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I'm so grateful to have the most wonderful and eager to learn students at the school!

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Hello everyone,

My name is Shyla and I live in Cebu, Philippines. I am a teacher currently teaching in Tucson, AZ. My students call me Ms. A, or Ms. Alunan. I am called 'Shy' for a reason, but I hope I can get to know you more here.

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I grew up in a loving setting. My parents are supportive of us- my eldest brother, my elder sister, and my younger sister. We are all professionals now so we wanted to give back to our ever amazing mom and dad. I am an introvert so I don't really like to socialize, but I just wanted to say "HI" to my friends Ailynjoy, Claire, Jeann, Lorrainne, who are also part of my family. I wonder how all of you are doing now?

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I enjoy eating especially with my friends, especially with Lorraine (yep, that's her next to me), especially if there are a million topics about...? xD

That explains my face, right?

Anyway, food is life- as my tummy used to say. But really, good food with good people, with good topics. HAHAHA.

Okay, enough with the topics.

I just enjoy eating in general, especially if it's unlimited samgyupsal.

I mean, come on. Who doesn't love it?

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We celebrate it differently, but there's always something about Christmas that makes this day a special (and a favorite) holiday for me. It's so fulfilling to me when I give gifts to everyone during this day. Also, it's when I celebrate it with my family by attending the Misa de Gallo that makes it a one-of-a-kind occasion, and feeling not only the Christian spirit, but also the Filipino spirit. No wonder, it's the most wonderful time of the year!

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I'm introducing you to my husband. xD

I love watching TV series especially anime. It's my go-to activity aside from eating when I'm too stressed. Because, c'mon. Who wouldn't smile just looking at that face?

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In Cebu, the religious festival called "Sinulog" is held annually on the third Sunday of January, where locals honour the Santo Niño (Child Jesus) with a grand street parade of traditional Sinulog dances, expressive music and cultural celebration, making it a true bucket list experience. The word “Sinulog” means “graceful dance”, wherein it all started in 1980 with a simple dance that represents the “sulog” (or current) of a river in Cebu. With the celebration's evolution, the Sinulog Festival has become a month long tradition in Cebu.

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Hello! My name is Precious Ann but my friends call me Precious. I am 10 years old. I love dancing and drawing. I always play with my friends every Saturdays and I spend happy times with my family on Sundays. I want to become a dancer when I grow up.

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Hi, I'm Marco Martinez and I'm from Negros Oriental, Visayas, Philippines 💯 I'm in 5th grade and I am 10 years olddd :)))) My hobbies are crocheting and playing volleyball. I like the color orange and I also like fish 🐠

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Hi guys! My name is Chira Villasencio and I'm from the Philippines, specifically, Cebu!🤯 I'm in 5th grade and I'm 1️⃣0️⃣ years old. I like playing volleyball and I know how to play lots of instruments like flute, ukulele, guitar, drums, a bit of violin, and more! 🎶 I love every animal and I'm a high academic achiever! I also know how to crochet 🧶. I LIKE FOOD 🤤

Other stuff abt me:

My favorite color is red.

I have 6 dogs.

I was Ms. Shyla's old student

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So I have my mom (Shiela) she's 39, I have my dad (Ulyses) he's 41, I have my brother (Cyril) he's 22, and I'm me, the youngest, 1️⃣0️⃣.

I have loads of friends from different places! Even other countries! I love all of them so much. They always make me laugh. My best friend is Marco.

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• Volleyball 🏐

• Crocheting 🧶

• Scrolling through tiktok 📱

• Gossiping 🤫

• Sleeping 💤

• Eating 🤤

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I like New Year's because there are lots of traditions (Mostly involving throwing money around 🤑 🤑 🤑) and I also like jumping when it's 12 AM because of the superstition that it'll make me taller.

