January 14 - 2013

Dear Mari Dani
I finally got your new address so I decided to write you this letter. These holidays were great, all my family came to visit and we had a good time. Santa brought us a lot of gifts, I got my iPad and I'm using it for the school and stuff, my bro Andy got a lot of money, he is saving it for our trip to Argentina , we are all very excited for the trip specially me because as you know I would love to live and study there , we leave the city (Barranquilla) on july 10.
Oh I almost forgot I met with your mom in Carulla she gave me your address and told me you were very happy.
I hope to see you soon and laugh a lot like old times. Im also going to start watching Pretty Little Lairs, I remembered you love it. Well I hope you're having a very good time.

Love, Maya

Dear Londis.
I hope you are having a lot of fun, I miss you so much. I have spent a great time here with family and some friends, I'll send you photos later. Now I am at the mall in Villavicencio with my cousin buying the outfit for tonight, we are going to the best disco in here. Tomorrow I have my aunt's birthday so I have a party with my family and my aunt's friends there will be a lot of food.
In 2 days is December 31 and we have a big party in a beautiful hotel, I'll try to call you at 12.
On January 1st I'll ride a horse I'm very exited, my cousin told me that the ride is in like a forest and the horse swim in a river so is a very nice experience.
I'm counting the days to see you, by the way can't wait to my birthday. Write me about your vacations and tell me if you want donuts. And we need to go to the gym please! I have eaten a lot, you know how i eat!
I have spent a great time here.
I finished shopping so we'll talk later, and please say hi to Vivi for me, I don't know how I can communicate with her.

With love, Sheyla.
Villavicencio.

Dear Sheyla:

This holiday vacations I stayed at home in Barranquilla as normal because all my family comes over to our home for christmas and new years as you already know. This time my dad's family weren't here because they went to Medellin to spend it with my grandpa's family, it was kind of a downer for me because I really like when they are here in town for the holidays, specially when my little cousin Samuel comes because he lives in Bogota and I always miss him, he is super cute!
This time we spent christmas and new years at my uncle's house, everybody was there, except from the people I already mentioned, I had a really nice time, I arrived home at 2:00AM and opened the presents that Santa gaved me that was a pair of shoes that I really wanted and the driving lessons cause I'm soon to be 16 as I hope you already know hahaha. On new years eve we went again to my uncles, I had more fun than christmas because everybody was really excited and emotional for the new year, my dad hired for the night a cuban musical group that was pretty awesome, for the rest of the night we all danced, ate, talked, and laugh and at 12:00AM we all huged and wished each other a happy new year and ate the 12 grapes and wished the 12 wishes for every month of the year as usual. I arrived home that day at 5:00AM to sleep, I was SO tired!
I dearly wish you a happy new year to you and all your family sweetie, I hope you had an amazing time. Miss you a lot, please come soon!!

With a lot of love, Valeria
Barranquilla,2013

Barranquilla/Colombia
14/01/13
Dear Yvonne,
This holidays I had a really great time. I didn't leave town but I went several times to the movies and to have dinner in different restaurants. I spent Christmas eve with my family handing out the presents and eating. The next day Santa Claus brought me a new TV for my room. With my new gift I started to watch a tv show, that I really recommend you to watch. It's called Revenge, and it's about a woman that has a great plan to avenge the death of her father, it's really cool.
In new years eve my family and I had a little get together to celebrate and pray for the new year, we had hats and necklaces that said 2013, we had a pretty good time.
After new year I went to Playa Mendoza for the weekend, there I had the chance to see a shooting star for the first time, I can finally check it out of my bucket list.
Im looking forward to read how you spent this holidays.
With love,
Leyla Morillo

Barranquilla, January/14/2013
Hello Mari Crispi
I finally got time to write you the letter I promised I would send you.
The 31st of december was really fun!
I got together with all my family and joked around all night. We are a very traditional family so we do everything at 12:00 to have a very good year ful of exitment, health, wealth and lots of traveling! 
Every year we get together in my aunt's house just like this year. We  watch the television show that shows the ball drop in New York City and at 12:00 a clock we get empty traveling bags and go around the neighborhood making lots of noise with neighbors and watching fireworks, while we walk we throw 12 pennies to the back, we eat 12 grapes and we start celebrating.
After the walking and all of the traditional things we do, my aunt throws a big party and a lot of people show up, we have music, food and drinks. This year we stayed up until 5:00 in the morning  or so. 
We had a lot of fun and I hope you did to! 
I want to hear about your new years gathering.
Hope to see you soon so I can wish you a new year personally, I hope this year is ful of joy, health and prosperity for you and all your family! 
Much love,
Vivian Sredni

Dec 28/2012
Dear Vivs.

I haven't seen you in a while, hope your having fun in the US.
I heard you're going to a JB concert the next month that really sound's like fun.
For me in a couple of days maybe for new years, Im going to San Marcos, a town.
I have been talking to my cousins and they told me we're going to a field to ride horses, it really sounds like fun to me, because I haven't been feeling that well in this days so we're going to enjoy every family activity as long as we can. In another day we're going to the river, but just me, my sister and my cousins, the ones that I haven't seen in a while.

By the way, We should keep talking by Facebook, at least untill you get iMessage or what's app, because you know now we all have iPhones and when you come back Im gonna show you all the cool apps that I have, but shh they are a secret cause no one has them yet and they are free!!
We're going to have a lot of anecdotes to tell to each other, If you know what I mean.

Ohh by the way, my iPhone's display is like half broken, It fell from my purse in Falabella, it was like heart breaking moment, my mom took it very well, I thought she was going to kill me, but its okay, I deserve it, so I'm not going to complain about it.

Cant wait to see you
With all my heart

MCGJ

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