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I grew up in Carolina forest where its next to the city where I did everything but ocean bay was right next to my house in my neighborhood and that had an influence because every thing was around me and I never really had to go anywhere so I ended up to be a person of habit.

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I grew up in Pawleys Island SC. I think the fact that it is a small town and everyone knows everyone definitely influenced how I grew up. I think that Pawleys has made me who I am today. Living in such a small area has made me want to leave. Everyone knows everyone some way somehow here in Pawleys and I don't like that.

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I grew up in Pawleys Island so when I was younger I used to go to the beach and the water park a lot. Living here and going to the beach all the time and living in the hot weather makes me hate it even more. Pawleys Island is small and for the most part I have known the same people my whole life. My whole family was born and lived near me so I knew and spent time with them.

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I grew up in Manning so I knew everyone around me or rather everyone knew me. My mom grew up there and my grandparents and my aunts,uncles, and cousins live there. So I’m used to be comfortable with people after a few interactions. I’m also used to running into people everywhere or knowing a common person with a stranger.

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i grew up on Pawleys island and from a young age my dad took me hunting and fishing, growing up at the beach and living on the water influenced me to love the outdoors; going on the water in my boat is a place that is very special to me, its wear i feel the most at ease.

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I grew up in the small town of Pawleys Island near the beach and I take the beach for granted. A lot of people travel from all over to visit the beach.  Everyone knows everyone in pawleys which is a lot different from big cities. Living in the south most everyone is pretty nice and that definitely effects the way people grow up here.

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Growing up in New York didn't really effect me much. It made me have an everlasting want for the cold and love for snow, but didn't really shape how I view anything. However it did change how I viewed family. When I lived in New York I wasn't really around any other family members they were either in Massachusetts or South Carolina so it was just me and my mom really. I think living in New York showed me that your family doesn't have to be somebody related to you, it can be friends that care about you dearly who truly become your family. Even much later people who I was friends with still visit me today, an old friend from New York visited my mom and I last week.

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I grew up in Pawleys Island my entire life. Living in the same area has influenced me because I've made so many friend and have grown up going to dance everyday and most everyone at dance is like family to me. i have also grown up going to the beach all day with all my friends. I really can't image living in a city I'm not sure what I would do. I do like going shopping but I would much rather go to the beach.

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I grew up in Tennessee so there was a lots of fields and woods. There was also a lot of animals. Now I'm a really big animal person and I love farms and the country. Since there was a lot of fields and trees and woods, my brothers and I would play outside and climb trees and have adventures. Sometimes when I climbed trees I would fall out of them and now I'm afraid of heights. I still go outside with my brothers.

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I grew up HongKong, Which is a really populated place. There are more kind of food, etc. When I moved to Myrtle Beach I think it affected me because of less population and everything is always the same because SC is small and you know basically know everyone unlike in Hong Kong.

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The way the environment shaped me is that I grew up in a very small environment and I have a lot of memories of the beach. From first grade to eigth grade my life was centered on traveling to Myrtle beach everyday and being in the car to go to school. I was involved in a lot of sports, extra curricular activities and clubs. But now that I’m going to a school in my town I cannot get to expierence the atmosphere more and grow closer to my friends and people living here. From living here, I’ve grown to cherish my close friendships. If I were to have grew up somewhere else, such as a central business district, I would be a little different then I am today.

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I grew up in Torrington, Connecticut. Connecticut is definitely different compared to South Carolina. South Carolina is usually very humid so when I moved here I wasn’t used to all the humidity. People who were born in South Carolina, or who have lived here for many years have picked up a type of southern accent and even use words like y’all. These past couple years I have definitely developed a southern accent and have been using the word y’all a lot. In Connecticut the closest beach to me was about an hour away. So I rarely ever went. But now that I live in South Carolina the closest beach is about 10 minutes away. I think Conneticut has changed me but not as much as South Carolina.

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The town I grew up in is very small but myrtle beach is only 45 min away so I'd always go there which balanced out pawleys. Not very many people live in pawleys so I always had very close friends who live very close to me so I can way hang out with them and see them everyday. Having everything so close to me helped me go do some things by myself like go to the gym, I normally go by myself a sometimes with friends, going by myself helped me become more independent and get used to doing things by myself and becoming comfortable with it and confident. Living in a small town also gives me the advantage of knowing my way around and knowing where everything is so now that I can drive I know my way around and I don't have to worry about getting lost.

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I grew up in Pawleye's island so my life now is how it has always been. I know a lot of people and a lot of people know me because of my parents. I grew up where people think highly of me and my family so I feel like I have to live up to there example.  But the geographical influences I think have taught me to love the water and to respect it's power.

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I grew up in pawleys island my entire life which is a small town so I basically know everyone. Also it's by the beach so I'm used to being outside and I was always at the beach. There are a lot of things to do and I'm always with friends and going places. It influenced my life be aye I've been here since I was born and it's kind of all I know. It's a good environment and affected my life in a positive way for sure. If I lived in a big city things would definitely be different and I would be a different person for sure because I would get used to being with people who act way different than the people here. Also I go to a private school and I always have so I've ne rr experienced anything bad or any bad environment and positivity is kind of all I know. It's a small community though so I learned to be careful who I trust

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I grew up in Philadelphia and the New Jersey area. It really influenced the food I like, the way I talk, and the relationships I have with people. I am used to cheese steaks, WaWa's, and the Eagles. Cheese steaks are natural for me and when I moved to South Carolina the food that I used to eat was foreign to people here. And barbecue and soul food didn't really exist to me. But I really do love it. WaWa's are like gas stations that are really upscale and nice. You could go shopping, get gas, or get all kinds of food there. They don't exist here which kind of sucks but it's alright. My vernacular has also changed. Some words people don't use down south, and some words I didn't use, like y'all or fixin. I still pronounce water like wuter. But overall I enjoy South Carolina and I am glad I moved here.

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I think growing up in Myrtle Beach affected me by showing me all types of different people, lifestyles, and social levels. My neighborhood wasn't very strict, and anyone could build anything on their land (given they bought the land, obviously). I could've had one neighbor that owned a mansion, and one that just had a tent. I met all different types of people, and I think that opened my eyes to all different possibilities.

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Most of my preferences are influenced from my surroundings, things like: food, activities, people, music etc. Many people from myrtle beach have similar attitudes, accents, and personalities that I can relate with aswell. Because we're so close to the water I've always liked to swim, fish and surf. And I really like most sea foods besides clams and a few other things.