Dec 21 2007

Puerto Rican Tradition: A Trip to the Airport

Published by auria cortes at 8:01 am under Familia, Puerto Rican Traditions

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Tonight my brother is coming into town with his family. Though he’s staying with his in-laws, not me, I am required by Puerto Rican law to go to the airport for a meet-and-greet.  

I’m not sure how this tradition evolved. All I know is if you go to the airport when a flight from Puerto Rico is due to arrive, you will find the nuclear family as well as the extended family in tow to welcome the person arriving to town. My brother is from Florida, but this tradition still applies. 

The round trip drive to the airport will be an hour and a half. The wait at the airport around thirty minutes. The meet-and-greet five minutes.

5 Responses to “Puerto Rican Tradition: A Trip to the Airport”

  1. # rainlillieon 21 Dec 2007 at 10:12 am

    My sister in-law is from Puerto Rico, she and my brother plan on going there in June. Both thier children are bilingual. I think it’s so cool to be able to speak two languages. My son speaks a little Italian and his grandfather does too. When my father in-law was a child, his parents wouldn’t allow him to speak Italian, he had to speak English only.

  2. # Johnnyon 21 Dec 2007 at 10:42 am

    The things we do for family… :)

  3. # Aprilon 26 Dec 2007 at 7:43 am

    Thanks for answering my questions on my thread on the absolute write forums. I’ll send you a message with more questions as I have them, if you don’t mind. I don’t want to be totally unrealistic. Of course :-) So I totally appreciate your help!

    April

  4. # auria corteson 26 Dec 2007 at 2:21 pm

    sure april, no problem. you can pm me through absolute write

  5. # Camion 26 Dec 2007 at 4:12 pm

    You either stay with me, or Im not coming to meet you…and if I dont show up, you best find your way over to my house…or else. Okay, Im talking crap, Ill be there…but tell Johnny to stop lieing. :)

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