I was born and raised in Hawaii. Since we were taught that Columbus discovered America, and I knew that Hawaii was part of America, I wondered which beach he landed on, and if it was very close to my house.
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- I used to think that Hawaii and Alaska were different countries. I wondered were the other 2 states where!— x-nicola-x
- I used to believe all of North America was Canada and South America was USA..— Daria
- I used to believe that when i didn't get money from the toothfairy she was in HawaiiAnon
- i used to believe that hawaii was located right south of florida. hey, they both have great weather!— ashley
- I grew up in Hawaii, and was pretty sure that our country, the United States, was the fiftieth stateAnon
- I used to think we lived in America.— Amy, Britain