My favorite childhood memory! I was born and raised in Sao Paulo, one of the biggest cities in the world! Sao Paulo is very nice place for business, studying... but not so good for living, specially when you are a young kid. Sao Paulo has some serious problems related to violence and lack of security, which means that kids can't no longer play on the streets with their neighbors and friends. I remember that when I was a kid I loved the child's play with the neighbors from the street I used to live on. Almost every day by the time I got home from school I used to leave my school bag on the living room, run to my room, change my clothes and run back to the street. I could spend hours playing soccer, or hide seek! I loved that! On summer vacations myself and my family usually went to a city where we still have a beach house, 150 miles far from Sao Paulo. The fun started on our way out from Sao Paulo! The trip was like an adventure for me and for my sisters! Sometimes my cousin went with us! We usually staid the whole summer vacation there! That was very pleasant to wake up early, go to the beach, bring some snacks with us and stay all the day long at the beach! We also loved to explore the rocks and the small forest that was next to the beach! At night we always had the ice cream time! Delicious ice cream at the city downtown! When it was raining we never felt depressed! That was the soccer on the mud time! There was a small soccer field near to our house, then every time that started raining we ran immediately to the soccer field! My mother always got nervous because we came back muddy from the mud soccer! I am glad to have all of these memories from my childhood! Unfortunately nowadays kids seem to be more interested in internet, video games, iphones and ipads. It's sad that don't appreciate child's play no more! I believe that most of the kids don't even know their neighbors! I hope you also had the opportunity to enjoy your childhood and have fun! If you did, you certainly have good childhood memories too!