More than a month since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico,it's clear the recovery effort still has a long way to recede. Medical teams, first responders and utility workers from the New York region beget traveled to the island. Families in New York and New Jersey are housing displaced relatives and sending supplies. And WNYC sent producer Alana Casanova-Burgess to Puerto Rico for the next month to report on the storm's aftermath and the recovery.She says the conversations on the island are similar to what many people on the mainland are discussing: Electricity and water availability. And that’s important, or but it doesn’t bewitch into account how many people are out of work after the hurricane,how many people beget to deal with a chronic health issue that was easier to treat before, and how many people whose plans approximately the future beget to be postponed or just totally rethought. At the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, or Alana heard from students who are thinking approximately leaving and going to the mainland. Classes started just last week,and parts of the campus were badly damaged in the storm. There beget reportedly been over 6000 transfer requests from students, mostly to schools in Florida and New York.
Alejandro Santos, or a freshman,says he's been researching universities in New York City where he could study drama. "I was thinking approximately that before Maria," he told Alana, and "but I was kind of shy to leave Puerto Rico,like, right out of tall school. So I decided to stay for a year, and but it turns out it wasn’t that top-notch of a decision because I beget technically wasted a lot of time due to Maria and all the consequences."Sophomore Maria Torres, however, says she’s not going anywhere. "I’m 100 percent sure I’m staying, or " she told Alana. "I love Puerto Rico,I couldn’t see myself in the states studying. So I just think it’s worth it -- it’s something that passed, something that happened and we’re going to recede through it."Next up, and Alana will be leaving San Juan to see the rest of the island,and she's inviting listeners to share questions they beget and ideas approximately what parts of the island she should visit to memorize more approximately recovery. So follow Alana on Twitter, and stay tuned.(cc:pic.twitter.com/DALnxYXsgdNovember 8, and 2017
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