Today we woke up from a sputtering van going by the house. Today, I was going to school again with Maruge. Today, we got to ride to in the van, which was nice because it was a long walk to the school from Maruge's house. When we got to school, he introduced me to the kid with the limp that I saw yesterday. He told me about his wishes to be a doctor when he grew up.
All of the kids wanted to know about America. I told them all about the houses, the schools, the people, but they mostly wanted to hear about the ocean. None of them had ever seen the ocean before, and they wanted to know everything about it. So I told them everything. I talked about the playful seals, the huge fish, the intelligent dolphins, the pinching crabs, the deadly sharks, the tasty lobsters, the elusive halibut, the nasty stingrays, the stinging jellyfishes and the humungous whales. I told them how the slimy kelp felt, how the salty water tasted, how the coastal air smelled and how the cold water chilled your bones. We talked for hours about the radiant sunsets, the big white clouds, and the effect on a coastal town when a storm comes. I informed them all about surfing, swimming, wake boarding, kayaking, SUPing (stand up paddling), fishing, waterskiing, jet skiing, and boogie boarding, and many other water sports. They thought that the ocean sounded like the coolest thing in the world. I was surprised that I had taken these things for granted my whole life and now I knew that it was a very special thing to live on the coast. I then told them about other places that I had been in the world. I told them about Central America, Hawaii, Wasington and Oregon, Canada, Nevada, Arizona, New York, and various places in California. They all wanted to know what snow was like. I told them all about skiing and snowboarding, and all about sledding, and even about making snowmen. They thought it was awesome.
Maruge and I went home and ate leftovers from the peanut chicken soup. Then we went to bed.
All of the kids wanted to know about America. I told them all about the houses, the schools, the people, but they mostly wanted to hear about the ocean. None of them had ever seen the ocean before, and they wanted to know everything about it. So I told them everything. I talked about the playful seals, the huge fish, the intelligent dolphins, the pinching crabs, the deadly sharks, the tasty lobsters, the elusive halibut, the nasty stingrays, the stinging jellyfishes and the humungous whales. I told them how the slimy kelp felt, how the salty water tasted, how the coastal air smelled and how the cold water chilled your bones. We talked for hours about the radiant sunsets, the big white clouds, and the effect on a coastal town when a storm comes. I informed them all about surfing, swimming, wake boarding, kayaking, SUPing (stand up paddling), fishing, waterskiing, jet skiing, and boogie boarding, and many other water sports. They thought that the ocean sounded like the coolest thing in the world. I was surprised that I had taken these things for granted my whole life and now I knew that it was a very special thing to live on the coast. I then told them about other places that I had been in the world. I told them about Central America, Hawaii, Wasington and Oregon, Canada, Nevada, Arizona, New York, and various places in California. They all wanted to know what snow was like. I told them all about skiing and snowboarding, and all about sledding, and even about making snowmen. They thought it was awesome.
Maruge and I went home and ate leftovers from the peanut chicken soup. Then we went to bed.
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