My maintain hobbies include streaming movies, reading novels, listening to music. So most of hobies are actually quite economical. But occasionally I like to go for river rafting at Rishikesh. I generally go there with my friends and my family. Unlike my other hobbies, it is rather expensive as the trip cost uh, about $30,000. Firstast traveling cost amount is amount to about uh, $50,000. Then there is accommodation and fast food co. Which is about the same. The rest of the it is the river rafting charges. I ah, started doing river rafting about three years ago and one of my friends experienced it and uh, he couldn’t stop talking about it. So during summer vacation that year, uh, there are my uh, three of my friends and I went to river rafting. I love the river rafting experience for several reasons. I think the most important reason is that it is thrilling and exciting. Ah, if gets my blood pumping, uh, it get. Gets my blood pumping and I feel so alive when I do it and I don’t know, swimming. And uh, I think that adds to the feeling of danger. Another reason why I love river rafting is that I go to spend time with my friends. The whole experience takes us about two days and one night. During this time, we talk, play games, pull pranks on each other, enjoy delicious food. We have so much fun that time passes away very quickly. So that’s why I think we have made it a yearly tradition which is eagerly wait for.
Band 6+: Describe an Outdoor Activity You Did
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My main hobbies include streaming movies, reading novels, and listening to music. Most of my hobbies are actually quite economical. But occasionally, I like to go river rafting in Rishikesh. I generally go there with my friends and family. Unlike my other hobbies, it is rather expensive as the trip costs about $30,000. The traveling cost amounts to about $50,000. Then there is accommodation and fast food costs, which are about the same. The rest is for the river rafting charges. I started doing river rafting about three years ago after one of my friends experienced it and couldn't stop talking about it. So during summer vacation that year, three of my friends and I went river rafting. I love the river rafting experience for several reasons. I think the most important reason is that it is thrilling and exciting. It gets my blood pumping, and I feel so alive when I do it. I don't know, swimming adds to the feeling of danger. Another reason why I love river rafting is that I get to spend time with my friends. The whole experience takes us about two days and one night. During this time, we talk, play games, pull pranks on each other, and enjoy delicious food. We have so much fun that time passes very quickly. That's why I think we have made it a yearly tradition that we eagerly wait for.
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