My Spring Break Trip to Puerto Rico

Posted on March 18, 2024 by 30diegos

Have you ever been to Puerto Rico? For spring break that is where my family and I went.

Our trip started in Old San Juan. We were only there for one night but what I remember most is the colonial architecture and the vibrant music and lights at night. In the morning, we went to the best breakfast spot ever which was called Choco Bar which had the best pancakes ever. Later in the morning, we went to Vieques, Puerto Rico which is a small island that is a part of Puerto Rico. The cool thing about going to Vieques was that we got to take a really small plane there.

When we got to Vieques we immediately explored all of the beaches. We went to five beaches in total. My favorite was called Punta Arenas which means sandy point. It was great for snorkeling and seeing the reefs. My family also enjoyed hanging out in the pool and watching beautiful sunsets.

We went to many different places to eat but my favorite place was called The Mango Restaurant. This place served many different foods. This place also had the best service ever. (Shout out to Joe!) We also enjoyed seeing wild horses everywhere. Right before we left Vieques there was this tour called a bioluminescent bay tour. We all went at night and got on a kayak and when we paddled the light lit up into this truly amazing blue green color when we touched the water. The stars were also incredible. If you ever go to Puerto Rico, I highly recommend doing this!

Thank you all so much for reading today! In the comments tell me your favorite places you’ve been. Thank you!

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My Experience Planting Trees With Keep Durham Beautiful

Posted on March 8, 2024 by 30diegos

Just a few days ago, my grade and I planted trees to help Keep Durham Beautiful. Have you ever done anything like this?

The day started like any other day, except we were about to get on the buses. Where were we going, you may ask? Well, we were going to plant some trees in Durham. We planted over ninety trees in all because each student had one. We each got to choose what type of tree we could, so I eventually decided on an Eastern Red Cedar tree. My friends and I had a great time learning how to plant trees.

It took us fifteen minutes to get to and from the place where we were planting trees. We took a bus, which was fun because my friends and I were waving at other drivers, and we got five different trucks to honk their horns at us.

Later, we were forced to watch an hour-long movie about trees in German. As you may assume, we did not have the best time watching this movie, but at least there were subtitles. Even though the movie was boring, we learned a few things. For example, we learned that trees can hurt when some animals bite on their leaves, so the trees send out perfume to all of the wildlife that tells them to make these animals stop eating the trees’ leaves.

At the end of all the movies and tree planting, we reflected on everything that had happened and shared what we would like to do to help the environment with trees. My goal was to have more diversity among trees, so I wished we could have more Palm Trees in North Carolina.

In the comments, tell me your favorite type of tree. Thank you for reading today!

My Favorite Foods to Make and Places to Eat

Posted on March 4, 2024 by 30diegos

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Is there anywhere you like to eat? Any foods you like to eat? Today I will talk about my favorite foods and my favorite places to eat.

I’ll start off by talking about my favorite places to eat and add some recommendations. My first and favorite recommendation is a Mexican restaurant called La Vaquita. This place is known for its very authentic Mexican food and my favorite queso birrias which is a taco that contains beef, cheese, optional lime, sometimes chiles, and the consomme sauce which I love pouring on my queso birrias.

Next, is my favorite American food restaurant, Town Hall Burger. Now you may be asking why I love this place so much. I love it because it has everything I love, which is TVs with only sports on, burgers, tenders, lots of drinks, places to sit with my family, and Shuffleboard. I highly recommend this place if you want good food and lots of sports TVs.

The last place I will talk about is Top of the Hill which if you didn’t know is in the middle of the UNC campus. Go Heels! It serves all kinds of foods from ribs to all kinds of sandwiches and salads. What is so cool about this place is that you get to eat on the top deck and overlook the UNC campus while eating.

One of my favorites is Enchiladas which can be made with pork or chicken as the main ingredient. This is one of the meals my family and I make on Christmas Eve which is or Mexican dinner where we get tamales and all kinds of authentic Mexican food. Because of my Mexican heritage we always know where to go and how to make the best Mexican food.

The next recipe I will talk about is quesadillas. Now I know you may be saying I already know how to make quesadillas well I wanted to share the way I make them. I start by using flour tortillas and Mexican cheese. I eventually butter the quesadillas with a butter stick on both sides and then I like to put cheese and pepperoni inside the tortilla while heating the tortilla on the pan. In the end, an amazing pepperoni cheese quesadilla to eat.

The final recipe is called peppermint double chocolate chip brownies. This is a recipe me and my sister love making especially during the holidays. My favorite part is the minty peppermint on top of the chocolate brownies. This is probably one of the most popular recipes in the Smith household because it is easy to make and all you need is brownie mix and mashed candy canes on top of the brownies. They are also amazing!

Thank you for reading today and I hope you found some great places to eat and some great recipes. In the comments tell me your favorite places to eat and your favorite recipes. Thank you so much for reading have a great day!