Collected Item: “My Neighbors and I”
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My Neighbors and I
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Text Story
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My neighbors and I have known each other for multiple years, and are good friends. They came from India as immigrants back in 2000 and started a family, eventually moving in right next to us about two years before the pandemic. Once COVID hit, our usual Saturday night bonfires together came to a halt as we wanted to be safe and not spread the potential infection. Instead, they bought an entire fire pit off Amazon, and through the trees each Saturday night we continued our Saturday night bonfires together, just not next to each other. This was honestly a beautiful experience because no matter what we found a way to continue to connect with each other in a safe and timely manner! We still keep in contact to this day and reminisce on our old memories as neighbors.
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#backyard, #bonfire, #amazon, #neighbors, #friendship, #COVID, #adaptibility, #sad, #happy, #safe, #mask
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https://www.amazon.com/Outside-Firepit-Outdoor-Backyard-Waterproof/dp/B09S3Q65NQ/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=3HSYGTSBCYURW&keywords=firepit&qid=1651275939&sprefix=firepit%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExVU9LRUE4VE1LNUU2JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODEyMjM5MjlaNFEzU1JCWVZOJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTEwMzYxODczTFNIODAwTllGSjZWJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
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SINGLYFIRE
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2020-04-03