April 17, 2023 • 28 mins
"The Next Generation Showcase," is a special bonus episode of True Tales by Disability Advocates, the podcast where Advocates harness the power of storytelling to bring community to their peers and hope to develop empathy and others.
The stories featured in this episode are written by fledgling storytellers from the Austin Independent School District Go-Project. The GO Project is a community-based transition program for students with disabilities who are 18-22 years of age.
If you are a regular listener, you'll notice a change from our regular story slash interview format. For the first time, this episode includes more than two stories, just stories, no interviews. You'll get to hear seven short stories with topics ranging from Self-acceptance to Crunchy Barbecue Crickets, as well as Family Belonging, Speaking up, and Passions for Zombie Movies and Exercise.
Stories and Storytellers
"Speaking Up" by Adrian
"The Start of Finding My Truth." By Maddison
"Travel With Family" by Miranda
"Zombie Movies and Me." By Julio
"Belonging" by Chloe
"Musical Baking" by Abigair
"To Eat, Jump Rope and Family Time." By Dezi
We had so much fun working with these young folks and we are honored to share with you the work of these talented storytellers. Special thanks to the Go-Project staff - Laney, Sam, Mike, and Lori and our volunteers, Emily and Sulith, we couldn’t have done this without y’all.
Welcome you to the Next Generation Showcase.
Music Credits
Scandinavianz Sunbathers – 7385
Feel the Sunshine - https://pixabay.com/users/oystudio-24430395/
Feeling Good – Pixabay.com
Stages of Grief – Kevin MacLeod-funny-
Jolly Boat – Pixabay.com
Halloween-spooky-horror-scary-creepy - https://pixabay.com/users/soundgallerybydmitrytaras-11640913/
Zombie - 315844__gneube__zombie-snarl
Comedy - https://pixabay.com/users/soundgallerybydmitrytaras-11640913/
Cumbia Mexican Banda - https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/
Summer Walkways - Pixabay.com
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John Beer (00:09):
Welcome to to True Tales by Disability Advocates,
authentic voices of peoplethriving with disabilities.
Where individuals use the art ofstorytelling to change the
world.
The True Tales by DisabilityAdvocates podcast is produced by
Art Spark, Texas SpeakingAdvocates Program.
Keep listening to hear howlife's challenges can spark a
(00:31):
desire to speak out and advocatefor themselves and others.
MsBoye (00:40):
Welcome to"The Next Generation Showcase," a Season
Two special bonus episode ofTrue Tales by Disability
Advocates.
The podcast where Advocatesharness the power of
storytelling to bring communityto their peers and hope to
develop empathy and others.
A team of Disability Advocatescreates True Tales to give
(01:01):
disabled storytellers theopportunity to share their
personal stories and livedexperiences in their authentic
voices.
We offer our unique and oftenunderrepresented perspective to
the growing community of podcastlisteners worldwide.
Did you know that according tothe CDC, one in four Americans
(01:22):
are disabled?
That's about 61 million adultswith 61 million experiences and
points of view about what itmeans to live in a world not
designed for you.
Recognizing that everyone's lifeis enriched by the inclusion of
multiple voices, Art Spark Texashas been training Disability
Advocates as storytellers forover 20 years.
(01:44):
The stories featured in thisepisode are written by fledgling
storytellers aged between 18 to21 years old, living in and
around Austin.
They all completed our latesttraining, funded in part by a
GTOPs grant, the Grant forTechnology Opportunities
Program.
The focus of GOPTS is toincrease the use of digital and
(02:07):
communication technologydevices, increase knowledge and
skills of digital andcommunications technologies, and
increase access to and usage ofthe internet.
If you are a regular listener,you'll notice a change from our
regular story slash interviewformat.
For the first time, this episodeincludes more than two stories,
(02:30):
just stories, no interviews.
You'll get to hear seven shortstories with topics ranging from
Self-acceptance to CrunchyBarbecue Crickets, as well as
Family, Belonging, Speaking upand Passions for Zombie Movies
and Exercise.
We had so much fun working withthese young folks and we are
honored to share with you thework of these talented
(02:53):
storytellers.
So, I'm proud to welcome you tothe Next Generation Showcase,
starring Adrian, Maddison,Miranda, Julio, Chloe, Abie, and
Dezi Enjoy!
Adrian (03:16):
My name is Adrian Hernandez, and this is my story
"It, it's Important to SpeakUp".
