here to see what these shoes represent, and you know, this is, today, the organizer here said that this is a funeral. she considers this the cemetery. all week long, as i ve been talking to people, the mood has been anxiety as we get into the 2018 hurricane season, because as you mentioned, this is an island that is still recovering. reporter: this looks like progress. it s actually a sign of desperation. in one of the areas hit hardest by hurricane maria in puerto rico. he says they re repairing the power themselves because they re almost at nine months without power and they feel abandoned. charlie reyes has no experience doing this, climbing poles, working with live wires, restoring power, something he says he learned in one day from a retired power woerk.