During winter break, my family and I took a trip to Aruba. Aruba is an island that is close to Venezuela. On Thursday, we woke up at 5:30 and drove to the airport. There was a HUGE line for the international American Airlines flights and you were not allowed to use the kiosks. Now, some lines move quickly and you can get through them pretty quick because they actually MOVE. This line didn’t move in inch. We missed our flight that day (300 people missed their flight that day) and we waited in line from 6:15 am to 11:30 am. That’s more than 5 HOURS just waiting in line. The next day, we woke up at 5:00 and drove to the airport. That same line was still there. Fortunately, since we missed our flight yesterday, we could use the kiosks today even though we were flying international. We made it to Aruba and checked in to our hotel. We stayed from Friday to Tuesday. Over the following days, we did some really fun activities. On Saturday, we went to the beach. I loved the beach in Aruba because the water was so blue and almost clear. Also, there were no waves. You would walk ankle deep in the water and then suddenly it would dip down and the water would go up to your waist. The beach was kind of like a pool. On Sunday, we also went to the beach again because we liked it so much. On Monday, we went to the beach from 9:00-11:00 and then we rented a Jeep and drove to the national park. On the way, we saw a lot of cacti. It was funny because there was the cacti, and then next to it was the ocean. We drove to a cave and walked inside. There were bats in there! Then, we took a stop at this cliff. It was insanely beautiful and scenic. There was a cliff and below it was some rocks and the ocean. The ocean was so pretty. It was a dark blue and it crashed against the rocks. We took some pictures and then walked down the stairs and got to wade in the ocean. The sand was so white. The next day, we drove back to the airport and flew home. Overall, this trip was so much fun and one of the best trips I have ever went on.

All photos by my family