Kelly and New Bern by Sar
Kelly was a nine years old girl from Richmond, Virginia who was about to take her journey in New Bern, North Carolina. It was midnight when Kelly left the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport that was located on Highway 70. The airport was a small regional airport with connections to major cities. Kelly had never been in Craven County before. Her dad got a new job in New Bern, so they had to move there. When she got off the plane, she looked all around the airport. There were a lot of people, even though it was 12:00 am. They didn't have transportation that night, so one of Kelly’s dad’s friend came and picked her family up. It was midnight so everyone was sleepy except Kelly. In fact, she was happy and excited. Coming to live in a new city with new friends, she thought it was exciting.Usually people are really depressed more like melancholy when they move and meet new friends.
The next morning, Kelly was the first person who jumps out of her bed. She went outside and saw some daffodils at the side of her new house. She doesn’t like the sense of daffodils but they are just pretty to her somehow. Observing the daffodils, Kelly felt a moment of Déjà vu. It was because she loves flowers. At her old house, she have many type of flowers and blossoms. She went back inside and looked up Craven County on Google. With a little research, she learned that Craven County is a very interesting place, full of history and ongoing special events. Within Craven County there are several small towns like James City, River Bend, Trent Woods, Vanceboro, Havelock, and the city she knows best, New Bern, because the place where she’s living is New Bern. Each city has its own unique style.
Five months later, Kelly has made a lot of new friends at school. She has also learned that people come to visit Craven County on vacation or for a job and have stayed and made Craven County their home. Once here, they can travel by car, trolley, or carriage ride through downtown New Bern or take a short drive to any of the beautiful beaches along the Crystal Coast. Her friends tell her that there are several golf courses, museums, shops, restaurants, walking tours, and historic sites around Craven County that she might want to visit.
Now, Kelly has been living in New Bern for almost three years. She never gets bored or feels uncomfortable living in a small city. She have experience that her community has excellent schools with high expectations. Later on, she learns that the most popular place in New Bern is downtown or places around downtown. People go there to play at the park, or feed birds. Her favorite place to visit is Tryon Palace. This place has much history. It is where Governor William Tryon lived. It used to be Governor William Tryon’s Palace, but now it is a State Historic site. They rebuilt the building because it was demolished by fire. Even though they rebuilt it, the building still looks the same. Now they have flower gardens to make it more popular and prettier. If you go and sit in the garden for about three minutes in the summer, you will feel the air breeze and smell different type of flowers. There are so many flowers but Kelly likes the smell of gardenias. Sitting in the garden, you will feel peace. Your mind will not think about violence thing. Tryon Palace is located on 610 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC.
Another favorite place of hers is the Public Library. Over the past year, Kelly’s family has moved to a new home. She loves her new home because it’s big and it's very close to downtown. Most important of all, it’s ten blocks away from the library. The library has many books and it is very quiet inside. It has a computer lab and a private study room for anyone who needs it. She got a library card for free and checked out books that she wants to read. If she was bored staying at her house, she always go to the library. The library has books for children and adults. They even have CDs and DVDs for only two bucks if you want to checked it out. It's a great place for people to go read and relax. Another quiet place to escape the hustle and bustle of downtown shopping is church. There are churches of every denomination, Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, and many more.
Kelly’s family likes living near the water very much. Kelly told her family that Craven County has so many rivers. Located on the Neuse River, which is approximately 275 miles long, there is a marina to keep your boat safely docked while touring the area. If you don't have a boat, just board The Crystal Coast Lady for a tour around the Neuse River for a lunch or dinner cruise. You can even take lessons to learn to paddle board or kayak. She told her family that they could go to the beach. You would not believe how many beaches there are within a short driving distance from Craven County. It takes about 30 to 45 minutes to get there. Atlantic Beach is the most popular beach. There are a lot of people and they have many gift shops.
