Santa Anita Mural Project

Mi Hermana de Guatemala

There is something so special about my nine year old sister, Maria José, and have grown to dearly love her. Her innocence, contagious laugh, her silliness. I couldn´t help but smile inside when one night she borrowed my diskman, and I overheard here singing really bad, off key, in broken English "No one, no one, can ge waaa what feel fo yyouuuuuu" by Alicia Keys. Yes, I have created another fan! It has become an ongoing joke to try and scare each other randomly when we are not expecting it. I often wish adults were as observant and honest as children. One night while the whole family (five of us) were eating dinner...Maria José looks at me and says "whats wrong with your eyes, have you been crying." The whole table looks ups and the mom gives Maria José a look like she shouldn´t have said that. She is the reason why i now understand why parents want to spoil their children.