Panel Blog

           On April 15th I was part of a conference panel as part of an assignment. My colleagues and me were supposed to present a project we had previously done called  "Caged Paradise: A Web-Based Research". It describes an studies the perception of others about Puerto Rico, according to our findings on the Web. There were also 3 three more groups presenting on the same subject. Our research indicated that the perception of  Puerto Rico in the web is very positive regarding its beauty, landscapes and commodities, but it is negative regarding the people and the safety in the island.

 

            The positive feedback on Puerto Rico was mostly referring to the exotic paradise island it can surely be. There were great comments on the beaches, the food, the sights and party. People were attracted to Puerto Rico by the idea of escaping their life. Anyhow People are apparently also repelled by Puerto Rico's  "sketchy-nes" , criminality and service.

            I believe there is some truth to these comments but many of the information was exaggerated, generalized and/or was not supported by any facts.  There is definitively a lack of real knowledge about Puerto Rico and that is why many just take shortcuts and                                                                                                   generalize.

 

            My experience giving speaking in the panel was great, i really missed exposure to these type of assignments. I felt confident with the presentation and the material  which made it much easier. I think most of the presentations showed very similar results but it was really interesting having so many vantage points discussed in the panel.