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My story starts out in Seattle, Washington where I lived with my family. I lived in Washington up until I was about 6, with my only worries being making friends and beating video games.

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As a teenager just starting to bud in California, I felt as if my life was perfect. All of that changed when I was uprooted and moved from the city life to the country. Everything I had known of the city was completely useless in such a new environment.

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Soon enough, my family found themselves far away from the snowcapped mountains and instead swimming through the warm waters of California. Although excited, I had to leave behind all of the friends I had made in Washington.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Now at the times of these mishaps, I thought of it as nothing but a curse. I wondered why I was put through such disasters. Eventually I reached an age where I look back on such times and instead think of them as a lesson. I've learned to be okay with whatever I was put through, and to grow wherever I am planted.