Sandra is a Spanish teacher on her way to Costa Rica for a much needed vacation. But Sandra’s plans are interrupted when a handsome stranger pushes her out of the airplane over the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Now she is in for the adventure of her life.

This story is in the third person and present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “asiento” (seat),“avión” (plane), “pasillo” (aisle), “agarra” (grab) and “refugiar” (to take shelter).

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