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Article: Growing Up in the Mountains.(living in mountainous areas of various countries)
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- Appleseeds
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- October 1, 1999
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All my life, I have lived in the mountains. When I was too young to walk, I climbed them in my parents' backpack. When I grew old enough, I climbed them on my own. There is a feeling of home you develop about mountains, a sense of being away from the confusion of the world. Quiet and beautiful, they carry a sense of peace seldom found anywhere else.
Mountains differ in shape and style as much as people do. After I was born, my parents and I moved to the Virunga Volcanoes in Africa. These are great, sharp-topped volcanoes covered with lush, exotic jungle. Later we moved to Nepal, in the Himalayas, near Mount Everest. These huge monsters are always covered in mist ...