When I was 7-8 years old, I think it was on December 25th, I woke up like a normally day, with the only diference it was on Christmas, the best day of the year!

So, I brush my teeth, wash my face and my hands, get dressed and have breakfast. Then, my parents gave me the gifts, it was a Play-Station 3 and an Ipad, I felt very, very happy… I thought that day will be the best day of my life and I’m right.

After that, my parents told me: – «You have to get dressed, because we will go to the airport, I don’t know but in that precise moment, I don’t be thoughtful and I thought we will go to the airport because, we will go to eat (?).

Well, we arrive to the airport, but my mom and my dad have 3 suitcases and it was strange, in that moment I understood the situation… Then, my parents show me the tickets, and we will travel to San Andres! That was very exciting.

When I arrive to San Andres (after 15 hours, there were many scales) I really enjoy it. Its weather is hotter than Manta, and its beaches are the cleanest beaches in the world. Its airport called «Gustavo Rojas» is shorter than «El Dorado».

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