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The inevitable had arrived; my family was moving to the sunshine state of California once and for all. Although I had known about the move nearly a year, I dropped into a state of dismay as the move drew closer. I had a long established life in my current home of Minnesota, which I wasn't ready to let go of. Being the timid 13 year-old boy that I was, entering the 7th grade in a new environment was the equivalent of swimming across the Pacific Ocean in my adolescent mind. To make matters worse, the differences between Minnesota and California were infinite. Moving only 15 days prior to the start of school, I took notice at the lack of hospitality compared to “back home”. I assumed my attempts at making friends would be useless with these covert people, which almost seemed foreign to me. Little did I know that my soon-to-be best friend was literally right next door. One searing august afternoon, I was riding my modest 50cc scooter, a prized possession at the time, around my new and unfamiliar street. I was cruising to the top of the hill past my house when I noticed two kids around my age watching intently from their front yard. "Hey", they called out after me. A sigh of relief surged through my body as these potential new fr