Puerto Rico Fuerte

Yes they are and will continue to be…my plan was to come down for 10 or so days and help out…but 21 days later (as it was a bit difficult to logistically get out of here as I’m sure you can imagine) it’s time for me to head home and check on the home front and take care of a few things on that business end! Aaron will stay and hopefully continue the amazing work down here that he and Helicarrier and Coulson are doing. The contract is currently up on the 2nd of November, but they are hoping for an extension with FEMA or if that doesn’t work out…then possibly something else pops up that they can assist with. He has been working so very hard and has been gone since the end of June….I’m not sure if he remembers his home address or not lol! This industry can always keep you on the road and I worry about him not taking a break and always on the go, so that’s partly why I have been taking more trips to see him as he’s never home….but that’s aviation and you take the work when you can get it!

As for this experience…I am extremely humbled, so very grateful, and absolutely blessed to be able to witness this in person….to help out where I can….and see things slowly get better for the people of Puerto Rico on a daily basis. Yes, they still have such a long road to recovery…but man are they strong people and I’m just lucky I had the chance to really see it. I think that is why I love to travel so much…..because once you start going different places, you realize how good you really have it in life, how little you really need, and how humble you really should be! It gives your life perspective (when you hope you have it all along) but it gives you that reality check you sometimes need every now and again. We all get carried away with our own lives and daily problems that sometimes we forget the bigger picture or problems in this world. Most of these folks have lost everything, yet are so grateful to receive a box of food and a case of water and always want to give you something back in return when they have nothing at all….it makes you want to do more…work harder every day to help out more and more in need…and for that….I am forever grateful….so thank you Puerto Rico!

~Puerto Rico Fuerte~