I know what everyone is thinking, but I have family in New Jersey so on day six of our vacation we went to Penn Station and got on the train to New Jersey for the weekend. It was a quiet trip, there weren’t a lot of people on it when we got on, and pretty short. It was just a little bit over an hour long until our stop. When we got there, we met with my aunt who was picking us up and my cousin who was going home for the weekend.

It was a very big change of pace between New Jersey and New York City; there was no noice, no crowds, no busses. I felt a little too relaxed. I’m nos used to that because Puerto Rico is not that quiet either, at least not where I live; but it was nice to get a little rest during my vacation. I was happy to get to see and spend time with my aunt, uncle and cousins.

On our second day there we went to October Fest at Smithville, a small town we usually go to when we visit with very cute stores. It’s usually very quiet but this time, because it was Octoberfest, it was very crowded and kind of felt a little like New York. Out side the stores there were a lot of vendors selling everything you can imagine.

After that we algo went to Target. I didn’t find any good Targets in the city so I’m glad we found a good one in Jersey.

Our last day in New Jersey was also a pretty relaxing one, we drove to Newark where we got on a very short train ride back to Manhattan. This time the train was nothing like the first time we took it; it was full and it wasn’t easy to find seats, but we should have expected it would be full going back into the city.

We had a good, quiet time in New Jersey, where we rested so we were ready to enjoy the last few days of our vacation.

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I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write. I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer. I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book. Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.

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