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Being a military child is hard but sometimes fun. My dad is a retired Air Force engineer. He was in the military for twenty years. He is now working on a building layout on Camp Blaz, the new Marine Base on Guam. We’ve moved about five times. My dad was born in Ohio. If my dad did not join the military I would have not been born. My dad moved to Guam because of the military and met my mom.

It's hard to be a military child because you go through a lot of moving, changes, and your parents sometimes have to travel for a work project. My dad had to go for a lot of stuff like weddings for his military friends or to work on a building. The first time we got to go with him was when we moved to Boston. That's when I was born. I don't know how long we were there but after I was born we went to Georgia where we lived for about a year.

Then we moved to Alaska that is where I picked my first pumpkin. Alaska was the coldest place I've been to so far. After the move to Alaska we went to Colorado. That's when I went to daycare at the Child Development Center. My dad had work and my mom worked at the CDC. Every time she had a long shift my dad would pick me up and take me home, or I waited in the lounge.

After 2-3 years we moved to Ohio. Where I went to grand mountain school for first to second grade. When I got out of first grade we went to Guam but i am sad that all my friends are still in Ohio. I go to DoDEA and have a friend named Audrey. She is moving soon but that is what happens when you go to a DoDEA school and make friends.

Ever since my dad joined the military we got to travel and take a trip. We all chose Japan to take a trip to because we were planning to go to both Disneysea and just Disney. We went on a plane and saw a Japan airport. We had a hard time adjusting to the weather. We all got on an Uber that took us to Tokyo. We got to our hotel and went out to eat. Luckily my dad was military because we didn’t have Yen.

When we got back we had four days left of spring break so when they were over , more school. I was happy seeing Audrey again after a long break. In May she will be moving. That is why I'm sad. I've gone through a lot of moving, packing, and having to make new friends.

Being a military child is hard, but also has great parts too. I enjoy taking trips, meeting new people, and enjoying my family.