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My Favorite Place!


Although I don't get to go often, my favorite place has always been the ocean. My parents took me to see the east coast and the west coast before I had turned 10, and I was in love. From then on, any time my family went on vacation, I pulled hard for the beach. When it worked, I would spend all day in the water and get unbelievably sunburned. To this day, I take any opportunity I can to go back. 

Photo of the North Sea at Sunset by kordi_vahle.
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  1. Laura GibbsAugust 23, 2018 at 2:14 PM

    What a gorgeous ocean picture, Catherine! And of course there are beautiful oceans all over the world that have inspired lots of stories: gods and goddesses of the seas, mermaids, pirates. Maybe you will want to choose an ocean-inspired project for this class. You can see what you think about that when you start brainstorming next week! :-)

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