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Hello Rafael I would like you to sit with me today. Look for me and I'll show you where I sit. We could be coloring or just telling scary stories. Thanks for your time". The words of Amanda Moore, a 10-year-old girl who lives in Temecula, California, did not have the most precise Spanish spelling, but they did have admirable intention. The girl had noticed that Rafael, a new fifth-grade classmate at Paloma Elementary School, had no friends and sat alone at lunchtime. But instead of shrugging his shoulders, he decided to do something about it. He approached this boy who had just arrived from Mexico to the United States, but realized that he spoke Spanish and very little English, a bad start to breaking the ice. Then it occurred to her to write a letter, as Amanda's mother, Kimber Kinard, recounts. He used Google Translate to write a short letter inviting Rafael to sit together for lunch the next day.
Amanda Moore to Rafael "He did it all on his own initiative, he just wanted me to check it and make sure it was okay to give it to him," Kinard told BBC America Mobile Number List Mundo. The next day, Amanda gave the letter to Rafael and they both had a very emotional moment at school in which there were even tears. "I felt very happy" Rafael recently arrived in Temecula, a small town north of San Diego, and until a few days ago he felt bad attending school since he did not understand his classmates and the teacher very much. "I felt very happy because she wanted to be my friend," Rafael told ABC News. Since television in California broke the news, Kinard says he has received a lot of congratulatory comments and calls. "I can't believe your small act of kindness has reached so many people on so many levels. "The outpouring of love, admiration and support from her gesture has reached epic proportions," Kinard said.
Amanda Rafael and the parents of the Mexican boy But opinions have also appeared that have touched on the issue of immigration, one of the controversial topics in the United States presidential campaign in recent months. "Some people posted negative things about Amanda and Rafael on my Facebook, and very bad comments about Latin immigration and social benefits" in the United States, Kinard explained to BBC Mundo. However, he considers that they are just people who "have hatred and malice in their hearts, and say bad or ignorant things about a 10-year-old child." Rafael and his new friend still don't fully understand each other, but each makes an effort to learn more of the other's language every day. Even on Halloween night, Amanda and Rafael went trick-or-treating together and the Mexican boy's parents were also with Kimber Kinard.
Amanda Moore to Rafael "He did it all on his own initiative, he just wanted me to check it and make sure it was okay to give it to him," Kinard told BBC America Mobile Number List Mundo. The next day, Amanda gave the letter to Rafael and they both had a very emotional moment at school in which there were even tears. "I felt very happy" Rafael recently arrived in Temecula, a small town north of San Diego, and until a few days ago he felt bad attending school since he did not understand his classmates and the teacher very much. "I felt very happy because she wanted to be my friend," Rafael told ABC News. Since television in California broke the news, Kinard says he has received a lot of congratulatory comments and calls. "I can't believe your small act of kindness has reached so many people on so many levels. "The outpouring of love, admiration and support from her gesture has reached epic proportions," Kinard said.
Amanda Rafael and the parents of the Mexican boy But opinions have also appeared that have touched on the issue of immigration, one of the controversial topics in the United States presidential campaign in recent months. "Some people posted negative things about Amanda and Rafael on my Facebook, and very bad comments about Latin immigration and social benefits" in the United States, Kinard explained to BBC Mundo. However, he considers that they are just people who "have hatred and malice in their hearts, and say bad or ignorant things about a 10-year-old child." Rafael and his new friend still don't fully understand each other, but each makes an effort to learn more of the other's language every day. Even on Halloween night, Amanda and Rafael went trick-or-treating together and the Mexican boy's parents were also with Kimber Kinard.