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Aruba to me Aruba to me

ORANJESTAD — You are back and we
would like to portrait you! By inviting you
to send us your favorite vacation picture
while enjoying our Happy Island.

Complete the sentence: Aruba to me is
……. Send your picture with that text (in-
cluding your name and where you are
from) to: news@arubatoday.com and we ORANJESTAD — You are back and we would like to
will publish your vacation memory. Isn’t portrait you! By inviting you to send us your favorite
that a special way to keep your best mo- vacation picture while enjoying our Happy Island.
ments alive? Please do note: By submitting
photos, text or any other materials, you Complete the sentence: Aruba to me is ……. Send
give permission to The Aruba Today News- your picture with that text (including your name and
paper, Caribbean Speed Printers and any where you are from) to: news@arubatoday.com and
of its affiliated companies to use said ma- we will publish your vacation memory. Isn’t that a spe-
terials, as well as names, likeness, etc. for cial way to keep your best moments alive? Please do
promotional purposes without compensa- note: By submitting photos, text or any other materials,
tion. you give permission to The Aruba Today Newspaper,
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strive to make you a happy reader every Last but not least: check out our website, Instagram
day again. and Facebook page! Thank you for supporting our
For today we received a lovely message free newspaper, we strive to make you a happy read-
from Johann and Karyn who wrote; er every day again.

“These are just two of the many United For today we received a lovely message from Maya
States Customs and Border Protection Pre- Lieberman who wrote;
clearance officers and their families who
cleaned some beach coves on the Alto “Aruba to me and my family is truly a home away from
Visa Coast tonight. Working hard! On, and home. It’s our tradition to visit the happy island from
off the clock.”q Toronto, Canada especially during the winter break
when the temperature in Toronto is below 0 degrees
Celsius.
Can I have a …, please? Some family friends have a cottage up north from To-

ronto and our “cottage“ is Aruba. The past 15 years
we have been coming twice a year with and with-
out our kids that are grown up now. Aruba isn’t only
happy island but it has a magical vibe. This kind of vibe
is contagious and we shared it with our family and
friends back home. Many friends and family took it
seriously and managed to check it out and they often
come to visit Aruba.

We just came back from two weeks of joy in Aruba in
August and already have it booked for the upcoming
winter. As a family we can’t wait for the magic vibe
and it’s a beautiful feeling to look forward and cel-
ebrate time together on the One Happy Island.”q

ORANJESTAD — Want to pastry filled with cheese or cks are ridiculously addicti-
taste something different meat and fried up deliciou- ve.
for a change?? How about sly. Or perhaps you might
a different breakfast from want to try a croquette, a Freshen up with a delicious
what you are used to at crusty little meat ball. fruit shake (batido) made
your hotel. Hop in your car, out of watermelon, straw-
drive around and anywhe- A dedito is also a good op- berry, banana, papaya or
re around the island you tion, it’s a stick made out just mix any fruit together.
will come across a local of cheese or hotdog. If you What makes these little
snack shop. want to try something more snack shops more attracti-
familiar go for a homema- ve is the warmth of its peo-
Here you will find all types of de hamburger or a ham ple and with the smile you
snacks loved by the locals. and cheese toast, but with are being served.q
Try apastechi, a Caribbean a local touch. All these sna-