This flag belongs to an unincorporated U.S. Territory located in the northeastern Caribbean. It is an archipelago located east of the Dominican Republic, and west of the Virgin Islands (both the US and British), whose name means “rich port.”
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Meet, Sugar (and yes, her name totally fits her personality)
Bella and Issa with “Auntie Sugar”.
What is your ethnicity/nationality/country of origin?
I am Puerto Rican
What is the primary language(s) spoken in your country/region?
Spanish
Traditional/popular greeting?
“Hola! Que Tal?”, which means “Hi! How’s it going?”
Common/favorite food(s)?
Common foods are arroz con gandueles which is rice with pigeon peas, and mofongo which is smashed plantains with pork. Deliciousness!
mofongo pic by Diane, originally posted to Flickr as PUERTO RICO
What 3 things do you want/wish people knew about your country or culture?
We speak Spanish, not Puerto Rican.
We cherish family.
We’re not loud, we just love to celebrate life!
How can people pray for your country/people of origin?
Please pray that Puerto Ricans would see that surrendering to God and accepting Christ in their lives brings true joy and in this the can celebrate God working in their hearts and minds.
Thanks Sugar!!
I don’t know about you all, but all of the “island hopping”, is making me desperately long for a vacation. Could be the 3 little people I have running around me these days too, though.
both flag and beach pic from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/
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