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My trip to Puerto Rico happened a
couple of years ago, I remember it very well
even though I was only 13 years old. I was
studying junior high school, during the
summer of the year 2013, to be more exact.
It all started one afternoon like any other
during a volleyball training, the coach gave
us excellent news, we were invited to
participate in an international tournament;
the best of all was that it will be in San Juan,
Puerto Rico, the capital and largest city of
the island.
The trip was approaching, months
preparing myself training hard to remain in
good
physical
condition
for
the
competence. I was very excited. We did
many activities with the purpose of raising
funds, personally, I made a raffle, which the
winning ticket got 6kg of meat, and also, I
sold chocolates to cover personal
expenses, because we had to pay for our
lunch and dinner, except for breakfast
because this was already included in the
payment that the government made.
After so many preparations, the most
anticipated day arrived. The last night
before the trip, I could not sleep of such
anxiety, nerves and emotion. Everything
was ready for us to leave, we left the city at
5 am and we arrived in San Diego at 8 am.
The first flight was to Philadelphia, that it was
a new place for me, they were too many
people from different countries and cultures
in the airport, where we waited for four
hours, the next plane that finally was
directed towards San Juan, Puerto Rico.
When we arrived at the island, I could
not stop admiring the landscape, the
beach, the sea, the green areas and the
different vegetation. Since we left of the
airport, I remember that my feeling in that
moment was very happy and I breathed
fresh air. We stayed at the “Treasure Island”
Hotel, which is located around a lake, in
Cidra, Puerto Rico. When we arrived at the
hotel and we finished unpacking, we went
out to walk near the hotel.
The
games
of
the
Second
International Cup of Friendship of Volleyball
were celebrated in the autonomous
municipality of Comerío, Puerto Rico. In the
cup in which we competed, 16 teams of
different countries signed up. There were
four days intense action in volleyball in
Comerío. We, the Spalding Club of Mexicali,
Mexico, won the silver medal in the 13th
women's category. We in Puerto Rico, nine
Cups had been celebrated and this was the
second occasion that was held in Comerío.
I recognize that it was a high quality event.
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