Personal Narrative: Moving To Georgia

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During 2008, my family moved from New York to Georgia. Technically, the only person moved was me. My mom and dad stayed behind. My dad went to Atlanta and purchased a restaurant in Perimeter Mall ( upscale mall in Dunwoody, GA) where we opened up Malibu Wings and another one near Georgia State University on Peachtree Street. I finally got paid after all these years. It was $2.50 an hour which may not seem like a lot, but I worked from 9am to 11pm on Saturdays and sometimes Sundays. After working, I would go to Champs or Footlocker to check out the latest shoes. After moving to Georgia, the place I live was considered as “ a good area” for Georgian. House prices were all over $600k to $1m dollar range in my neighborhood. People here tend to

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