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In Josh's second diary, he packs his tape recorder for his first summer away from home.
"What I have here is an envelope on which this girl Nicole wrote down instructions on how to kiss. It says: 'pucker lips, slowly open mouth, slowly slide tongue in, repeat steps 1, 2, and 3.' She made that list for me because I made out with her and she said I was doing it wrong. So I guess that's the main thing I learned this summer."
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In Josh's second diary, he packs his tape recorder for his first summer away from home. "What I have here is an envelope on which this girl Nicole wrote down instructions on how to kiss. It says: 'pucker lips, slowly open mouth, slowly slide tongue in, repeat steps 1, 2, and 3.' She made that list for me because I made out with her and she said I was doing it wrong. So I guess that's the main thing I learned this summer."
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Josh in New York City, New York: "First Kiss"
TEENAGE DIARIES
Produced by: Joe Richman
All Things Considered (NPR)
9/2/96
NOAH ADAMS, Host: It's All Things Considered, I'm Noah Adams.
For many young people, summertime is a season of adventure. A chance to try something different; a different place, new friends, perhaps even a new personality. For our series, Teenage Diaries, we've been giving tape recorders to young people around the country so they can document part of their lives. In April we broadcast a story from Josh Cutler, a 17-year old who lives in Manhattan. Josh has Tourette's Syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes uncontrollable tics and verbal outbursts.
In our last story, Josh talked about the difficulties Josh he sometimes faces socially at school. And now Josh has sent us another diary entry. Josh spent his summer at Bennington, Vermont, taking part...
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