Geography Autobiography: 1050 Markham Rd

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One of my favourite place is 1050 Markham Rd. 1050 is an apartment where I used to live until I moved to a house. When I first came to Canada I lived in 1050. Why I choose 1050 was because I have a lot of memories attached to it. I spent 3 years there and I made my first few friends there. It’s a huge building with 28 floors and I remember I used to live in the 15th floor and later I moved to the 18th floor. My most favourite thing about 1050 was their playgrounds. Everyday I used to go down there and play with my friends. Oh boy, the yellow slides, blue and red monkey bars, the fast swings which I would always get scared of, and finally, the fresh smell of the sand pit. One thing that I hated was the wood chips.

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