Comparing Thanksgiving And Dominican Republic

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Thanksgiving is a special day for our families, we have the opportunity to reunite in a place and have a celebration for all the good things life has given us. This year my family will celebrate Thanksgiving in Orlando. I will be going to Orlando 2 days before Thanksgiving to help my mom prepare and buy all the stuff for the dinner. I am going to go in my car so I will have to drive 3 hours and a half to Orlando that is one of the things I hate the most. One part of family will take an airplane to come to Orlando from Dominican Republic. Last year Thanksgiving we had a blast in Dominican Republic, I am sure this year we will have the best Thanksgiving celebration, because I am going to work on the

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