Thursday, November 7, 2013

The first time in San Andrés by Víctor Monsalve

It was amazing when I went to San Andres for the first time. It was 10 years ago. My aunt wanted to enjoy the holidays but she didn´t have someone to go with,  so she decided to invite me. I remember that when we arrived to the hotel the air conditioning in the lobby felt like heaven because we'd been waiting for a taxi in the airport for one hour. I was starving because we didn't have time to have breakfast so while  my aunt was in the room organizing the luggage, I went to the restaurant and ate all the food that I could. Then I went to the beach in order to take advantage of the great sun and enjoy the big waves. The evening came  and my aunt hadn't arrived yet. I starded to worry about it and I came back to the hotel to look for  her. For my surprise she was slept in the room and seemed to be drunk. I asked  the bartender and  he said to me that she  had been drinking all afternoon. It was very funny as my aunt doesn't drink a lot. The next day when we were having lunch, I asked her why she never went to the beach and  she answered, "Oh, I was very tired because of the flight and I thought to take a Nap." I acted as if I didn't know what really happened and we continue talking about other things. Then at night, we went to take a trip around the Island in a golf car which couldn't get a higher speed than 30 km/h. We had been driving for two and a half hours and the Island seemed to have no end. Then when we finally finished the trip, we decided going to the night show in the hotel. There were a  lot of people from different countries like Canada, Holland, USA etc., but unfortunately I didn't have any idea what they were speaking because  my English was dreadful. I just knew how to nod. It was a great  experience, not only for the fact that we rested  but also because I had the oportunity to know the other side of my aunt who I thought was an innocent woman.

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