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　　home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked, and I hoped someone would

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　　from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and

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　　presents.

　　At a market, I felt more

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　　when people were buying lots of goods, which

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　　the gifts we received as children in my mind. I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.

　　Outside the church , a manger(小耶稣) had been set

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　　. I stood with others watching the scene, some of them

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　　themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a

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　　experience as I struggled with what I had become in 15 years in America. I'd mourned the

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　　, but for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was independent,

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　　and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of

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　　.

　　Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself

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　　for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I've ever got, the one that I most

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