Megan V.

   Last month I enjoyed a trip to Peru! It was great when I hiked the Inca Trail. I also enjoyed my time at the Inta Raymi. The Inta Raymi is a festival that had over 100 festivities! Another thing I enjoyed was the Islas Uros, which is a place with floating islands. Everything was just breath-taking there in Peru!
    The Inca Trail was a long hike but it was worth it! It took 4 days to hike the whole thing. Luckily I had a lot of water and food in my backpack I brought. Next time, if I go again, I'll put less in my bag. The first day hiking the Inca Trail was really fun! I did fall a few times, however, and I had some bruises the next 3 days, which was not fun. Anyway, I guess this hike is pretty popular in Peru because there were 499 other people there! They only let 500 people go at a time because if they had more, there would need to be more space. It was crowded and I couldn't really see what was ahead of me. Other than all of that, I enjoyed it! The next few days were pretty much the same as the first. I was so tired after that!
    After a days rest from the hike, I went to the Inta Raymi Festival of the Sun! Apparently, in the 1500s, when it was first introduced, people fasted for days before the festival. Anyway, today it is the second largest festival in South America! It was fun to see and it was a great experience! I'm glad I took this opportunity when I could! I saw the street fair, which included a sculpture of the Sun God, the reason for the Inta Raymi Festival of the Sun! I also saw the daytime exposition, and people dancing to music around the "Sun God". The day I went was June 24, which is the actual day of Inta Raymi.
    I spent my last day in Peru at the Islas Uros. The Islas Uros had floating islands that created itself. These floating islands were surprisingly not manmade. These islands were actually grew in the shallows of the lake right by these floating islands. It was so interesting to see. It was a fun trip and I want to go again!

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Today, I am going to tell you when I went to Chile. It was very exciting. I got to do a lot of amazing things. But the first thing I did was hiking. I was with my family and we were hiking one of the biggest mountains in Chile. I remember walking up the trail and looking at all the beautiful scenery. I remember walking by the beautiful trees and hearing the pretty birds singing. It was a very good experience.


After we were done hiking we decided we wanted to go to the beach. I personally LOVE the beach so I had a blast. As we arrived to the beach we all ran out of the car and ran through the sand looking for sea shells. We found a bunch. After sea shell hunting we ate lunch. We packed a picnic so we laid out our blanket and as we are eating this bird comes and starts to peck at my food. I got angry. Eventually the bird starts winning and gets my food. That was the end of lunch. After lunch I asked my dad if we could rent surfboards and go surfing. My dad loves surfing so of coarse he said yes. It was awesome. I am in the water with my board and my dad next to me and I see this wave right behind me and I start paddling as fast as I could. Then I catch the wave and see my family cheering me on. Then I am paddling back towards my dad and see a dolphin pop out of the water. It was really cool. I have never seen a dolphin before. I get out of the water and return my board back the place I got it from. Then it was time to go home.

At night we were just hanging around and we wanted to do something fun, so my mom suggested a hot springs. We were all like why not and go to this hot springs. As we arrived I see my dad jump right into the water I was nervous because I have never been to a hot springs before and didn't know what it was like. All I knew was that it was meant for relaxing in. So my mom hops in and then we finally get used to it. We were there for a while, and I have to say it was really nice after a long day. That was the end to my great adventure.

Sabrina Q

My Time In Argentina

  This summer I went to Argentina, South America. While we were there we stayed at a Hotel it was one of the prettiest hotels I have been to. The hotel had a spa, a swimming pool and it had an indoor basketball court. In the mornings we would either go down stairs to eat omelets or pancakes some juice or we could go across the street and get some empanadas.

  My favorite day was when we went to this really nice restaurant. I sat down right next to my brother and sister. the food was so good I wish I could have that for ever. It was really close to my birthday so I got a float I picked the Fanta float it was way better than the root beer float. when we got back to the hotel my mom hid a tiramisu and a cheesecake inside the mini fridge I was the happiest camper ever. 



    Nuestro ultimo dia que esavamos a y yo fui a nadar en el hotel cuando yo fue a la piesa yo vi mi familia con todas las equipages. fuemos em el avion y fuimos a la casa. Cuando llegamos a casa nos deshacer todo y nos fuimos directamente a la cama.
That was my amazing trip
                                                                       Sabrina Quiros

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Mike M

         My vacation in Argentina

   Hi my name is mike. I wanted to tell everyone about my trip to Argentina. Me and my family had a great time. we saw the great Iguazu Falls, one of many wonders of the world. The guys in Argentina wear t-shirts and jeans or dress pants and dress shirts while the girls tend to wear ladylike clothing. 

   In Argentina the have a delicious spread called Dulce de leche which is used on bread, toast, pancakes, and even Ice Cream. Alot has changed since Argentina was first founded cause Italian, Spanish, and European migration. music and art has a lot to do with the recreation of Argentina. although Africa has also helped it has mostly benefited from Italy, Europe, and Spain.

   Argentina has been a great experience for me. i met new people and made new friends. i helped those who needed it and learned a lot about Argentina culture. i had lots of fun and would gladly go again.      

Makya L.

