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2 Time Traveler 10 GRADE
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Susan

Oh, I miss those days very much. I mean, my childhood was great. I can understand it
better now. We used to live in the countryside. We used to get up very early, at dawn,
and go to the farm for that day’s work in a carriage. On the way, I could smell the dew
in the early morning and the earth as well. We used to stop to have tea after some
work. I still remember the aroma. You know, you feel it better when you are tired. My
mom used to stay in the house and cook amazing dishes for us. I used to take her
foods like an award for the work. Everything used to taste nice. After all, she used
to use organic vegetables, meat, flour, eggs, butter and sugar. We did not use to eat
anything that was not natural. Lucky me!

Leo

Then, I mean when I was a teenager, I used to complain about my life, but I miss
those times more than anything now. Things used to be more difficult. Take movies,
for example … We didn’t use to have movie apps or online movie platforms. We could
watch movies only on TV or at the theater. People can watch movies on their mobile
phones today. Anywhere, at any time. That’s very comfortable. We didn’t use to enjoy
such a comfort, but things used to give me more joy. I mean, if you get something
at ease, without any effort or challenge, it doesn’t make you happy. There should be
effort in your life. We used to go to the library and spend hours there to learn a piece
of information. You may think it was a waste of time. You may be right, but we didn’t
use to forget that piece of information because we did not use to bother ourselves by
spending hours in the library once more. There was effort, there was satisfaction. We
used to walk from one store to another to get a T-shirt, but the feeling we had when
we got it after trying it on is much stronger than receiving a parcel with a designer
T-shirt in after ordering it online. Life used to be much better without online shopping,
mobile phone apps, online libraries and online dictionaries.

Matilda

Those were the days, those were the days... We used to spend more time together
with beloved ones. People can communicate more often today, but this is via mobile
phones or social media. To me, nothing can replace face-to-face communication
and chats. That’s why we used to have more fun together. It used to be a nice way of
relaxation, so we used to visit each other more often. Relationships used to be more
natural. I mean, we did not use to make a lot of extra effort to entertain our guests. We
used to share what we had, even the household chores, because we used to believe
in sincerity in friendship.

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