Eighteen years ago I was born in San Antonio de Belin, Costa Rica. My Grandma, two Uncles and thirteen cousins still live there. So after over a year of saving all we earned three and a half weeks ago, my sister Alanna and I went to Costa Rica! It was amazing and brought back so many sweet memories.

This time of year in Costa Rica is rainy season and mango season. So it would rain every afternoon, and every day I would go out with my little tree loving monkey cousin Linea and pick several mangoes, My favorite fruit. It was an amazing trip. We were able to be there and celebrate my Grandma’s birthday, we baked, swam, played in the rain, played indoor soccer, went to the beach, snorkeled, got sunburn, ate the most delicious Costa Rican food, played with cousins, went on a picnic in the mountains, saw a tarantula and toucan, went to the mall, made a puzzle, watched Jeopardy, and played in the mud!