holidays 2014

Name: Juan Sebastián Enriquez

Grade: 2do curso C

Date: April 26th, 2014

My Vacation

I had a terrific spring break! I went to swimming practice every day. I spent a lot of my time swimming. I also had a swimming tournament in Cuenca for 3 days, where I was able to compete with kids from all over the country in a 50 meters long pool for the first time. One thing I liked the most about my vacation was that my Mom came to Cuenca with me.

My Mom and I flew to Cuenca, at the airport there were no taxis, so I had to walk with my Mom about 3 blocks to find a cab; luckily we were able to find a taxi that took us downtown. We stayed at the Mansion Alcazar Hotel, it was a cool boutique hotel and it was built in what was the residence of a former Ecuadorian president, his last name was Borrero - Crespo.

Then after we checked in to the Hotel, I went to practice at the Jefferson Perez Olympic Pool ,  Jeffer son Perez is the only Olympic medalist in Ecuador.

The next day was the tournament and I was so excited and a Little bit nervous, but after doing the first 200 meters butterfly, I gained confidence and I was able to have an excellent timing. The tournaments were all day long from 8:00am to 8:00pm because there were a lot of participants from all over the country.

The last day of tournament was on Saturday and it ended around noon, in the afternoon I had chance to visit an aunt that lives in a small town called Ricaurte, it´s about 30 minutes away from Cuenca. My aunt is very old and I had not seen her in a very long time, so I was really excited to see her and I think she was also very happy to see me.

Even though my summer was loaded with activity, it still seemed like a long break. After spending so much time practicing and my swimming tournament, I felt like I needed a vacation!