My High School Summer

Since childhood I've loved the beach. In summer my mother used to take me to the beach with her. But over time I began to make friends and want to go to the beach with them.

The beach that my friends used to go to was very far from my house. When I asked my mother about the possibility of her giving me a ride she refused. The problem was that it was my last year of high school, and I wanted to remember it. So my mother challenged me to walk. But walking in that unbearable heat, was not in my summer plans.

I asked my uncle for suggestions of how to go to the beach. He suggested the bus or bicycle. Since I had no money to go the whole summer by bus to the beach, I decided to buy a cheap bike. That way I could help the community to protect the planet and I could also help myself to stay in shape. It would be like killing to birds with one stone. Without great expenses, I maneged to buy a bicycle to my taste and a cheap one.

Was from there I started going to the beach by bike. And riding bicycle had its ups and downs. First, I thought cycling didn't consume so much energy, and then there was the problem of traffic lights that made me stop some times on the way to the beach. But on the other hand it didn't take much time to get there and in the end my legs would get toned.

Soon I gained a passion for cycling, and whenever I have the opportunity I take my bike and go for a ride. My high school summer is a memory I'll never forget.

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