Anywhere you live, or anywhere you visit, you always need a place to shop. In Craven County, Kelly knows that they don't have big shopping malls or grocery stores like those in New York City, but what they have is a lot of good companies which are also located in other states. For girls in her family who love to go shopping and dress up, they would often shop at Belk, JC Penny, T.J. Maxx, and Rue 21. For people who love books like Kelly sister, they would go to Books a Million. If they need foods, Kelly's mom most of the time goes to Walmart, Harris Teeter, or Food Lion to go grocery shopping. For games, Kelly's brother goes to Game Stop or Walmart with their parents. If you want to have lunch with someone or with your family, there are many places to go. Just like in many towns, New Bern has McDonalds, Wendy’s, Golden Corral, and Burger King. Right now, in Craven County, there are many different kinds of people. This means that New Bern does not only have American food, but also food and restaurants from other countries. For example, Chinese Buffet, which locate on 2000 S Glenburnie Road, New Bern, NC 28562 is a very popular place. Another example would be Sanuki, a Japanese restaurant, which locate on 2311 Neuse Blvd, New Bern, NC 28560. There are a lot more restaurants you can go in New Bern.
Kelly sometimes said she wonders about people. What she means by this is sometimes it's hard to get to know people. Some people may seem very nice but they might be the opposite. Some people want to be your friend just because they want to copy your homework. Of course in any place, we have these kinds people. This means that you can’t trust someone until you observe them for a long time.
Even though this town is not enormous like others, the population is still very big. For example, on a day when a big storm is about to come, you can see people like an ant pile at the grocery stores . And if you go inside the store, you can see everything sold out like a tree with so many branches but have no leaves.
Looking back over the past three years, Kelly realized her life has been amazing. First, because of all the fun things to do in New Bern, living there has been an adventure. From the beautiful water to the wonderful people, New Bern, North Carolina is now her and her family’s home. Kelly knows she will always love it there!
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This year, I’ve been reading a lot of books, poems, and articles. By reading and discussing these things in class, I've learned about why authors write their literature and what the purpose of it is. I also had a discussion with an author. Based on what I learned, this information inspired me to write a short story for this project. I feel like if I write a story for this particular project, I would have more space to say my thoughts in detail. I'm not really sure if my work captured everything about Craven County, but I’m sure it covers many parts of Craven County. This story has places that visitors might want to see, go eat, and stay. Later on people might find this place interesting because no other states have these places. Even if they have these places, it’s not going to be the same. And why might this be? Because Craven County is a unique place.
I don’t call this place 'home' yet because I know that I’m not going to stay here all my life. Being in Craven County, I think of myself as a visitor. For visitors, there is a particular time when they have to go back to where they are from. The other reason why I don't call this place my home is because I am not a born citizen of this country. I can only visit and remember this place. It is almost impossible for me to think of this place as my home.
The next morning, Kelly was the first person who jumps out of her bed. She went outside and saw some daffodils at the side of her new house. She doesn’t like the sense of daffodils but they are just pretty to her somehow. Observing the daffodils, Kelly felt a moment of Déjà vu. It was because she loves flowers. At her old house, she have many type of flowers and blossoms. She went back inside and looked up Craven County on Google. With a little research, she learned that Craven County is a very interesting place, full of history and ongoing special events. Within Craven County there are several small towns like James City, River Bend, Trent Woods, Vanceboro, Havelock, and the city she knows best, New Bern, because the place where she’s living is New Bern. Each city has its own unique style.
Five months later, Kelly has made a lot of new friends at school. She has also learned that people come to visit Craven County on vacation or for a job and have stayed and made Craven County their home. Once here, they can travel by car, trolley, or carriage ride through downtown New Bern or take a short drive to any of the beautiful beaches along the Crystal Coast. Her friends tell her that there are several golf courses, museums, shops, restaurants, walking tours, and historic sites around Craven County that she might want to visit.
Now, Kelly has been living in New Bern for almost three years. She never gets bored or feels uncomfortable living in a small city. She have experience that her community has excellent schools with high expectations. Later on, she learns that the most popular place in New Bern is downtown or places around downtown. People go there to play at the park, or feed birds. Her favorite place to visit is Tryon Palace. This place has much history. It is where Governor William Tryon lived. It used to be Governor William Tryon’s Palace, but now it is a State Historic site. They rebuilt the building because it was demolished by fire. Even though they rebuilt it, the building still looks the same. Now they have flower gardens to make it more popular and prettier. If you go and sit in the garden for about three minutes in the summer, you will feel the air breeze and smell different type of flowers. There are so many flowers but Kelly likes the smell of gardenias. Sitting in the garden, you will feel peace. Your mind will not think about violence thing. Tryon Palace is located on 610 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC.
