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I grew up in a small town.
There were only about two thousand people who lived in the town where I grew up.
When a town is very small, it is also called a village.
My village was surrounded by many farms and many lakes.
The house where my family lived was near the middle of the town.
On the street where we lived, most of the houses were similar in size, but many of them had different shapes and different colors.
Each house was surrounded by a yard, where people grew their lawn and their garden.
Often, I would walk from my house to the downtown part of the village. “Downtown” is the area where the stores and shops of a town are located.
Because I lived in a small town, it was a short walk to the downtown area.
Along the main street, there were several different kinds of stores.
Some stores sold food, some stores sold clothing, and some stores sold hardware (or building supplies).
It was also a short walk to the schools in my town.
When I went to elementary school, it would take about ten minutes to walk to the school.
Some of my friends lived on the same street where I lived.
Sometimes, we walked to school together.
During the summer months, many people came from the big city to visit our village. The people liked to get away from the busy streets of the city.
They enjoyed the quietness and the slow pace of village life.
They also liked to spend their vacations near the lakes that were near the village.
People from the city often said that people who live in villages seemed very friendly.
When I grew up, I left my village, and I went to work in a larger town.
But sometimes I like to go back and visit the place where I grew up.
Saya tumbuh besar di sebuah kota kecil. Hanya ada sekitar dua ribu orang yang tinggal di kota tempat saya tumbuh besar. Ketika sebuah kota sangat kecil, itu juga disebut desa. Desa saya dikelilingi oleh banyak pertanian dan banyak danau. Rumah tempat keluarga saya tinggal berada di dekat tengah kota. Di jalan tempat kami tinggal, sebagian besar rumah memiliki ukuran yang sama, tetapi banyak dari mereka memiliki bentuk dan warna yang berbeda. Setiap rumah dikelilingi oleh halaman, tempat orang menanam rumput dan kebun mereka. Seringkali, saya akan berjalan dari rumah saya ke bagian pusat kota desa. "Pusat kota" adalah area tempat toko dan toko berada. Karena saya tinggal di kota kecil, itu adalah berjalan kaki singkat ke area pusat kota. Di sepanjang jalan utama, ada beberapa jenis toko yang berbeda. Beberapa toko menjual makanan, beberapa toko menjual pakaian, dan beberapa toko menjual perangkat keras (atau perlengkapan bangunan). Itu juga berjalan kaki singkat ke sekolah-sekolah di kota saya. Ketika saya pergi ke sekolah dasar, dibutuhkan sekitar sepuluh menit untuk berjalan ke sekolah. Beberapa teman saya tinggal di jalan yang sama tempat saya tinggal. Kadang-kadang, kami berjalan ke sekolah bersama. Selama bulan-bulan musim panas, banyak orang datang dari kota besar untuk mengunjungi desa kami. Orang-orang suka menjauh dari jalan-jalan kota yang sibuk. Mereka menikmati ketenangan dan laju kehidupan desa yang lambat. Mereka juga suka menghabiskan liburan mereka di dekat danau-danau yang berada di dekat desa. Orang-orang dari kota sering mengatakan bahwa orang-orang yang tinggal di desa tampak sangat ramah. Ketika saya tumbuh dewasa, saya meninggalkan desa saya, dan saya pergi bekerja di kota yang lebih besar. Tetapi kadang-kadang saya suka kembali dan mengunjungi tempat saya tumbuh besar.