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The  two  people  that  I  remember  are  my  two  best  friends  Bobby  Cox  and  Ryan  Hutchinson.  They   still  even  though  I  moved  back  to  Iowa,  they  are  still  my  best  friends.  I  talk  to  them  everyday   and  stay  in  close  touch.  The  reason  that  I  stay  so  close  to  them  is  that  I  plan  on  moving  back  to   there  after  I  graduate  high  school  here  in  a  year  from  now.  I  have  already  made  plans  to  live   with  them  and  go  to  college  with  them.  My  parents  might  be  moving  there  also,  but  I  am  no   matter  what.       I  absolutely  loved  it  our  there.  I  loved  the  people  out  there.  They  didn’t  judge  you  for   being  different,  like  there  do  here.  There  were  enough  people  that  there  were  also  people  like   you.  Everyone  had  a  group  of  friends,  I  mean  there  was  this  kid  that  wore  a  squid  hat  and  fairy   wings  to  school  and  he  had  a  big  group  of  friends.  I  don’t  like  how  people  here  judge  you  if  a   little  different  from  them.       There  were  so  many  more  opportunities  out  there.  Anyone  out  there  could  literally  do   anything  that  you  wanted  to.  You  could  be  anyone  you  wanted  to  be  and  wouldn’t  be  hated  on   for  it.  I  still  love  Iowa  because  all  of  my  family  is  here  and  I  missed  them  like  crazy.  Moving  to   Oregon  was  the  best  experience  of  my  life  and  it  helped  me  realize  what  is  out  in  the  world.  I   now  know  what  I  want  to  do  with  my  life  and  it  not  to  stay  in  small  town  Iowa  the  rest  of  my   life.  I  love  that  my  kids  will  have  better  opportunities  than  I  had  growing  up.     Things  got  really  confusing  while  we  were  out  there  because  my  sister  hated  it  our  there   and  wanted  to  come  back  to  Iowa,  b