Personal Narrative Essay: Costa Rica

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Costa Rica Essay
I have always liked to travel whether going on long car rides up the coast of California or riding in a train across the United States. My family raised me to be spontaneous and try new experiences. On the weekends we went on little “adventures” where early in the morning (sometimes my parents would wake me up at 4 in the morning) we would all climb into the car, Huddling in our blankets, we all found a comfortable spot in the freezing van using the arm rest and pillows to make a make-shift beds. My siblings would groan and moan until we all fell asleep while one of my parents drove. I could never go back to sleep so I stayed up and looked out the window. Waking up early was my favorite because the sky would be pink and the

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