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The Growing Up Family Portrait
I’m a blond, crazy, weird girl
I’m a hint of American and Brazilian all slammered together
Marina is my best friend and cousin. She lives in Brazil
Here in Los Angeles, it's only me, my brother, my dad, and my mom. Unlike in Brazil, everyone lives together
Marina, Rafaela, my aunties and my uncles, grandma, everybody.
I love LA, but of course, I always have that little feeling of wanting to live in Cascavel because of my cousins and my family there
I speak to Marina a lot
Me and Marina are very different. She's 12, I'm 10 and I'm really short for my age so she's like a head taller than me
I love to dance. Marina's not really a dancer. I don't really care what I'm wearing and what people think of me
Marina is shy, she wants to look good and stuff
We used to play with dolls but I think she is kind of growing out of it
It’s weird how she changes so quickly
If it weren’t for Skype, we wouldn't be such close friends
It’s weird how I'm already all the way over here, and in how 2 seconds we like see each other. Literally see each other
Sometimes we'll get a little less connected but we'll still be connected
Even though we're like a million miles apart, me and Marina are still very close
I think me and Marina are going to be best friends forever
Because we love each other