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Notes
1 Translation: Look Lucia, if you stay still it won’t hurt.
2 Translation: My mom goes from braids to space buns, to pigtails to a very tight ponytail.
3 Translation: hair
4 Translation: it started to rain
5 Translation: And later to star in school,
6 Translation: And what do you think!
7 Translation: wet hair
8 Translation: I looked like a chicken.
9 Translation: Hi my name is Mia! I love spending Christmas with my grandparents because we do several traditions. Would you like to learn about some of our traditions?
10 Translation: nativity scene
11 Translation: chicken tamales
12 Translation: Three Kings Day
13 Translation: He was a very cute and friendly dog. He loved to play, run and jump. They played and slept together every day.
14 Translation: an alebrije appeared
15 Translation: You started your new life in a country full of opportunities and dreams.
16 Translation: You immigrated with nothing and created a home with love and care.
17 Translation: You were reborn in the United States but you kept our Mexican blood. You aspired for the American Dream and gave us a world of two cultures and two languages.
18 Translation: corn, flower shop, pizza, movies, ice cream
19 Translation: But nothing compares to the happiness I feel when I spend time with my family.