Currently, Josh and I work full-time for the family business; we’re a 5-star licensed electrical contractor based in Brooklyn, NYC.  Since the pandemic began, we now spend more time in Puerto Rico. Josh spent a large part of his childhood in Puerto Rico (Bayamón) and has lots of family who now live in Hatillo and Arecibo. Nerissa was born in Guyana in South America (a former British colony), the only country other than Brazil, where the primary language is English. She grew up in Queens, NYC and is a city girl at heart.   We met in college at Pace University in NYC, and have been married for almost 20 years (no kids but we have plenty of the 4-legged kind). In 2015, Josh’s then employer offered him the opportunity of a lifetime to work full time in Puerto Rico! Nerissa’s employer offered her a full-time work from home Recruiting gig so I was able to continue working from PR.  We spent most of 2015 living/working in Islote, Arecibo. In 2016, we started looking for and found our future retirement home, which we now lovingly call Casa Ocean Breeze. In September 2017, Hurricane Maria did a number on her but we were very blessed to quickly repair and/or replace what was damaged (sans FEMA). Now, every time we plan a new home project, we have to ask ourselves, "Is this Hurricane Maria proof"? When we’re not working, Josh and I like to travel, especially to beach destinations. We enjoy spending time with family, friends and our fur children. We also love hiking, snorkeling,  live concerts, reading and working around the house.