The postcard that grabbed my attention immediately was this one about San Diego Zoo. When I saw the title, it first brought up my memory of going to San Diego Zoo when I was twelve years old. Before going into the zoo I thought it was going to be boring because I had been to a few zoos before and they didn't do much for me. Also as a teen boy, I pretty much thought everything my parents and sisters wanted to do was dumb. Anyways I was forced into the zoo and ended up having a great time, one that I can even remember 6 years later. To begin with, there was so many more animals than your average zoo. There was games and little rides even that were fun, so you weren't just looking at animals. I remember the zoo was on its own mountain kind of, with some attractions down in the valley and others on the hill-side. Sometimes the view was just as good as looking at the animals.
Other than the memory of going, the next thing to catch my eye was the address. It was addressed to Tim Tam Trail Tallahassee. Then the address led me to read the letter part of the postcard which I found equally as interesting. So Barry, the guy who writes it, is in San Diego for his Uncle's granddaughter's wedding. He writes that he enjoyed the zoo, especially the young panda, and that his Uncle is showing him and two others (the writers mom and maybe a friend/relative) a great time. He's telling this to three people, of which I am guessing are either siblings, cousins, or close family friends, because why else would these people want to know about the writer's family. It's cool to see that this writer sent this postcard and make the inferences such as that he may come from a big but close family or maybe he's never been to San Diego before, but seems to like it.
Overall, this postcard was interesting and definitely grabbed my attention and got me thinking about his letter part of it and my connection to the place.
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