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Imagine seeing a giant creature with 6 ft long legs. Guess what? I've seen them. And if I was never a military child I probably wouldn't travel to Okinawa and go to that aquarium and see crab spiders. I believe that being a military child has both the good and the bad. These are the three reasons I think being a military child has the good and the bad. First, sometimes you have to leave your friends, but it's also good because you get to see sights and eat new yummy foods. Keep reading my essay to see how Military Children live.

One of the reasons why I think that being a military child is sad is because you have to leave your friends when you move. For example, when I moved from Maryland I had to leave a lot of my friends like Anita and Alex. Also it is hard to stay in touch, when it is daytime in Japan, it is night time in Maryland. Finally you have to work hard to stay friends with people when you move. This is a reason why being a military child is hard.

A reason why I think it is good being a military child is because you get to travel. There is a great park by Araha where you can go. It is in the shape of a pirate ship. It is a cool, and fun place. There is also an aquarium, actually more than one on Okinawa. The name of the aquarium is Churaumi, you can see these giant creatures called crab spiders! They are cool but if you saw one in the ocean while you're swimming it would be creepy. Those are some examples of the fun places you can travel to in Okinawa while being a Military Child.

Another reason I think being a military child is good is because of the food you get to try. An example of a food you can try in Okinawa is Lawson chicken nuggets. Yum yum! Another example of a food in Okinawa is onigiri. I like the plain ones, just rice, seaweed and salt. One more example of a food is sashimi. I like salmon sashimi. I hope you learned about some new foods!

That is why I think being a military child is good, but can sometimes be sad. You can go to places like Churaumi aquarium and see crab spiders, you may have to leave friends like Alex and Anita, and you can try yummy foods like Lawson chicken nuggets. And if you still don't believe me about military children read someone else's essay! I hope you enjoyed my essay and learned something new!