It's important to speak up whensomething is not right.
Uh, we can speak up for ourenvironment by picking up trash.
I always speak up when I seesomeone abusing or hurting an
animal.
I, I always speak up when I seesome, someone being a bully.
(03:39):
When I saw a guy hitting myfriend over the head with a
paper towel roll, uh, it was, itwas so mean and random.
It really made me, it made mereally mad and angry.
When I'm, when I'm angry, Iusually use calming techniques
like, like going for a walk or,or, or calming breaths, but but
(04:00):
this, but this wasn't the timeto calm down.
This was time to take action.
I spoke up from my friend.
I told the bully,"Dude do notbully her.
She did not do anything to you.
And what you are doing is notcool." I, I speak up from, I
speak up when I feel upset orstressed about something.
Uh, it's pretty rare that my,that my feelings get hurt, but
(04:22):
it does happen and, and when itdoes, I try to speak up.
I advocate for, for myself whenI, when I need something.
I, I spoke up for myself when Ineeded help on an, on an
assignment in school.
I speak up for myself when I'mnot sure what to do.
When I need advice, I, I canturn to my older sister.
(04:44):
Uh, it's, it's important tospeak up when some, when
something is not right.
It's important to speak up ifyou can.
Maddison (05:02):
My name is Maddison Marrufo and this is my story"The
Start of Finding my Truth." Iremember when I liked to hang
out with my friends, Ella andMegan.
I, I would go to their house onthe other side of Austin and
(05:22):
we'd watched TV and playedgames.
Usually I loved hanging out withthem because I felt safe, and
they gave me new experiences.
But back then there were hardthings in my life, and that day
I was feeling kind of lost andalone.
(05:45):
Megan and Ella noticed I wasacting weird and that I wasn't
being myself.
Megan asked me, Are you okay?"And I said,"I do not know how I
feel." I was really embarrassedto tell them how I really felt,
because we were supposed to havefun and also I thought that they
(06:09):
wouldn't understand.
Then Ella said,"Hey Madison, doyou wanna know a secret?" My
heart started pounding.
I felt really honored, becausethey wanted to include me.
And I felt like well, I belongedand I smiled and I said,"Yes,
(06:31):
please." Then she said,"There'sa place we like to go to, to
share our secrets.
Wanna come to our secret place?"I felt so safe, so welcomed I
said,"Sure, where is it?"Together we went outside.
(06:51):
It was a beautiful, warm day,not too hot.
The garden was very magical andfloral and pretty, and as soon
as I stepped outside, I felt sorelaxed and so welcomed.
I love being outside in naturebecause it makes me feel so much
(07:13):
better.
And I love the sound of the windand the smell of the flowers
Ella and Megan led me throughtheir yard and to the corner,
there was a wooden table andchairs.
They told me that they like tohave tea parties and be
(07:33):
together.
We sat there for quite a while,then Megan said,"Please tell us
what's going on Madison." I wasstill very afraid to tell them I
was so scared to be honest, butso I just went for it and did it
anyway.
I wanted to be honest, so Isaid,"Well, I mean, I'm feeling
(07:59):
a bit lost right now and aloneand scared." And Ella said, You
are not alone." And Megan said,"You have us." That was when I
started to remember the truththat I was never lost.
(08:19):
I was never alone.
Cause no matter what'shappening, I have friends that
love me for who I am and myfriends love me for me no matter
what.
I just need to remember to havefaith.
And I realized that they hadfaith in me as well.
(08:43):
I started to learn that who I amis enough and I started to find
my truth and my self acceptance.
I don't feel like I need to hidemyself.
I do not need to pretend to besomeone else.
(09:04):
I know that I'm a part of thisworld and that I can't hide my
voice forever.
My voice matters.
I can't hide who I am anymore!
Miranda (09:39):
um, My name is Miranda and the title of my story is
"Travel With Family".
I love being with my family.
We go on family trips todifferent places every year.
(10:00):
Once we took a trip to KansasCity for an Easter feast and to
visit my uncle and cousins.
The weather was pretty cool upthere, but not terrible cold.
I walked into the house and Icould smell a baked ham and
(10:24):
candied sweet potatoes.
That's my dad's favorite, heused to like to eat that when he
was little.
My uncle and aunt, my Grandmaand Grandfather, two siblings
and my two cousins were there.