Plus, the fireworks are so pretty (just like her JFKDNFKDNDNDKDNS HAHAHAHHA)

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So when there's a storm and it floods, we make the most fun out of the situation. Some do dances in the rain, some swim in the rainwater, and in evacuation centers, people have literal fashion shows (search on tiktok: Filipinos during disasters funny)

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Hello everyone !!! My name is Andi from 5th grade and I'm.... 10 YEARS OLD🫧😮 I live in the Philippines - Cebu City. I love drawing, sketching, crocheting and trying out new things !! My favorite color is blue and I like birds🐦

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Hey guys! My name is Chela!! I'm in 5th grade! I am 10yrs old! I'm from the Philippines🇵🇭. I really like learning about crime and law🗿(not in a criminal way, I promise!😝) and hearing cool history stories from my grandparents.                             When I’m not doing that, I’m probably playing games, watching memes, or eating snacks.                                           Also, Skibidi Toilet solos. Fight me😝💁‍♀️. What about you guys? What do you like to do?                        

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Hey guys! My name is Chela!! I'm in 5th grade! I am 10yrs old! I'm from the Philippines🇵🇭. I really like learning about crime and law🗿(not in a criminal way, I promise!😝) and hearing cool history stories from my grandparents.                             When I’m not doing that, I’m probably playing games, watching memes, or eating snacks.                                           Also, Skibidi Toilet solos. Fight me😝💁‍♀️. What about you guys? What do you like to do?                        

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NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS !!

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I am in a family of five.

With my mom (42) and dad (42). I also have 2 brothers! Which makes us 3. Older bro (15) and Younger bro (2). ✨

I have many friends and I love them !!!

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My hobbies are:

Drawing ✏️

Writing 📝

Crochet 🧶

Sports ⚽

Video games 🎮

Sleeping 💤

Eating 😋

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I'm in a family of five !!(sometimes chaotic but fun)

So my mom is (45) and my dad is (47). I also have two siblings, an older brother(15, really annoying but love your siblings guys!😝) And a younger sister(8)🥰

I have countless of friends that are near and dear to me like: Chira, Marco, Andi, Davidson, Arabelle and a lot more!!☺️☺️

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I really like Christmas because we get a break from school🎉.. The food being prepared are also so yummy!! Even if I don't receive that much gifts, I can still spend time with my family❤️

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The Sinulog Festival makes everything very colorful and fun!!

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hii everyonee! ^^ My name is Arabelle ⁠♡ Im from 5th grade and I'm 10 years old 👾

I live in the Philippines 🇵🇭 Carcar City,Cebu

And yeah, by the city's name I love carss hehe 😼

I love drawing, writing, crocheting 🧶, baking 🍪, journaling (you should try it out,its very fun!! <3) and making DIY stuff 🌷

My favorite color is pink and purplee 🩷💜

and my favorite animal are ducks 🦆

Ducks are cool guys 👽

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Starting with my family ✧

I am in a family of 4 🦆🐣🐣

With my dad (40) and my mom (also 40)!!

I have a younger sister (7), or maybe I should call her a monkey? 🐒 (jokeee)

And me I'm the oldestt 😸 (10)

Okay next off are my friends!! ⁠♡⁠๑

My friends are very kool 🙀

Like Andi 🐦, Davidson 🐕 ,Marco 🐠, Chira 🌛 and Chela 🐇 and many many moree!!

I have other friends out of my school 🌝 but I wont mention their names because for their privacyy 🔐

See I'm a very good friendd 😸

You should be too 🫵

I LOVE MY FRIENDS VERY MUCHHH ⁠♡

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My hobbies are:

Drawing 🖼️

Writing ✍️

Crocheting 🧶

Journaling 📓

Baking 🍪

Sports 🙀- badminton,soccer + volley ball (still learningg)

Sleeping 😴

Eating 🍛

Video Games 🎮

DIY and Crafting 🧵

SCRAPBOOKINGG!! 🍥

that's all!! ^^

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I like Christmas a lot! ☃️

It's because it's the only time of year 🗓️where all my relatives gather around my house to have a family reunion!! 🔔

We have lots of food prepared 😋

Like spaghetti 🍝, humba, lechon, mango float 🥭

Those foods are the most guaranteed to be there on the table 😸

Plus I can get a break from school!! 👾

And I can recieve gifts 🎁 from my relatives like money 🤑

I spent all the money my relatives gave me last year 😿

But still!

