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eggyny

American expat in Puerto Rico
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Hello, My name is Eggy I am an american born in New York city currently living in Puerto Rico. I am the proprietor of the Green Gorilla Grill Sandwich Shoppe. We specialize in sandwiches from different regions of the US with such specialties as Philadelphia Cheessteak, New Orleans 'Po Boys and Miami Cuban sandwiches just to name a few. Although Puerto Rico is an american commonwealth and it's citizens are americans the american food culture is not prevelant. That is why we chose regional sandwiches as our business model. To our great surprise and good fortune there are enough American ex-pats on the island for us to be profitable. As a business we are at the point that we would like to explore the possibility to expand and we are looking to cities such as Medellin, Cartagena, or Bogota to see if they may be a vialble option for future expansion. To this end we are looking to this blog to see if we can obtain some feedback.

I joined expat.com on 14 August 2011.

  • I can speak Spanish, english
  • Interests reading, cooking, politics, sports
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Since March 2010
Puerto Rico
Cidra, Puerto Rico
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Create a great sandwich shop for ex-pats to enjoy all their regional favorites from the states. For example Philly Cheeseteaks, New York Italian Sausage, New Orleans 'Po boys, Pittsburgh Roast Beef sandwiches and many more. Home made american comfort foods such as Meatloaf and Mac&Cheese. Great deep frid favorites such as fried Snickers chocolate bars and fried Oreo cookies.

Basically everything.The economy is terrible,prices are skyhigh the people are rude, there is no concept of customer service, there is no reliable public transportation to speak of. The roads are terrible, the police is inept, government services are antiquated, no cultural events outside of San Juan. I could go on and on ad infinitum.

Sept 2009 - Mar 2010
USA
Wellington, Florida, USA
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Created my own catering company primarily specializing in puerto Rican food for the few Puerto Ricans living in Palm Beach county.

Jul 2006 - Sept 2008
USA
Miami, USA
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Worked as a waiter at the News Café.

Feb 2001 - Jul 2006
USA
Kennesaw, Ga, USA
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Worked for a shipping company.

No public transportation to speak of. Not a walkable city if you don't have a car your basically screwd.

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