It was chaotic at the housebecause my cousins were young
(10:50):
and playing around My uncle andaunt want to get a therapy dog
for one of my cousins, to helphim with his"Special Needs".
After we had Easter lunch, wehunted for eggs inside and out
(11:12):
of the house.
To see, my uncle made me feelhappy, but his dog had passed
away that year, and that madehim sad.
Another time when we went on atrip to Waco, Texas we were
(11:34):
staying during the day, and comeback before it got dark.
I was able to see my otheruncle's dog and his cat.
Our dog Nugget, the pug was,unfortunately not there because
(11:55):
we didn't bring him on the trip.
The first thing that I did whenI got to Waco was go out to eat
for my cousin's birthday, attheir favorite burger
restaurant.
After dinner, we went to thehouse, I went outside and played
(12:18):
with the beautiful big dogs,Jack and Charlie.
Charlie is brownish red, Jack isblack.
Then we watched movies with mycousins at home.
It was about a horse calledSpirit.
My cousin forced us to watch itthree times on repeat.
(12:44):
I love animals.
I love taking road trips and Ilove being around my family.
I am so lucky to have so manyfamily members to visit in so
many different places, with somany different animals.
Julio (13:21):
My name is Julio Solismilam.
The name my story is"ZombieMovies and Me." I am a human.
I feel happy.
I want a job for a goal.
I offer friendship.
At work I am important.
(13:44):
At work I feel happy when I amcleaning.
I want to keep working at GalaxyMovie Theater because I love
Zombie movies.
Since I was a baby, I likedZombies.
Zombie movies are some of myfavorite movies.
(14:08):
Zombie movies do not scare me atall, they actually make me
excited.
I started watching Disney Zombiemovies when I was around 15.
This series of zombie movies ismy favorite.
I loved it right away.
(14:31):
I knew I was going to like themas much as I like Disney.
I like to watch these moviesboth by myself and with my
family.
I usually watch them in theliving room or in my bedroom On
(14:56):
July 15th, 2022 I saw"Zombie 3"on Disney plus at home.
The characters are Zeb andAddison.
These characters make me feelhappy because I have seen them
in Zombies One and Two.
(15:16):
In Zombies Three Addison leavesSeabrook, her hometown, and that
part made me sad.
A song called"Some Day" startsplaying and Addison starts to
cry because she miss herfriends.
It makes me feel sad because Ifeel her emotions.
(15:39):
I have missed my friends before,and I know how that feels.
My dream is to be a character inone of these Zombie movies.
I would want to be one of thewolf characters in the wolf
(16:01):
pack.
They act like a wolf and howl atthe moon.
They are good guys.
They help find the Moonstonebefore it is destroyed.
I like to help others too.
I found out that I liked to drawafter I had seen my first Zombie
(16:27):
movie.
I have made drawings of all theZombie movies.
I drew them with my coloredpencils.
The characters in my drawing areAdison, Ali and Alison.
Alison is an alien, she has bluehair like in the movie.
(16:52):
I am Julio.
I am a human who loves Zombiemovies.
I miss my friends sometimes.
I like to help people.
I offer to be kind to others inmy life.
I am happy.
I am doing good.
Chloe (17:31):
My name is Chloe Rodriguez, and this is my story
"Belonging".
A long time ago, I went to mymiddle school Fancy Dress
Halloween Dance.
I was just going to go asmyself, but my mom said,"No way,
(17:52):
we are going to find you a greatcostume!" And in the end I went
as Chucky's Bride.
I went with my friends Zoe,Hector, Gloria, Ariana, Juan and
Matthew.
We were waiting outside to getin, but there was a tinsey
(18:14):
problem, we needed ID andtickets to get in, and I
realized I didn't have either.
Then we figured out that my momhad my ID and she could pay for
the tickets.
(18:35):
The dance was held in thecafeteria.
It's a big room that is usuallyfull of rounds of tables, but
they move them off to the sideand made room for us to dance in
(18:57):
the middle.
They had a DJ and brought inparty lights.
It looks really cool.
I noticed there were some peoplebeing, you know, party poopers,
hanging out on the sides, but myfriends and I were there to have
(19:18):
fun.
The DJ was playing really coolmusic, so we went onto the dance
floor and started dancing andhaving fun.
We were dancing and laughing andhaving fun, in that moment I
felt like I belong and I felthappy.
(19:42):
I am so gra...
grateful to have friends likethat in my life.
