<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: rgb(84, 130, 53); font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 26pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Immigrant’s Pride</span><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">by Bridgett La Shae Wines</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Leaving old and entering new<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Is something really hard to do<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Entering into a foreign land<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(72, 72, 72);">A violin mixed with a jazz band<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Different languages and different races<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Different climates and different places<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">When the world is strong and you feel bony<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">You feel out of place and you feel lonely<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">When everyone else has their own little clique<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">And some people will act like they are the lick<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: inherit; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(72, 72, 72);">Trying to fit in makes your blood boil<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">When you are the water trying to mix with oil<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">But you must learn to bend things a bit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">One way doesn't always have to be it<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Oil and water may not mix, but it all settles down<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Individuality shouldn't be something to fix, but worn proud like a crown<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Next thing you know everyone will try to bite your style.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>