My Adventure

This week I went to Chile. I saw many things and learned a lot. My first adventure was amazing. I went hiking. While I was walking up this huge mountain I noticed all the beautiful scenery and the noises the pretty little birds were making. It was amazing.
My next adventure was the beach. I LOVE the beach. My whole family does, but me and my dad especially love surfing. So as we are at the beach and now eating lunch this bird came by and started pecking at my sandwich. I got really angry. Eventually the bird won and was flying off with my sandwich. After that dramatic lunch I saw a little shop that let you rent surfboards. I yelled at my dad and told him we need to surf in Chile. He gave in and we went surfing. I got this really pretty surfboard that was purple and my dad got a green one. As we are running to go hit the water I see a dolphin jump out of the water. That made me even more pumped to get into the water. After about an hour of amazing waves we decided to go on our new adventure.
When we got back to the hotel we got a little snack and to finish the day off my mom really wanted to go to a hot spring. We looked it up and found one really close. We were all excited to go to this hot springs. As we arrived we look at the water and my sister was about to jump in and my dad said, "Wait! You have to make sure the water isn't to hot." It wasn't and we had a relaxing time. That was my adventure and a guide for you of things you can do in Chile.


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Jack G

     I just got back from an excellent trip to Ecuador. It was beautiful and breathtaking. I first visited Quito, Ecuador. In Quito, I visited my cousins who recently moved there. Quito is a very large city and is full of markets and people. It is located in the center of Ecuador because it is the capital. There are a lot of attractions and activities to do. One of them is a Cotopaxi Tour from Quito which I had a lot of fun doing.

     The Cotopaxi Tour is a very exciting thing to do there. It is a 2 night trip taking off from Quito in a small group up through The Avenue of the Volcanoes and drive to Mt. Cotopaxi, which is the largest active volcano at over 19,000 feet high! We then hiked up 200 more feet to reach some of the most beautiful glaciers in the world!!! After that, we drove to a small town where we rented mules! We rode the mules on a long trail to reach a giant hidden lake at the top of a big mountain. We pitched one giant tent and spent the night there with out professional guide. The next day, at about 10 A.M. we set out on a trip to explore more of Ecuador on our mules and then went back to the village, returned the mules, and drove back to Quito to catch up on our rest. There was a lot of Spanish and I learned a lot.

    The very next day, Monday, we met up with my cousins at their apartment in Quito and put our money together and took a cruise to the Galapagos Islands. The cruise lasted 9 days, Monday to the next Wednesday. It was beautiful and relaxing because we were in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Galapagos Islands were full of beautiful trails and wildlife. I even got to hold an Iguana! On the way back, I got seasick and ended up spending all of Tuesday sick in our room. The experience was great and I was able to spend time with my cousins who I rarely get to see!

   On Wednesday we decided it was probably time to head back home but we needed to find one more exciting thing to do in Ecuador, so we flew down to Guayaquil and spent the day there touring the most populated city in Ecuador with more than 2.5 million people. There were markets and attractions everywhere! On the flight home, we passed over a huge ocean and I was so scared that we were going to fall but the plane held up. I can't wait to tell my amazing Spanish teacher about my trip and to go back again. That was the best trip of my life. I love Ecuador!

Picture of Quito, Ecuador with MT. Cotopaxi in the background. Photographer not found.

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Cruise to Galapagos Islands. Photographer not found.

Ensley S.

          Me and my family are on vacation in Columbia, and  we are staying for 5 days. Yesterday, me and my family visited The Bogota Botanical Gardens in Columbia. It was very fun! There was lots of pretty flowers and palm trees. There was an artificial waterfall and labs for studying plants and flowers. It also has a library. The garden is the only one specialized in preserving and collecting Andean species of flowers.The garden is 19.5 acres are full with collections of plants grouped by their original ecosystem. There was a lot of plants and good places to eat. For lunch we had ajiaco. It was like chicken soup with chicken, potatoes, corn and more. Then we walked around some more, and spent we spent the whole day there. then we decided to go back to the hotel.

          Today we got up early and had a beach day. I packed Colombian food, a towel, sunscreen, just everything you would want to take to the beach. We had lots of fun swimming in the ocean. Then we decided to would be super fun to go snorkeling, so we did! I saw lots of beautiful fish and animals. There was a eel and sea plants. It was super fun. After me and my brother built sand castles. We then had lunch and we had Tamales. They are cooked corn cough with meat, chicken, and vegetables. After I decided to relax and read. Then I took some pictures. We swam in the ocean for a while and then i heard a scream! I looked over and saw a huge shark! It was super scary with lots of sharp teeth. No one got hurt, that was good. After i stayed out of the water for a while we watched the sunset and took some pictures. Then we went to dinner at a restaurant. I don't remember what it was called. Then we went back to the hotel, watched a movie, and fell asleep.

         Today, we went on a tour of the jungle! We got up early and drove to the jungle. It was a long drive but worth it. There was this long path surrounded by big trees and you couldn't really see above you! because there was so many trees! I saw some monkeys and some other animals. I was walking on the path and all of a sudden i walked into a huge spiderweb! Ewe, it was so gross. After walking for a while we stopped and ate lunch. It was very good.Then we kept going, and I can't believe I saw a Jaguar! It was so cool. We also saw many birds and plants. After our tour was over, we went swimming, again. Then we went to dinner to celebrate our last day, but I was sad we were leaving. After dinner we went to our hotel and went to bed because we had a long day of traveling tomorrow.