I grew up in a small town in Minnesota. There I had some very good friends. We played together happily. But it was such a small town that life there seems very 1 . I always wanted to leave there and go to a(an) 2 city. When I was 15, my dream 3 came true. My parents told me that we would move to California soon.
After I moved to California, however, I found life there wasn't as good as I had 4 . I suffered(遭受)some serious culture shock in the first months. There was everything I had ever 5 , beaches, mountains, amusement parks and sunshine! All of those 6 were rather new to me and very exciting to me at first. But 7 time went by, I realized that 8 of them was making me happy. I didn't want to ride the biggest roller coaster(过山车), go to the best shopping mall, or go to the most beautiful 9 to enjoy sunshine or swim. I really 10 my friends in my hometown.
We often take what we have for granted. Please cherish what you have and be happy every day.