Through the Walls

Hello, friends. It's been so hot these days! I rarely go out of my unit. Tomorrow I have a basketball game, and I don't wish to play. The heat is too humid, and I'm going to have to drink a lot of water.

Reggaeton is getting even more popular. It's unbelievable that it's even playing on american radio stations. To think that in the beginning, no radio station in Puerto Rico wanted to play that music, and politicians wanted to ban it. Now it's the other way around. All radio stations play it, singers from other genres (salsa, merengue, etc.) want to sing with reggeaton artists. I didn't like Reggaeton too much in the beginning, but now I like it too much. Through their songs, they show what they feel and want. Daddy Yankee's one of the artists who has helped internationalize Reggaeton. They even listen to it in Japan. Don Omar, Tego Calderón, Wisin & Yandel, and Ivy Queen's are all great. Only a few of the artists in this genre can be heard here in the US, but in PR there are a lot of singers with much talent.

Well, until next time. I hope you've had a nice Independence Day.

Later.

Your friend,

Pedro


For a Positive Perspective

Don't let sadness get to you; open yourself to happiness.

Don't let your sorrows multiply; confront them one by one.

Organize your time; keep your life as simple as you want it to be.

Don't complain about everything; learn to improve your surroundings and create your world as you wish it should be.

Don't stop after each mistake or disappointments which are on occasions a part of life; learn to otherwise improve the situation.

Be optimistic.

Adopt an energetic and positive attitude in all that you do, and always hope for the best.

Believe in yourself at all times and in every aspect of your life.

Before you realize it, those wonderful dreams you nourished during your whole life will come true, and your life will be the happy and successful life which was always meant to be.

(Author: Ben Daniels)