English version of The Unforgettable Hurricane
(Thinking of all of those still struggling to recover…with love, Laurie)
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The Unforgettable Hurricane
There was a man. His name was Peter. He was living in New Jersey. He used to play volleyball on the beach. He also used to surf. But, in 2012, there was a hurricane. It was named Sandy. People had to leave. Peter was afraid.
Hurricane Sandy arrived in New Jersey on October 30, 2012. It was UNFORGETTABLE! Luckily, Peter left his house…
On October 31st, Peter was looking for his house, but he didn’t find it. Peter was very sad. He didn’t have a house, he didn’t have his favorite things. He didn’t have hope.
But…help arrived! Peter also helped.
Now Peter has faith. Peter knows that…there is always hope!
ALWAYS!
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The Unforgettable Hurricane
There was a man whose name was Peter. He was living close to the beach in New Jersey. He loved living there. He used to play volleyball on the beach with his friends. He also used to surf. He was a fantastic surfer.
But, in 2012, there was a hurricane. It was named Sandy. People had to leave their homes. Peter was afraid. He had to leave his home …because it was coming soon.
Peter was afraid of the hurricane. He was afraid of the large waves and the violent winds. He was afraid of losing electricity.
Hurricane Sandy arrived in the town of Sea Bright, New Jersey on October 30, 2012. It was UNFORGETTABLE! Luckily, Peter left his house…
On October 31st, Peter was looking for his house, but he didn’t find it. He was looking for his family photos, but he didn’t find them. Peter was very sad. He didn’t have a house, he didn’t have his favorite things. He didn’t have hope.
But, very soon, a lot of help arrived! Peter also helped others.
Now Peter has faith. He has faith in other people. Peter knows that people will work. Peter knows that…there is always hope!
ALWAYS!
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The Unforgettable Hurricane
There was a man whose name was Peter. He was living in a town close to the beach in New Jersey. He loved living there because he used to swim in the ocean. He used to play volleyball on the beach with his friends every summer. He also used to surf. He was a fantastic surfer.
But, in 2012, there was a strong hurricane. It was a hurricane named Sandy. All of the people had to leave their homes. They had to leave their town. Peter was afraid. He had to escape the force of the hurricane and leave his home …because it was coming soon.
Peter was afraid of the hurricane. He was afraid because he was afraid of the large waves and the violent winds. He was also afraid of losing electricity.
Hurricane Sandy landed in the town of Sea Bright, New Jersey on October 30, 2012. It was UNFORGETTABLE! Luckily, Peter left his house because upon returning…
On October 31st, Peter was looking for his house, but he didn’t find it. He was looking for his photos of family and friends, but he didn’t find them. Peter was very sad. Now he had a very different life. He didn’t have a house, he didn’t have his favorite things, he didn’t have electricity. He didn’t have hope.
But, very soon, the National Guard arrived! A lot of help arrived! Peter also helped others.
Now Peter has faith. He has faith in other people, in his family and in his friends. . Peter knows that people will work together. Peter knows that…there is always hope!
ALWAYS!
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The Unforgettable Hurricane
There was a fantastic man whose name was Peter. He was twenty-nine years old. He was living in a town close to the beach in New Jersey. He loved living there because he used to swim in the ocean. He used to swim and play volleyball on the beach with his friends every summer. He also used to surf. He was a fantastic surfer. The ocean waves were perfect.
But, in October of 2012, there was a strong hurricane. It was a destructive hurricane named Sandy. All of the people had to leave their homes. They had to leave their town in order to be out of danger. Peter was very afraid. He had to escape the force of the hurricane and leave his home …because it was coming ….coming soon.
Peter was afraid of the hurricane. He was afraid because he was afraid of the large waves. He was afraid of the enormous force of the water and the violent winds. He was afraid of a flood. He was also afraid of losing electricity.
Hurricane Sandy landed in the town of Sea Bright, New Jersey on October 30, 2012. It was an UNFORGETTABLE hurricane! Luckily, Peter left his house because upon returning on October 31st…
Peter was looking for his house, but he didn’t find it. He was looking for his computer, but he didn’t find it. He was looking for his photos of family and friends, but he didn’t find them either. Peter was very sad. Now he had a very different life than before. He didn’t have a house, he didn’t have his favorite things, he didn’t have electricity, nor gasoline. He didn’t have power. He didn’t have hope.
But, very soon, the National Guard arrived! Many volunteers arrived. A lot of help arrived! Peter also began to help others.
Now Peter has faith. He has faith in other people, in his government, in his family and in his friends. He has faith in himself! Peter knows that many people will work together. Peter knows that…there is always hope!
ALWAYS!
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