Personal Narrative-It's Time To Work In A Small Town

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In the small town of Middleburg, Virginia, Jim woke up and started getting ready for work. He owned a small taco shop, and because he was in such a small town, he made almost no money at all. He only had about five or six customers a day, and had trouble paying his taxes. Jim worked really hard. He grew his own ingredients, worked his own farm, and still barely anyone came to his shop. He deserved better. He was saving all his money to get a plane ticket to a bigger city so that more people could try his tacos. He has been stuck in that small town with little to no money all his life. Jim started his shop seven years ago, and he has been struggling to keep his land with the money he makes. He grew up an only child in a poor family, learned to live with what he had, and he loved life. So he started this taco shop. He was only …show more content…
He had never left Middleburg, so this was a completely new experience for him. Jim instantly got off the plane, and rushed to the farm he bought earlier. Jim started his shop the next day. Since L.A. was so large, there was even more opportunity to make money. He anxiously waited for the lunch rush so he could start. One hour, 30 minutes, it’s time! Before he knew it, people were filing out of every building he could see! People were ready to eat anything. So many people loved his food, he made more money in one day than he had his whole life working in Middleburg! Jim knew he had made the right choice and moved to the right place. He continued making his own ingredients, and Jim knew that was the reason that so many people loved his food.
Living in a big city was a lot different to Jim than living in Middleburg, but he liked it. He was making money and friends, and he was excited to have so many people to talk to. He kept working for twenty more years, and he finally had enough money to retire. He closed down his shop, and moved back to Middleburg to be with his family to spend the rest of his

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