Another favorite place of hers is the Public Library. Over the past year, Kelly’s family has moved to a new home. She loves her new home because it’s big and it's very close to downtown. Most important of all, it’s ten blocks away from the library. The library has many books and it is very quiet inside. It has a computer lab and a private study room for anyone who needs it. She got a library card for free and checked out books that she wants to read. If she was bored staying at her house, she always go to the library. The library has books for children and adults. They even have CDs and DVDs for only two bucks if you want to checked it out. It's a great place for people to go read and relax. Another quiet place to escape the hustle and bustle of downtown shopping is church. There are churches of every denomination, Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, and many more.
Kelly’s family likes living near the water very much. Kelly told her family that Craven County has so many rivers. Located on the Neuse River, which is approximately 275 miles long, there is a marina to keep your boat safely docked while touring the area. If you don't have a boat, just board The Crystal Coast Lady for a tour around the Neuse River for a lunch or dinner cruise. You can even take lessons to learn to paddle board or kayak. She told her family that they could go to the beach. You would not believe how many beaches there are within a short driving distance from Craven County. It takes about 30 to 45 minutes to get there. Atlantic Beach is the most popular beach. There are a lot of people and they have many gift shops.
Anywhere you live, or anywhere you visit, you always need a place to shop. In Craven County, Kelly knows that they don't have big shopping malls or grocery stores like those in New York City, but what they have is a lot of good companies which are also located in other states. For girls in her family who love to go shopping and dress up, they would often shop at Belk, JC Penny, T.J. Maxx, and Rue 21. For people who love books like Kelly sister, they would go to Books a Million. If they need foods, Kelly's mom most of the time goes to Walmart, Harris Teeter, or Food Lion to go grocery shopping. For games, Kelly's brother goes to Game Stop or Walmart with their parents. If you want to have lunch with someone or with your family, there are many places to go. Just like in many towns, New Bern has McDonalds, Wendy’s, Golden Corral, and Burger King. Right now, in Craven County, there are many different kinds of people. This means that New Bern does not only have American food, but also food and restaurants from other countries. For example, Chinese Buffet, which locate on 2000 S Glenburnie Road, New Bern, NC 28562 is a very popular place. Another example would be Sanuki, a Japanese restaurant, which locate on 2311 Neuse Blvd, New Bern, NC 28560. There are a lot more restaurants you can go in New Bern.
Kelly sometimes said she wonders about people. What she means by this is sometimes it's hard to get to know people. Some people may seem very nice but they might be the opposite. Some people want to be your friend just because they want to copy your homework. Of course in any place, we have these kinds people. This means that you can’t trust someone until you observe them for a long time.
Even though this town is not enormous like others, the population is still very big. For example, on a day when a big storm is about to come, you can see people like an ant pile at the grocery stores . And if you go inside the store, you can see everything sold out like a tree with so many branches but have no leaves.
Looking back over the past three years, Kelly realized her life has been amazing. First, because of all the fun things to do in New Bern, living there has been an adventure. From the beautiful water to the wonderful people, New Bern, North Carolina is now her and her family’s home. Kelly knows she will always love it there!
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This year, I’ve been reading a lot of books, poems, and articles. By reading and discussing these things in class, I've learned about why authors write their literature and what the purpose of it is. I also had a discussion with an author. Based on what I learned, this information inspired me to write a short story for this project. I feel like if I write a story for this particular project, I would have more space to say my thoughts in detail. I'm not really sure if my work captured everything about Craven County, but I’m sure it covers many parts of Craven County. This story has places that visitors might want to see, go eat, and stay. Later on people might find this place interesting because no other states have these places. Even if they have these places, it’s not going to be the same. And why might this be? Because Craven County is a unique place.
I don’t call this place 'home' yet because I know that I’m not going to stay here all my life. Being in Craven County, I think of myself as a visitor. For visitors, there is a particular time when they have to go back to where they are from. The other reason why I don't call this place my home is because I am not a born citizen of this country. I can only visit and remember this place. It is almost impossible for me to think of this place as my home.