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Jun 2025
13m 59s

Where Do I Live?

Camilla Given
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Send us a text Welcome to season 2 of Simple Stories in English! In this season, I will be telling you more about myself. I love where I live. I have a beautiful house in a small town in western Colorado. I have lived in 3 houses in this town over the last 19 years and in this episode I will describe those houses. This story is in the first person and the ... Show More
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