When my family had to leave our country because of the war, I only had one week to say goodbye to everyone. I tried to spend as much time as possible with my best friend, and one of the funniest things we would joke about was the "Dum Dum Give Me Gum Gum" statue from Night at the Museum. We would quote it all the time. When I found out we were moving to New York City, I was sad but at the same time happy because I remembered that the Museum of Natural History was there, which meant that I could see the statue in real life. As soon as I arrived in New York, that museum was the first place I wanted to go to. When I saw it and stood in front of it, I couldn't stop smiling and had to FaceTime my friend. The statue now always reminds me of my friend. Whenever I miss her, I go and see it. 

– TA

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