CHRISTMAS IS SO FUNN 🌟

I LOVE CHRISTMAS 🌲 ♡

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The kabkaban festival is so underrated and not known about 😿

So I'm going to share stuff about it!! 😸

The Kabkaban Festival is in Carcar City , Cebu, (MY CITY YALL 🗣️ )

This festival happens every November to honor St. Catherine of Alexandria 🦢

The festival is full of fun street dances 💃🕺, exciting performances 🎭 , and old traditions that show Carcar’s history

It also has yummy food 😋 like lechon and chicharon, making it a great time for both locals and visitors! (aka bigbacks 🌝)

FUN FACT ❕❕

The festival "Kabkaban" was named after the kabkab fern 🌿, which people once thought was magical 😧 🔮

The Kabkaban Festival is a super fun 👾way to celebrate Carcar’s 🚗 history, faith, and culture.

With cool dances 🪩👯‍♀️, awesome traditions, and of course the yummy food 😛!

It's festival that brings everyone together for an awesome time!

( Yes I empasized the dance, culture and food part because it's cool🆒 hehehe 😼)

Search🔍

Kabkaban Festival Carcar City

so you can see what it looks like!

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Hi!! I'm Davidson Cabantac and I live in the Philippines🇵🇭😲. I'm in 5th grade and I'm 10 years young😝. My hobbies are sometimes crocheting🧶 and playing games on my ipad😼. I also love the color green and LOVE CATS🙀 (I have 11😺). I also like the frog emoji🐸.

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I am in a family of 4🙀

My mom and dad (both 41), my sister (17) and me (10)!

I have many friends and their all very cool❄️!!

My friends are Marco, Chira, Chela, and Andi! Arabelle is my bestfriend🦆😼🐸.

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My hobbies are:

•Crocheting🧶

•Playing video games🎮

•Sometimes playing badminton🏸

•Talking to my friends🗣️🌝

•Sleeping💤

•Eating😋🥙🍔🌮🌯

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My favourite holiday is Christmas because my family gathers in our house and cooks🍗, bakes🎂, and makes🍝 the most delicious yummy foods EVER!💯

Also when it's time to open our gifts🎁, Santa always gives me what I've been wanting the entire year!🎅. My relatives also give me money💸!

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The Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Festival is when all the different places in Cebu will share the past and culture of their City or province!

The performers are usually the students of the schools of the different places of Cebu! I love their performances in the street dancing competition and their stage performaces because they all have different concepts in introducing or showing their city/province!

They're basically competing with eachother but at the same time, sharing their culture to other people!

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Hi, I' Juach! I'm 11 years. I was born on September 30, 2013. I live in Arizona. I will be in 6th grade next school year and I feel so excited about it. Nice to meet you all!

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I really love my family and friends. I have 2 baby sisters, and guess what? Yeni's big sister is coming to my house. Yeni is my cousin. I am always happy when I am spending time with my family.

I have friends in school. My best friends are Deztinee, Aaliyah, Wilson, and Gabe. I like to play monster games with them.

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I really like Groundhog Day. It's celebrated every 2nd of February. I just really like it because I saw a story from starfall.com and I liked listening to it.

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At home, I like playing on my iPad. I love playing with instruments. When I open up Google, I open an app where I can play with instruments. I also love dancing and making melodies out of different things. One time, I used two pencils to make a beat. Isn't that cool?

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Arizona has an extremely diverse climate, from the desert heat of Phoenix and Tucson to the alpine forests and snow in Flagstaff and the northern regions.