I'm so grateful to have a placewhere I feel like I belong.
Abie (20:10):
My name's Abigair...
My name's Abie Tiburcio and thisis my story"Music Baking".
I love to bake.
I like listening to music when Ibake.
I like Cumbia music, that isHappy.
(20:34):
Bake and listening to music makefor feel exciting, proud, and
happy.
Let me tell you the time when Ineed to bake a cake for my
friend Clifton.
(20:55):
I wanted to bake him a pink cakebecause pink is Clifton's
favorite color.
So some people may think thatit's so weird for a boy to like
the color pink, but I think it'scool, like that shirt that says,
(21:23):
"Real men wear pink".
My family were there while Ibake.
I put on Kids Pop,"Cumbia a lagente” and we dance.
Pop Cumbia is fun to bake withand listening to music make bake
(21:49):
happy.
Clifton love his cake and I wasvery proud for the the very
colorful, colorful birthday cakeI bake for him.
My family listen to Cumbiamusic.
(22:12):
My family love, eat cake anddance.
Dezi (22:26):
My name is Dezi Villasana and this is my story,"To Eat,
Jump Rope and Family Time." Twothings of my favorite things are
food and exercise.
The strangest thing I ever eatenwas a dead barbecue cricket for
(22:52):
a snack.
It was very crunchy, but notthat bad.
In fact, it was really good,kind of tasty.
Oh yeah, I would eat that again.
I love to go out to eat.
I, I don't really like cooking,if I could I would always eat
(23:15):
out.
I like to try lots of differentfoods.
My favorite type of food is P.
Terry's Bacon Cheeseburger andfries.
I love, I love everything aboutit.
I love the way it feels when Itake my first bite and the
(23:39):
ketchup squishes out sidewaysall over my fingers.
When I was young, I liked tojump rope.
I was given my first jump ropefor my, sixth birthday from my
mom.
I would jump rope outside,inside, anywhere.
(24:03):
When I jump rope it makes mefeel excited and happy.
I like to think about nothingand just focus on the exercise.
When I jump rope I don't reallyget tired, I feel like I can
(24:25):
jump rope all day.
I really like exercise.
I like to go for a walk with mymom and dad and sometimes we run
and lift weights and I dopushups, but my jump rope is my
(24:47):
favorite.
I really like spending time withmy parents exercising.
When we exercise together I getexcited.
Excercise can be hard but itfeels like I have more energy in
(25:10):
my body.
After I finish exercising, Islow down, go inside, drink some
water until I feel like I can doit all over again.
The best thing about food andexercising, is that I can hang
(25:31):
out with my parents.
My parents are smart, loving,wonderful, confident, and fun to
be around.
They are the most amazingparents I ever had in my life.
I Feel so lucky to have myparents that enjoy the things I
(25:56):
love to do.
Yeah!
MsBoye (26:13):
You've been listening to The True tales by Disability
Advocates Podcast.
"The Next Generation Showcase"was hosted, edited and mixed, by
Me, MsBoye.
Jerry Slayton Thank you forcreating such a great class,
taking on the role of producerand for help with recording and
as well as everything to do withDigital Media Arts.
(26:35):
Jerry and I would like to thankLaney, Sam, Mike, and Lori for
everything they did behind thescenes in the classrooms to
support the students with theirstories and set up the
technology for our recordingsessions.
We also want to acknowledge ourwonderful Art Spark, Texas
volunteers, Emily and Sulith,for making the classes
(26:57):
accessible by scribing thestories and helping the
storytellers edit their finaldrafts.
To our storytellers, we saythank you for your enthusiasm
and hard work.
We hope you are as proud of thisepisode as we are and please
keep writing.
We can't wait to hear more ofyour stories.
(27:20):
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storytellers.
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(28:19):
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Welcome to to True Tales by Disability Advocates,
authentic voices of peoplethriving with disabilities.
Where individuals use the art ofstorytelling to change the
world.
The True Tales by DisabilityAdvocates podcast is produced by
Art Spark, Texas SpeakingAdvocates Program.
Keep listening to hear howlife's challenges can spark a
(00:31):
desire to speak out and advocatefor themselves and others.
MsBoye (00:40):
Welcome to"The Next Generation Showcase," a Season
Two special bonus episode ofTrue Tales by Disability
Advocates.
