- What is your personal connection to Puerto Rico and how does their struggle relate to you personally and connect to your service? My personal connection to Puerto Rico is relatively close. As being someone who is not of Puerto Rican descent but have close family and friends who are, I felt the impact of Hurricane Maria. My close friend told me stories about how his family had to preserve through the aftermath of the storm but were very optimistic. In terms of my connection to PR and service is I want to go to an area that was affected by a natural disaster and help out in anyway I can.
- Based on your reading of the Battle For Paradise, what were 1 or 2 key issues or policies that resonate with you and why? The one issue that resonated with me had to do with renewable energy in the country. I was fascinated to learn that PR was so dependent on fossil fuels. As I continued to read about Hurricane Maria and the damage it did to the city of Adjuntas, I could not believe only one building had power and that one building was the only one relying on renewable energy. A beautiful thing that came from this disaster was the country’s decision to push for renewable energy. I was happy to see that happen because fossil fuels are ruining our planet and everyone should be advocating for sustainable energy, just as PR is doing.
- This trip to Puerto Rico has been inspired to help the island recover after the disaster of Hurricane Maria. Puerto Rico is an American Territory making its residents American Citizens like us, but they do not have the same rights and privileges. What do you hope to learn from this trip? I hope to hear from the people of PR. I want to hear about the ideas that they have to improve their country. At the end of the day, the people of PR should be allowed to decide on how their country is run and treated.
Can't wait to immerse myself!!
-Jason Miles
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