for all the good friends that I have when I really need a
shoulder to cry on, during the bad moments in my life;
because it is hard for me to express my feelings, since I
always think first what are people going to think if I say
something to them.
for the good people around me, like my co-workers and
classmates; and happy because my life is built around
good things.
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because I like to think about my future, about what can
I do to be a better person, or about dreaming I can fly,
and going into space, and traveling around the universe.
of Guadalupe because she was the one who took care
of me and my sister when my mother left us when we
were kids in El Salvador and traveled to the U.S.A.; and
she is the person who raised me and showed me how
to be a good person and respect everyone.
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of traveling because I like to know new places. Lover of dancing to bachata, merengue,
salsa, regue, electronic music, country, or any kind of music, which makes me relax and
enjoy the moment.
of listening to rock music, which transports me to another world, and doing sports, like
biking or snowboarding, which make me healthy and take me out of the routine of my
life.
feels sad sometimes when I think about my family and all that I left behind when I decided to
come to U.S.A., but happy when I go out, meet people, spend time with my friends, and keep my
life busy and stay out trouble.
fears not completing my goals in life, and dying in this country, and never seeing my family again,
and spending my all life without going back and seeing my best friends again.
needs love from my family, friends, and women, and who needs peace for all the word to stop
fighting, good health to have a good life, and good people around me.
gives love to my family, friends, and women, and who wants to be a good person to the people
around me, so they can trust me, and who respects different opinions and cultures.
fears tiny rooms, like caves; and snakes, but tarantulas scare me more.
would like to see my grandmother again, the pyramids, and the Earth from the moon.
Resident of Minnesota Ave, Washington, DC.
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