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Day 2 in San Juan!!

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 Hey y’all my name is Sam and I’m one of the people doing today’s blog post! I had a nice slow day so I could have a great evening. I woke up this morning and had a light breakfast in the lobby and then went to cafe an hour or so later for 2nd breakfast. I got a coffee and some lemon poppyseed bread. It was delicious, and my coffee has a sweet cream on top that was so tasty. After that we walked around the city to shop a bit but it was right about siesta time so everything was closing so we headed back to get ready for the evening. After everyone got all spiffy we took a walk to a few nearby parks just to stretch our legs. After that, it was on the way to the welcome concert for the San Juan Canta festival! We walked there and encountered a few sweet puppy friends on the way. At the show we got to hear from other fellow choirs and some tango dancers. They were all phenomenal and we were so excited to meet all of these wonderful people. It’s gonna be a great festival! 

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