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September 10th, 1628: I've lived in Britain ever since I can remember. I was born near Croydon, England in 1628. I am now 16 years old and I live in London, England. My dad is talking about the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the New World and how he thinks our lives would be better there. He tells me how he thinks the New World would eventually grow and how he wants our family to prosper there.

September 19th, 1628: My dad told me about a ship thats leaving in a week. He wants my whole family including my mom, my dad, my brother Daniel, and I to be on that ship thats headed to the New World. I am exited but also nervous as I know where I am right now is safe and I'm not sure what lies across the Atlantic. I trust my dad so I think we will be fine. …show more content…
All these thoughts are running through my head. What if there are savage indians or big scary Norwegian vikings? What if we aren't safe? The only thing that I have to protect myself is a flintlock and I'm not too accurate. Wait, what if they don't allow guns? That's crazy talk that wouldn't happen in a million years. But what if it does? I'm just going to go to sleep and hope for the best.

September 26th, 1628: Today is the day we leave. I am not as nervous as I was last night. In fact, I think the New World is going to be quite nice. I have high hopes and once again I trust my dad. The ship we are going on is immense. It's going to be a long journey though. I heard a man say it could take 6-14 weeks! I have to go as we are getting ready to board the ship.

September 27th, 1628: We just got settled in the ship. It's so big and actually pretty nice. I've met a nice boy named Carl and a girl I like named Sam. Now that I've mad some friends I have a more positive outlook on this

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