When Meredith was 15, she had a crush on an older boy, and she wrote about that older boy

in her journal. He's 17, but extremely nice, thoughtful, and he doesn't look down on you for being

younger. Plus, he's got money.

That's Meredith, reading about her well-to-do older crush.

And this?

Well, this is grown-ups read things they wrote as kids.

I'm Dan Meisner.

This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.

Courageous adults get on stage to read the weird, wonderful, and bittersweet things they wrote as kids.

This time, recorded live at the Registry Theater in Kitchener, Ontario, we have drunken

necking, deep misunderstandings about the Catholic Church, and a dirty magazine hidden

in a pile of wood. So think about who you were when you were a kid, and stick around.

When Gary was 15, he went on a school exchange trip to Ecuador, and while he was there, he kept a very detailed travel journal.

At our Kitchener Show, Gary shared a few excerpts that highlight what you might call cultural misunderstanding.

Here's Gary.

March 14th, today was the worst day ever.

There was still no water in the house, so I went to go

see if there was water in the outside bathroom. Luckily for me, my host mom was there to

explain how the shower worked. Of course, I didn't understand a word she was saying because she

was speaking in Spanish. The shower had hot water, which was nice, but after I had my shower and I went to turn it off,

I got a huge electric shock.

After about three times of getting shocked, I saw the huge battery beside the shower and

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