Rathdrum Analysis

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Where you are from shapes you into the person you are today. So, if you were to ask me where I was from, I would gladly tell you I am from Rathdrum, Idaho. A city where only a few truly know what it is like to live here and only a few know how amazing this small city truly is. Rathdrum has been the only place I have ever really known; growing up and being raised here I never have had the appreciation for where I lived that I should’ve. Looking back, I am slightly ashamed of how much I took this wonderful town for granted.
I was born in the city of Pocatello, Idaho. Home to the Idaho State University and the Museum of Natural History. However, I spent very little of my life living there. In 2003, when I was only three years old, my parents
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Normally when telling people where I am from many people do not know where I am talking about until I tell them it is by Coeur D’Alene. Although Rathdrum is not a well-known place, I still believe that Rathdrum is like the perfect small town you read about in a book. One reason is that a person can get the feel of small town living but still be only eight miles away from the closest big city, Post Falls. Also the picturesque scenery is like it is straight out of a picture. I am very lucky to be have been able to grow up in a small town with the abundance of lakes and beautiful mountains. A.B Guthrie furthers this point when he explains Idaho with the words, “The crystal streams. The rushing rivers. The forests. The mountains. The lake blue as paint.” The beautiful lakes that surround Rathdrum that I remember swimming in when I was young. The forest just a few minutes away from my backyard, where I would go on adventures with friends. The awe inspiring mountains that make you realize how small you are and how big the world is. All of these things are what make me love my home. I feel like these are some of the many reasons my family has stayed for so long. With family still down in Pocatello and Blackfoot, Idaho we annually go and visit. Even though Rathdrum is not known for very much, Southern Idaho, where my parents grew up and where my relative reside, is known for a lot more than just the

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