My friends and I took a weekend trip back to where we grew up. Now, we swear by doing it every year.
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Me and my friends from high school took a weekend trip to where we grew up. Now, making plans to explore our hometown as adults is a yearly tradition.
My friends and I took a weekend trip back to where we grew up. Now, we swear by doing it every year.
Essay by
Alexa Mellardo
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