I thought Jamaica Kincaid’s essay On Seeing England for the First Time was very interesting. I too have an experience like that on seeing the ocean for the first time. I never saw it until I was in fifth grade and when I did I found the salt water quite disturbing, the shells painful, and the sand annoying. I would have been much happier at the pool in my Indiana backyard. However, before I saw the beach the pictures and stories I heard of it had really influenced me to think it was the most fun and adventurous place in the world.
I think to really have a feeling about something or somewhere you have to witness it. What you think about something can often be very wrong and your opinion can easily change.
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