The podcast where Advocatesharness the power of
storytelling to bring communityto their peers and hope to
develop empathy and others.
A team of Disability Advocatescreates True Tales to give
(01:01):
disabled storytellers theopportunity to share their
personal stories and livedexperiences in their authentic
voices.
We offer our unique and oftenunderrepresented perspective to
the growing community of podcastlisteners worldwide.
Did you know that according tothe CDC, one in four Americans
(01:22):
are disabled?
That's about 61 million adultswith 61 million experiences and
points of view about what itmeans to live in a world not
designed for you.
Recognizing that everyone's lifeis enriched by the inclusion of
multiple voices, Art Spark Texashas been training Disability
Advocates as storytellers forover 20 years.
(01:44):
The stories featured in thisepisode are written by fledgling
storytellers aged between 18 to21 years old, living in and
around Austin.
They all completed our latesttraining, funded in part by a
GTOPs grant, the Grant forTechnology Opportunities
Program.
The focus of GOPTS is toincrease the use of digital and
(02:07):
communication technologydevices, increase knowledge and
skills of digital andcommunications technologies, and
increase access to and usage ofthe internet.
If you are a regular listener,you'll notice a change from our
regular story slash interviewformat.
For the first time, this episodeincludes more than two stories,
(02:30):
just stories, no interviews.
You'll get to hear seven shortstories with topics ranging from
Self-acceptance to CrunchyBarbecue Crickets, as well as
Family, Belonging, Speaking upand Passions for Zombie Movies
and Exercise.
We had so much fun working withthese young folks and we are
honored to share with you thework of these talented
(02:53):
storytellers.
So, I'm proud to welcome you tothe Next Generation Showcase,
starring Adrian, Maddison,Miranda, Julio, Chloe, Abie, and
Dezi Enjoy!
Adrian (03:16):
My name is Adrian Hernandez, and this is my story
"It, it's Important to SpeakUp".
It's important to speak up whensomething is not right.
Uh, we can speak up for ourenvironment by picking up trash.
I always speak up when I seesomeone abusing or hurting an
animal.
I, I always speak up when I seesome, someone being a bully.
(03:39):
When I saw a guy hitting myfriend over the head with a
paper towel roll, uh, it was, itwas so mean and random.
It really made me, it made mereally mad and angry.
When I'm, when I'm angry, Iusually use calming techniques
like, like going for a walk or,or, or calming breaths, but but
(04:00):
this, but this wasn't the timeto calm down.
This was time to take action.
I spoke up from my friend.
I told the bully,"Dude do notbully her.
She did not do anything to you.
And what you are doing is notcool." I, I speak up from, I
speak up when I feel upset orstressed about something.
Uh, it's pretty rare that my,that my feelings get hurt, but
(04:22):
it does happen and, and when itdoes, I try to speak up.
I advocate for, for myself whenI, when I need something.
I, I spoke up for myself when Ineeded help on an, on an
assignment in school.
I speak up for myself when I'mnot sure what to do.
When I need advice, I, I canturn to my older sister.
(04:44):
Uh, it's, it's important tospeak up when some, when
something is not right.
It's important to speak up ifyou can.
Maddison (05:02):
My name is Maddison Marrufo and this is my story"The
Start of Finding my Truth." Iremember when I liked to hang
out with my friends, Ella andMegan.
I, I would go to their house onthe other side of Austin and
(05:22):
we'd watched TV and playedgames.
Usually I loved hanging out withthem because I felt safe, and
they gave me new experiences.
But back then there were hardthings in my life, and that day
I was feeling kind of lost andalone.
(05:45):
Megan and Ella noticed I wasacting weird and that I wasn't
being myself.
Megan asked me, Are you okay?"And I said,"I do not know how I
feel." I was really embarrassedto tell them how I really felt,
because we were supposed to havefun and also I thought that they
(06:09):
wouldn't understand.
Then Ella said,"Hey Madison, doyou wanna know a secret?" My
heart started pounding.
I felt really honored, becausethey wanted to include me.
And I felt like well, I belongedand I smiled and I said,"Yes,
(06:31):
please." Then she said,"There'sa place we like to go to, to
share our secrets.
Wanna come to our secret place?"I felt so safe, so welcomed I
said,"Sure, where is it?"Together we went outside.
(06:51):
It was a beautiful, warm day,not too hot.
The garden was very magical andfloral and pretty, and as soon
as I stepped outside, I felt sorelaxed and so welcomed.
