Seconda faccia (Second Face)
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Nessuno parla di questa parte.
No one talks about this part.
Tutti mostrano il lato buono.
Everyone shows the good side.
Nessuno ha mai detto che sarebbe stato semplice.
No one ever said it would have been easy.
Tutti parlavano solo dei vantaggi dell’esperienza.
Everyone only talked about the experience.
Nessuno ha mai detto che sarebbe stato così difficile.
No one ever said it would be this hard.
Guardare pezzi della tua vecchia vita andare in fumo.
Watching pieces of your old life go up in smoke.
Guardare persone che si allontanano,
Amicizie che svaniscono.
Watching people that walk away,
Friendship that fades away.
Perdere parenti e non poter nemmeno dirgli addio.
Lose relatives and can’t say goodbye.
Vedere tutto questo davanti ai tuoi occhi e non poter fare niente per impedirlo.
Watching all of this in front of your eyes and couldn’t do anything to prevent it.
Nessuno ci aveva avvisato,
Nessuno ci aveva mostrato la seconda faccia dell’esperienza.
No one ever warned us,
No one showed us the second face of the experience.
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Chiara Puccia is a Junior. She is an exchange student who enjoys reading, traveling, being in nature and playing sports. She is involved with theater and the dance team. She is looking forward to improving her English skills this year.
Blake Kline is a senior. He enjoys skateboarding and hanging out with friends. He is looking forward to bettering his skills in graphic design skills this year on The Mav.
