Personal Narrative: The Hunt For A Summer Job

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Getting a summer job is a way to get some cash if you’re your still your still young but it's not so easy. During this past summer I was on the hunt for a job, little did I know what I would find would change me forever. My Buddy Eric brought me to his job one day just to help, I didn’t think I would be coming back after that day but of course I did. Everything was alright because hard work pays off.
My very first day on the farm wasn’t fun, I started out by wearing a muscle shirt, so I got a bad sunburn and itchy skin. The hay needed stacked and Eric was busy, so I of course had to do it all myself. I honestly felt like the work was comparable to the labors of Olaudah Equiano. This was defiantly a big eye opener because if not for me Eric

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