I love being outside in naturebecause it makes me feel so much
(07:13):
better.
And I love the sound of the windand the smell of the flowers
Ella and Megan led me throughtheir yard and to the corner,
there was a wooden table andchairs.
They told me that they like tohave tea parties and be
(07:33):
together.
We sat there for quite a while,then Megan said,"Please tell us
what's going on Madison." I wasstill very afraid to tell them I
was so scared to be honest, butso I just went for it and did it
anyway.
I wanted to be honest, so Isaid,"Well, I mean, I'm feeling
(07:59):
a bit lost right now and aloneand scared." And Ella said, You
are not alone." And Megan said,"You have us." That was when I
started to remember the truththat I was never lost.
(08:19):
I was never alone.
Cause no matter what'shappening, I have friends that
love me for who I am and myfriends love me for me no matter
what.
I just need to remember to havefaith.
And I realized that they hadfaith in me as well.
(08:43):
I started to learn that who I amis enough and I started to find
my truth and my self acceptance.
I don't feel like I need to hidemyself.
I do not need to pretend to besomeone else.
(09:04):
I know that I'm a part of thisworld and that I can't hide my
voice forever.
My voice matters.
I can't hide who I am anymore!
Miranda (09:39):
um, My name is Miranda and the title of my story is
"Travel With Family".
I love being with my family.
We go on family trips todifferent places every year.
(10:00):
Once we took a trip to KansasCity for an Easter feast and to
visit my uncle and cousins.
The weather was pretty cool upthere, but not terrible cold.
I walked into the house and Icould smell a baked ham and
(10:24):
candied sweet potatoes.
That's my dad's favorite, heused to like to eat that when he
was little.
My uncle and aunt, my Grandmaand Grandfather, two siblings
and my two cousins were there.
It was chaotic at the housebecause my cousins were young
(10:50):
and playing around My uncle andaunt want to get a therapy dog
for one of my cousins, to helphim with his"Special Needs".
After we had Easter lunch, wehunted for eggs inside and out
(11:12):
of the house.
To see, my uncle made me feelhappy, but his dog had passed
away that year, and that madehim sad.
Another time when we went on atrip to Waco, Texas we were
(11:34):
staying during the day, and comeback before it got dark.
I was able to see my otheruncle's dog and his cat.
Our dog Nugget, the pug was,unfortunately not there because
(11:55):
we didn't bring him on the trip.
The first thing that I did whenI got to Waco was go out to eat
for my cousin's birthday, attheir favorite burger
restaurant.
After dinner, we went to thehouse, I went outside and played
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with the beautiful big dogs,Jack and Charlie.
Charlie is brownish red, Jack isblack.
Then we watched movies with mycousins at home.
It was about a horse calledSpirit.
My cousin forced us to watch itthree times on repeat.
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I love animals.
I love taking road trips and Ilove being around my family.
I am so lucky to have so manyfamily members to visit in so
many different places, with somany different animals.
Julio (13:21):
My name is Julio Solismilam.
The name my story is"ZombieMovies and Me." I am a human.
I feel happy.
I want a job for a goal.
I offer friendship.
At work I am important.
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At work I feel happy when I amcleaning.
I want to keep working at GalaxyMovie Theater because I love
Zombie movies.
Since I was a baby, I likedZombies.
Zombie movies are some of myfavorite movies.
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Zombie movies do not scare me atall, they actually make me
excited.
I started watching Disney Zombiemovies when I was around 15.
This series of zombie movies ismy favorite.
I loved it right away.
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I knew I was going to like themas much as I like Disney.
I like to watch these moviesboth by myself and with my
family.
I usually watch them in theliving room or in my bedroom On
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July 15th, 2022 I saw"Zombie 3"on Disney plus at home.
The characters are Zeb andAddison.
These characters make me feelhappy because I have seen them
in Zombies One and Two.
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In Zombies Three Addison leavesSeabrook, her hometown, and that
part made me sad.
A song called"Some Day" startsplaying and Addison starts to
cry because she miss herfriends.
It makes me feel sad because Ifeel her emotions.
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I have missed my friends before,and I know how that feels.
My dream is to be a character inone of these Zombie movies.
I would want to be one of thewolf characters in the wolf
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pack.
They act like a wolf and howl atthe moon.
They are good guys.
They help find the Moonstonebefore it is destroyed.
