiti was then conquered by France with slight British control in 1625 up until their Independence in 1804. The french conquering Haiti for so long is the reason the base of their language is french/ broken french.  Haiti was considered one of the first in the Caribbean island chain to gain their independence making them pretty self sufficient for some 200 years plus. This is good for them because it has given them time to figure things out and make the best of their government.  As Haiti was starting to get back on their feet, they got hit with a mas