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Hello everyone! My name is Deztinee. I'm 10 years old and I live in Tucson, Arizona. I'm going to be 11 years old this July 29. I feel excited about it because I get a feeling I will play basketball in middle school. My favorite color is purple and pink. Cheese pizza is my favorite food.

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I'm the youngest of 5 siblings. I have 3 older sister and 2 older brothers. All of us are still studying. We go to libraries on the weekends and borrow and books.

Gabriel is my best best friend in school. We play superhero games at school especially during recess time. Aaliyah is also one of my best best friend. She's a good friend because she likes to spend time with me. Ms. Romero, Ms. Elissa, and Ms. Alunan are all my favorite teachers because they are my favorite favorite favorite teachers.

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My favorite thing to do is play basketball. When I grow up, I want to be a professional basketball player. Ms. Alunan says she will be watching my games when I become one. I am so excited!

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My favorite holiday is Christmas because I get to spend time with my mama.

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Arizona is home to the Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, which stretches 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide. (By the way, Ms. A helped me with this).

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Hi all. My name is Anastasia. I am 10 years old and I live in Tucson, Arizona. My birthday is on March 13. I hope to get to know everyone here. Thank you.

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I have 2 brothers and 1 sister. I am the youngest. I am also the only one studying in elementary school.

I like playing with Poppy and Viva. I sometimes draw them.

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I really love to draw.

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I love the weekends because I get to spend time with my mom.

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Do you know Emma Stone? She's an Academy Award-winning actress born in Scottsdale, Arizona, known for roles in "La La Land," "The Favourite," and "Poor Things."

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Hello everyone. My name is Gabriel. My friends sometimes call me 'Gabe'. I also like it. My birthday is on November 24 and I will be in 5th grade next school year. I can't wait to be in 5th grade. My favorite subject is Math. I like adding numbers. I also enjoy reading and spelling words. I hope to get to know everyone here.

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I have a younger brother in 1st grade. We go to the same school and I like hanging out with him.

In school, I am friends with everyone. I like playing with my classmates like Deztinee, Juach, Aaliyah, and Wilson. We sometimes come up with pretend play scenes like how to go to school, or what do we do at home. We act them out as part of playing. We always enjoy it.

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I love to draw using my imagination. Sometimes in school, I like constructing or making houses/ buildings using blocks. I love it when my imagination plays part in my creativity. At home, I like watching videos on video games. I also enjoy watching VR videos. It just feels too real.

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I like Christmas because I get a lot of gifts from Santa!

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In Arizona, there's a unique musical tradition called "Chicken Scratch" music (also known as "Waila" music) that originated with the Tohono O'odham Nation. This distinctive style combines Native American musical elements with European polka, norteño (northern Mexican), and a touch of country-western influences. It features accordion, saxophone, guitar, and drums, creating a lively dance music that's central to Tohono O'odham celebrations.

The name "Chicken Scratch" comes from the dancing style that accompanies the music—dancers move their feet in quick, scratching motions reminiscent of chickens scratching at the ground. This vibrant musical tradition represents the cultural crossroads that defines much of Arizona's heritage, blending indigenous traditions with influences from the various peoples who have made the region their home.

You can see a video here - https://www.facebook.com/CornerstoneTheater/videos/chicken-scratch-band-at-the-tortilla-festival-in-salt-river/502055873659893/

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Hello. I'm Aaliyah. I'm a 5th grader in Hudlow Elementary School. I live in Tucson, Arizona. I hope to make friends with everyone in this page.

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I don't have any siblings so it's just me, my mom, and my dad. I sometimes feel lonely but I know my parents love me very much. I love spending time with them. We sometimes go to the park on the weekends.

My friends in school are Anastasia, Deztinee, Gabriel, Juach and Wilson. I also have a friend in 4th grade. Her name is Jordan. She is really nice and friendly. She always plays with me and my classmates during lunch recess.

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I like doing art activities. I also enjoy nail art.

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I enjoy Thanksgiving Day. We get to spend time with families and we prepare a turkey for this day.