I like to help others too.
I found out that I liked to drawafter I had seen my first Zombie
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movie.
I have made drawings of all theZombie movies.
I drew them with my coloredpencils.
The characters in my drawing areAdison, Ali and Alison.
Alison is an alien, she has bluehair like in the movie.
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I am Julio.
I am a human who loves Zombiemovies.
I miss my friends sometimes.
I like to help people.
I offer to be kind to others inmy life.
I am happy.
I am doing good.
Chloe (17:31):
My name is Chloe Rodriguez, and this is my story
"Belonging".
A long time ago, I went to mymiddle school Fancy Dress
Halloween Dance.
I was just going to go asmyself, but my mom said,"No way,
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we are going to find you a greatcostume!" And in the end I went
as Chucky's Bride.
I went with my friends Zoe,Hector, Gloria, Ariana, Juan and
Matthew.
We were waiting outside to getin, but there was a tinsey
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problem, we needed ID andtickets to get in, and I
realized I didn't have either.
Then we figured out that my momhad my ID and she could pay for
the tickets.
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The dance was held in thecafeteria.
It's a big room that is usuallyfull of rounds of tables, but
they move them off to the sideand made room for us to dance in
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the middle.
They had a DJ and brought inparty lights.
It looks really cool.
I noticed there were some peoplebeing, you know, party poopers,
hanging out on the sides, but myfriends and I were there to have
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fun.
The DJ was playing really coolmusic, so we went onto the dance
floor and started dancing andhaving fun.
We were dancing and laughing andhaving fun, in that moment I
felt like I belong and I felthappy.
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I am so gra...
grateful to have friends likethat in my life.
I'm so grateful to have a placewhere I feel like I belong.
Abie (20:10):
My name's Abigair...
My name's Abie Tiburcio and thisis my story"Music Baking".
I love to bake.
I like listening to music when Ibake.
I like Cumbia music, that isHappy.
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Bake and listening to music makefor feel exciting, proud, and
happy.
Let me tell you the time when Ineed to bake a cake for my
friend Clifton.
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I wanted to bake him a pink cakebecause pink is Clifton's
favorite color.
So some people may think thatit's so weird for a boy to like
the color pink, but I think it'scool, like that shirt that says,
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"Real men wear pink".
My family were there while Ibake.
I put on Kids Pop,"Cumbia a lagente” and we dance.
Pop Cumbia is fun to bake withand listening to music make bake
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happy.
Clifton love his cake and I wasvery proud for the the very
colorful, colorful birthday cakeI bake for him.
My family listen to Cumbiamusic.
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My family love, eat cake anddance.
Dezi (22:26):
My name is Dezi Villasana and this is my story,"To Eat,
Jump Rope and Family Time." Twothings of my favorite things are
food and exercise.
The strangest thing I ever eatenwas a dead barbecue cricket for
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a snack.
It was very crunchy, but notthat bad.
In fact, it was really good,kind of tasty.
Oh yeah, I would eat that again.
I love to go out to eat.
I, I don't really like cooking,if I could I would always eat
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out.
I like to try lots of differentfoods.
My favorite type of food is P.
Terry's Bacon Cheeseburger andfries.
I love, I love everything aboutit.
I love the way it feels when Itake my first bite and the
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ketchup squishes out sidewaysall over my fingers.
When I was young, I liked tojump rope.
I was given my first jump ropefor my, sixth birthday from my
mom.
I would jump rope outside,inside, anywhere.
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When I jump rope it makes mefeel excited and happy.
I like to think about nothingand just focus on the exercise.
When I jump rope I don't reallyget tired, I feel like I can
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jump rope all day.
I really like exercise.
I like to go for a walk with mymom and dad and sometimes we run
and lift weights and I dopushups, but my jump rope is my
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favorite.
I really like spending time withmy parents exercising.
When we exercise together I getexcited.
Excercise can be hard but itfeels like I have more energy in
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my body.
After I finish exercising, Islow down, go inside, drink some
water until I feel like I can doit all over again.
The best thing about food andexercising, is that I can hang
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out with my parents.
My parents are smart, loving,wonderful, confident, and fun to
be around.
They are the most amazingparents I ever had in my life.
I Feel so lucky to have myparents that enjoy the things I
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love to do.
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Me, MsBoye.
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taking on the role of producerand for help with recording and
as well as everything to do withDigital Media Arts.
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