Frances Joy
@francesjoysantiago.bsky.social
Mom, wife, former teacher. Puerto Rican born on the island, raised in the diaspora, and finally back home.
I feel like I keep finding pieces of myself that are being healed by coming back to Puerto Rico. It’s been more than three years and I keep finding reasons to be thankful for returning.
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I feel like I keep finding pieces of myself that are being healed by coming back to Puerto Rico. It’s been more than three years and I keep finding reasons to be thankful for returning.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Yesterday my kid and my husband made pancakes for breakfast and I got this note. 🥰 (also, someone is clearly growing up Spanish/English bilingual)
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Yesterday my kid and my husband made pancakes for breakfast and I got this note. 🥰 (also, someone is clearly growing up Spanish/English bilingual)
When I think about the best part of living in Puerto Rico again, the end of seasonal depression is high on my list.
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
When I think about the best part of living in Puerto Rico again, the end of seasonal depression is high on my list.
If you’re wondering how bleak the economic situation is right now, I just heard a commercial for a job fair exclusively for senior citizens. 🫠
September 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If you’re wondering how bleak the economic situation is right now, I just heard a commercial for a job fair exclusively for senior citizens. 🫠
A student told me I speak English really well. I had to explain that I was raised in the United States. The students then wanted to know how I learned to speak Spanish so well.
September 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A student told me I speak English really well. I had to explain that I was raised in the United States. The students then wanted to know how I learned to speak Spanish so well.
Bienvenida a la familia Rosie. Ella apareció en el portón de casa y no había forma de dejarla sola afuera.
September 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Bienvenida a la familia Rosie. Ella apareció en el portón de casa y no había forma de dejarla sola afuera.
One of my favorite things about being back in Puerto Rico (even as a neurospicy introvert) is the way people greet you when they come in the room and say goodbye as they’re leaving. I’m at the doctor’s office and the lady leaving says, “I hope you leave soon” because no one likes a waiting room.
August 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
One of my favorite things about being back in Puerto Rico (even as a neurospicy introvert) is the way people greet you when they come in the room and say goodbye as they’re leaving. I’m at the doctor’s office and the lady leaving says, “I hope you leave soon” because no one likes a waiting room.
I’ve noticed the cool boys at the school I work at are frosting their tips. Not sure if this is a local trend or if my adolescence is back in everywhere.
August 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I’ve noticed the cool boys at the school I work at are frosting their tips. Not sure if this is a local trend or if my adolescence is back in everywhere.
Thinking of my former students, colleagues, and neighbors in DC and thinking about how this fucking administration, with their unchecked racism, xenophobia, classism, and lies, has earned their place in hell.
August 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Thinking of my former students, colleagues, and neighbors in DC and thinking about how this fucking administration, with their unchecked racism, xenophobia, classism, and lies, has earned their place in hell.
No llegué ni a la lista de espera pero gracias a unas amistades estoy aquí. Yo soy de P fucking Erre
August 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
No llegué ni a la lista de espera pero gracias a unas amistades estoy aquí. Yo soy de P fucking Erre
We said goodbye to the absolute best cat in the world today. Julius was the loudest purrer & the most patient cat. When my daughter was a baby, he would stay beside her and watch over her. She’d lay her head on his belly and he’d purr. Julius you are so loved and we are thankful that you were ours.
July 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We said goodbye to the absolute best cat in the world today. Julius was the loudest purrer & the most patient cat. When my daughter was a baby, he would stay beside her and watch over her. She’d lay her head on his belly and he’d purr. Julius you are so loved and we are thankful that you were ours.
Today I woke up thinking about how the greed of those at the top can never be satisfied so I guess it’s going to be one of those days
July 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Today I woke up thinking about how the greed of those at the top can never be satisfied so I guess it’s going to be one of those days
This is Julius. When we first brought him home, he developed an upper respiratory infection and the vet told me that it was very possible that he wouldn’t make it. But he did. Twelve years later he’s really sick and I’m so afraid to lose him. He’s the absolute best cat.
July 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is Julius. When we first brought him home, he developed an upper respiratory infection and the vet told me that it was very possible that he wouldn’t make it. But he did. Twelve years later he’s really sick and I’m so afraid to lose him. He’s the absolute best cat.
I’ve been learning Haitian Creole on Duolingo and it’s been full of fun translations like “Paris the fashion capitol but the French learn from Haiti, Martinique, and Guadalupe”. 10/10 highly recommend.
July 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I’ve been learning Haitian Creole on Duolingo and it’s been full of fun translations like “Paris the fashion capitol but the French learn from Haiti, Martinique, and Guadalupe”. 10/10 highly recommend.
It’s the Fourth of July so I’m going to be wearing my “Puerto Rico is a colony” shirt. The United States is an imperial power and has been for centuries. This isn’t new.
July 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s the Fourth of July so I’m going to be wearing my “Puerto Rico is a colony” shirt. The United States is an imperial power and has been for centuries. This isn’t new.
Everything is terrible but I’m listening to Afro Beat and remembering every former student who has introduced me to genres of music from outside my culture. There are sparks of beauty.
July 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Everything is terrible but I’m listening to Afro Beat and remembering every former student who has introduced me to genres of music from outside my culture. There are sparks of beauty.
I told my kid I’m going back to school in August and she said “You’re going to be the oldest person at school!” She’s committed to keeping me humble
June 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I told my kid I’m going back to school in August and she said “You’re going to be the oldest person at school!” She’s committed to keeping me humble
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They bend every law, they break every law, they hack voting machines, they deploy roving gangs of thugs to steal people off the street, they openly embrace racism, they lie nonstop, they incite political violence, and much more. Their evil knows no limits. Then they claim to be followers of Jesus.
June 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
They bend every law, they break every law, they hack voting machines, they deploy roving gangs of thugs to steal people off the street, they openly embrace racism, they lie nonstop, they incite political violence, and much more. Their evil knows no limits. Then they claim to be followers of Jesus.
This is the kind of ruling that means we’ll be losing more teachers. I will not be able to go back. Lesson planning will be impossible. They wanted to make such a statement on “freedom of religion” that they didn’t consider the practical consequences of this for educators.
SCOTUS says kids can opt out of classes with LGBTQ book characters
At issue was whether school systems are required to provide parents with an "opt-out" option when parents claim their religious beliefs conflict with their children's course material.
www.npr.org
June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is the kind of ruling that means we’ll be losing more teachers. I will not be able to go back. Lesson planning will be impossible. They wanted to make such a statement on “freedom of religion” that they didn’t consider the practical consequences of this for educators.
It’s almost like we saw this coming.
ICE is basically going after people based on their skin color, race, or ethnicity. They’re detaining U.S. citizens and people who have a right to be here.
It’s mass racial profiling.
It’s mass racial profiling.
June 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It’s almost like we saw this coming.
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Cada día la belleza de este lugar me sorprende. Gracias a Dios que nací aquí.
June 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Cada día la belleza de este lugar me sorprende. Gracias a Dios que nací aquí.
Yo siempre digo que Puerto Rico va a ser un museo.
June 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Yo siempre digo que Puerto Rico va a ser un museo.