Blog 2: The best vacation or concert ever

Hi everyone!

Today I am going to talk about the best vacation ever. In March 2014, I went to Puerto Rico with my mom and brother. We were there for about a week and it was so much fun.

Although, We had travelled to Puerto Rico before, this time it was particularly fun and special. We visited our friend, Oriana, who is Chilean and has a gift shop in old San Juan city. She went to Puerto Rico after Pinochet's coup in 1973. 

Some of the fun things we did were going to the movies, swimming in the ocean, and exploring San Juan city. There is a book store that I really like because in the United States I could never find books in Spanish and in this trip I bought books by Eduardo Galeano and Gioconda Belli. 

I really like going to Puerto Rico because from the United States it is easy and cheap to visit and also I like how they mix Spanish and English together. Hurricane Maria devasted the island and many people died (before they said 64 and now it is almost 3,000!). Many towns were left without drinking water and electricity. Our friend Oriana is ok, but the situation is terrible. I also think that Puerto Rico deserves to be an independent nation and not a US colony. I hope I can return someday soon!!

Hope you enjoyed my blog!






Now it's your turn:

You can write about the best concert or the best vacation:

Concert:

- when / where it was
- the artist they saw
- a bit of info about the artist
- describe the atmosphere during the event
- describe how they felt and why they enjoyed it
- any other memories about it

Vacation:

- when it was
- where you went
- how long it was
- people you went with
- things/activities you did
- why it has been the best so far
- any other relevant info

Word count: 170

Comentarios

  1. Wilson Encutran29 de octubre de 2018 a las 12:26 p.m.

    well i'm still waiting to know which one was or is your favourite concert!!, anyway i'm so agree with you when you said that Puerto Rico deserve to be an independ nation!!!

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  2. Catalina Muñoz Cerpa29 de octubre de 2018 a las 12:29 p.m.

    Your vacation sounds amazing. Also, I agreed with you, I hope one day Puerto Rico will rise up against "The Imperialism"

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  3. rocamposquintana29 de octubre de 2018 a las 1:00 p.m.

    Puerto Rico sounds great! Hurricanes not really :(

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  4. Pri and English IV29 de octubre de 2018 a las 1:07 p.m.

    At first when I was reading the post I was so happy for the travel and the good company, but then when I read the part of the Hurricane Maria I feel a little bit of sad.
    I think it could be hard to hear bad news of a place and instantly remember that good friend or family that is there. I am really happy that Oriana is ok!

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  5. Jorgeperezr29 de octubre de 2018 a las 1:17 p.m.

    I hope the country can recover quickly from the tragedy. It´s sad when it happens those things :(

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  6. Camila Tapia29 de octubre de 2018 a las 1:23 p.m.

    I'm so agree with you about Puerto Rico. Did you dance reggaeton there?

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  7. Marianaytu29 de octubre de 2018 a las 1:27 p.m.

    I want to go to Puerto Rico someday! I really love caribean countries and your vacation sound amazing! Very good blog Benji :)

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  8. Anónimo29 de octubre de 2018 a las 1:28 p.m.

    Puerto Rico is a place in my wish list to visit!! Hopefully when I Visit there I can dance Regaetton and be all day at the sun !

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  9. Alexis Aranda30 de octubre de 2018 a las 2:14 p.m.

    Your vacation sounds great! I would like to visit puerto rico but the hurricanes scare me :S

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  10. Unknown5 de noviembre de 2018 a las 4:32 p.m.

    Puerto Rico should be free, but apparently some Puerto Ricans do not like the idea. I would like to travel there one day

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