--- title: "Student Blog Contest Winner (Beginner) : My First Summer" description: "Winner of the Student Summer Blog Contest: Beginner Level." image: https://blog.approachusa.org/hubfs/blog_banners2021%20(12).jpg --- - [Contact Us](https://approachusa.org/contact-us/) - [Apply Now](https://approachusa.org/application-form-2/) Menu - [Programs of Study](https://approachusa.org/programs-of-study/) - [English as a Second Language (ESL)](https://approachusa.org/esl/) - [Test Preparation (TOEFL, GMAT, GRE, SAT)](https://approachusa.org/testprep/) - [Advanced Programs](https://approachusa.org/speccialty-programs/) - [ESL Teen Culture Program](https://approachusa.org/youth-programs/) - [Student Services](https://approachusa.org/student-services-2/) - [Join our Community](https://pages.approachusa.org/approachusa-community) - [Blog](https://blog.approachusa.org/) - [Academic & Career Advising](https://approachusa.org/academicadvising/) - [Student Activities](https://approachusa.org/academic-activities/) - [Students’ Success Stories](https://approachusa.org/students-success-stories/) - [Housing](https://approachusa.org/student-services/) - [Admissions](https://pages.approachusa.org/en-us/our-programs-usa) - [Apply from Abroad](https://pages.approachusa.org/applying-from-abroad) - [Tuition and Fees](https://pages.approachusa.org/tuition-and-fees) [![Approach International Student Center®](https://blog.approachusa.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Approach_USA_April2021/images/header_logo.png?height=500&name=header_logo.png "Approach International Student Center®")](https://approachusa.org/) - Call us today **[+1 617 787 5401](https://wa.me/16177875401)** - Email us **[admissions@approachusa.com](mailto:admissions@approachusa.com)** ![](https://blog.approachusa.org/hubfs/blog_banners2021%20(12).jpg) # Student Blog Contest Winner (Beginner) : My First Summer Published by [Eliane Costa Guimaraes Cardoso](https://blog.approachusa.org/author/eliane-costa-guimaraes-cardoso) on Sep 27, 2022 11:41:50 AM My first summer in the US was in Maine, New Hampshire. I went with my family and some friends. We stayed in a hotel apartment that had a living room and kitchen, every day we cooked our food. It was a very fun 3 days, I met old friends, I planned to visit the city of Maine and have some meals in restaurants during the three days, but the meeting with friends was more interesting, we had a barbecue on the beach and we took other types of food that we made in the apartment's kitchen. I couldn't bathe in the seawater, very cold lol, others managed to do that. We slept late remembering our childhoods, how much time passed, some now married, others graduated, others are already grandparents lol, others never married, just study, anyway this was my first and unforgettable summer in America. [Back to Blog](https://blog.approachusa.org) ## Related Articles ## [Student Blog Contest Winner (Upper-Intermediate): The Angels](https://blog.approachusa.org/student-blog-contest-winner-upper-intermediate-the-angels) I just turned 4 years old. 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