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Fifth Grader Moves to Puerto Rico for Independence

2/13/2026

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Story summary
  • Ismael Mendez, a fifth-grade student, expressed a desire to live with his grandmother in Puerto Rico, which he considered home.
  • His parents supported his independence by allowing him to move.
  • Mendez spent six years in Aguada, located on the northwest coast of the island, contrasting with his childhood in Dover, New Jersey.