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Turkeys became the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner through a combination of historical circumstances and practical considerations:

Historical development:

While we don't have conclusive evidence that turkey was served at the first Thanksgiving in 1621, wild turkeys were native to North America and likely available to early colonists.

By the late 1700s, turkey had become associated with celebratory meals in the colonies.

When Thanksgiving became a national holiday in 1863 (proclaimed by President Lincoln), turkey was already becoming traditional.

Practical reasons:

Turkeys are native to North America and were a readily available source of protein for early American settlers.

Their size made them perfect for feeding large family gatherings.

Turkeys didn't serve other farm purposes (unlike chickens that produced eggs or cows that gave milk), making them expendable for special occasions.

Cultural influence:

Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday, featured turkey as the centerpiece meal in her writings

As Thanksgiving traditions solidified in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, cookbooks and popular culture reinforced turkey as the traditional main dish.

The tradition has been maintained through generations of American families and reinforced through media, advertising, and cultural depictions of Thanksgiving celebrations.

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Hi everyone. My name is Wilson. I live in Tucson, Arizona. I go to Hudlow Elementary School. My birthday is on May 7. My teacher in school is Ms. Alunan. I love going to school because I get to see and play with my classmates. My favorite character is Spiderman because he is so cool. Even though I like him, I don't like spiders. But I still like him. I also like Ronaldo. He's my favorite athlete.

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I live with my dad, my mom, and my younger sister. I love playing with them and my relatives. I also love playing with my friends and classmates in school. My best friend is Juach. We enjoy playing soccer.

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I really love soccer and my favorite soccer player is Cristiano Ronaldo. He is so cool. I also love watching soccer games with my dad.

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I like Christmas. I get many gifts from Santa during Christmas. My favorite gift that I got is the soccer ball. I always wanted a soccer ball. I continue to play with it especially during weekends.

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Did you know that during Tucson's big rodeo, schools actually close for "Rodeo Break"? That's right! Instead of a normal school holiday like Spring Break, kids in Tucson get special days off from school called "Rodeo Break" so everyone can go watch or participate in the rodeo events. It's one of the only places in America where rodeo is so important that they cancel school for it! Many kids even dress up in their cowboy hats, boots, and western wear to celebrate rodeo days. Some students even participate in the rodeo parade or in junior rodeo events where they can learn rodeo skills like rope tricks! Rodeos are popular events, with Tucson hosting the world's oldest continuous rodeo.

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I really love Christmas. It’s my favorite holiday because we give and receive gifts from people that we love. I also get to see my grandparents and we spend time together until Christmas Eve. I love white christmas and I always look forward to Santa’s gift☺️

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I love my family and friends because I am happy when I spend my time with them. I have 1 older brother, his name is Brandon. He is the best big brother I ever have. He shares his favorite food with me and he teaches me to ride a bike too. I also have a dog, his name is Spencer. He is the goodest boy in the house and he is very fluffy too.

My best friend is Sarah. We were always together eversince we were babies because our moms are best friends. We always play together and we go to the same school. We eat lunch together and I always go to her house when there is no class. She is like my sister.

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I live with my mom (42), my dad (51), my 2 sisters (22, 20) and my brother (19). I have a bunch of friends😋

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I love dancing and drawing. I enjoy dancing because it makes me feel so happy and I dance with Sarah too. We went to ballet school before and we are dancing until now. And when I don’t dance, I draw or paint pictures. I like drawing faces of people and I paint them with my watercolors that my mom gave me on my birthday.

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Every birthday, my parents told me that the first slice of our birthday cake will be given to the person you love the most. So when I had my birthday, I gave my first slice to my mom🥰

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I really like Christmas not for the gifts but for the food 😋 I really enjoy eating spaghetti every Christmas.

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I really don't know but my hobbies are crocheting, playing volleyball, and playing badminton :))

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The Sinulog festival!! I really appreciate it because of how vibrant and happy it is 💛