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 (at first they said 64 and and in the end it was almost 3,000!). Many towns were left without drinking water and electricity. Our friend Oriana was ok, but the situation was 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!! Oriana has a shop right where all the massive protests were against Roselló (the now ex-governor) Here is a picture of the street Fortaleza where the shop is and where the protests took place

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. Eduardo Cordero8 de junio de 2020 a las 1:28 p.m.

    wooow Puerto Rico looks pretty colorful and harmonious

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  2. dumisecsual8 de junio de 2020 a las 2:22 p.m.

    Looks like a lively and happy place

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  3. Amaro Fredes8 de junio de 2020 a las 2:23 p.m.

    I didn't know that Puerto Rico is a US colony. I'm in shock :o

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  4. Felipe Jiménez8 de junio de 2020 a las 2:23 p.m.

    That is a beautiful place!

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  5. Panchi Álvarez8 de junio de 2020 a las 2:42 p.m.

    It sounds amazing to have a really good friend in such an interesting place :)

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  6. Americous big8 de junio de 2020 a las 2:42 p.m.

    Puerto rico sounds very cool, i would love to go there one day, the home of regueton

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  7. Daniela Ortiz8 de junio de 2020 a las 2:45 p.m.

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  8. Daniela Ortiz8 de junio de 2020 a las 2:46 p.m.

    When I noticed about the Hurricane María I was really sad:( Hope that nothing hapenned to your friend Oriana.

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  9. camila1248 de junio de 2020 a las 3:06 p.m.

    Puerto Rico it's an amazing. The history of Oriana is and interesting and of struggle.

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  10. francisca.mieres.s8 de junio de 2020 a las 3:15 p.m.

    what is the food like in Puerto Rico?

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  11. Bastian Gonzalez8 de junio de 2020 a las 3:20 p.m.

    Puerto Rico looks entertaining and beautiful

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  12. catalinalemusg8 de junio de 2020 a las 3:31 p.m.

    I think that Puerto Rico it's so beautiful. I would like to visit that shop

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  13. Claudia Rosales8 de junio de 2020 a las 3:34 p.m.

    Puerto Rico must be a great place to visit.

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  14. Carolina8 de junio de 2020 a las 4:12 p.m.

    They always say that Puerto Rico is beautiful, but now I want to go.

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  15. angélica_puentes8 de junio de 2020 a las 4:26 p.m.

    I think that they have to be independent of Usa. When i was children I thought that Puerto Rico was like a casino of EEUU,cause I feel that's how they showed it in movies. :(

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  16. Fernando González Castro10 de junio de 2020 a las 7:51 p.m.

    It must be really great to be at those kind of places..so caribbean

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  17. Belén10 de junio de 2020 a las 9:35 p.m.

    is so beautiful, I hope I'll go some day

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  18. bastian tg.12 de junio de 2020 a las 5:29 p.m.

    so colorful, i love the caribbean vibes of the photo

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  19. Elisa M. Pinto12 de junio de 2020 a las 6:07 p.m.

    I hope some day they can be independent :(

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  20. Cony Riquelme15 de junio de 2020 a las 2:38 p.m.

    Woow now I really wanna go over there!!!

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  21. Criss A. Vega15 de junio de 2020 a las 5:27 p.m.

    I'd really like to visit your friend's store, it sounds very interesting

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