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In this episode, we'll uncover how one determined volunteer melted away skepticism to transform a town's election day, proving that every vote holds the warmth of change.
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Ela lads blava forte, las cage, la pegna suda del Sur de Chile.
The icy wind blew strongly through the streets of the small town in southern Chile ern.
Via dees municipalis ye perlu in vino de a rosto, valdie die gava tempreno al centro communitario.
It was a day of municipal elections and despite the cold August winter, Valeria arrived early at the community center.
Comoo lunari del senro, devotacion su mision clara animarasuko, munida da her sersu dericho alboto.
As a volunteer at the polling station. Her mission was clear. Encouraged her community to exercise their right to vote.
Elcindro de votata vista la donuno mil di se la covina lihira min tempas pila liento de vultan sivoluntarios.
The polling center was set up in a humble room with windows slightly fogged by the breath of voters and volunteers.
Ave intro elam bientesta carregado de speranza.
Inside, the atmosphere was charged with hope.
La calidis illa sistufas contrastava conel friu exterior greendnes pasio cojedor.
The warmth of the heaters contrasted with the cold outside, creating a cozy space.
Valliria col Cava, Cartelles coloridosa, coma va la sia, mira miga Camilla pro cupa l sinteres politico le Jo Dava.
Valeria put up colorful posters and arranged the chairs, while her friend Camilla, worried about political apathy, helped her.
Valeria midol Re Looch. Valeria looked at the clock, Pronto ye garie loos primeros wodantis.
The first voters would arrive soon.
Alo leJOS vioa Joaquim.
In the distance, she saw Joaquin Joaquin.
Ne Ron Vesino, Cocido Porsusti, sismo frente la seles.
Joaquin was a neighbor known for his skepticism about the elections.
For experiences Pa Servas vin Sava Quesubo.
From past experiences, he thought his vote didn't matter.
Valladiavisi vu in tin Tarlona Vezmas.
Valeria decided to try once more.
Se Serco el Counas Sonrisa.
She approached him with a smile.
O la Joaquin vi Jovaleria a hiten do la.
Mano Hello, Joaquin, said Valeria, waving her.
Hand aspin sadu im VOTAROI.
Have you thought about voting today, Joaquin?
Sacudo la cavesa conuna sonrisa patica.
Joaquin shook his head with an apathetic smile. Ara, QUI, why bother neva cambia nunca nothing ever changes, Valadia non serrin dio. Valeria didn't give up.
Comenso l de cambos pecuniostoria ze personas quezunironi lora mejora seen zukomunida.
She started talking about small changes, stories of people who came together and achieved improvements in their community.
Le conos don jaime king rasi yes as razukaye OsO parquin fanti le vanado rasia sl co mite veinal.
She told him about Don Hima, who, thanks to his participation, managed to get his street paved, or about the new children's park built thanks to the neighborhood committee.
Mien tras Valeria lava joaquinescuchava con masac lokel mis mos ferrava.
While Valeria spoke, Joaquin listened more attentively than he himself expected.
Quiss nunca via pinzado and los pecunios cambios que su sevienal.
Reddor perhaps he had never thought about the small changes happening around him.
Las palavra Valia temien sentido.
Valeria's words made sense.
Mito al centro, Geno de vecinos, Charlandu, mando mate barra calentarce.
He looked at the center full of neighbors chatting and thanking mata to warm.
Up Valeria termino di siendo, cavra voto cuente.
Joaquin Valeria finished by saying, every vote counts. Coaquin, so mus part del cambio. We are part of the change.
Joaquin miroel centro de votazioni pensu and suzi jos in comun peg juesto podria ser la di ferencien subida futura.
Coaquin looked at the polling center and thought of his children, how a small gesture could make a difference in their future lives.
Prespidono parexpla re vijo estabien meco venciste.
He took a deep breath to release the vapor in the air and said, all right, you convinced me.
Boy, ja voltar, I'll vote. Valeria sondrio mien traslove yendra ral sentro.
Valeria smiled as she watched him enter the center.
La de sion de Joaquin tu une fec to domino.
Joaquin's decision had a domino effect.
Otru sin el centro alvea Joaquin dam VIENCEI maron a voltar.
Others in the center seeing Joaquin were also encouraged to vote.
La salle impsusee combersasas.
The room began to fill with conversations and laughter.
Camilla upservan duel cambo le viu of vliacido.
Camilla, observing the change, gave Valeria a grateful hug a.
Vie lorado loke parisie in possible.
They had achieved what seemed impossible. Isater il sindro de votac de le ne hie de la comunida comprometida. That afternoon, the polling center was filled with the energy of the committed community.
Vallieria prendel la individual i juaquin primera vesen mucho tiempo comfioenel processo.
Valeria learned the power of individual action and kwaquin for the first time in a long time, trusted the process.
Mintras kayella, noce una, lihira, nevada, kubriel suelodnke mahikuaia kevia, comensao cont frio yes dimo como.
As night fell, a light snowfall covered the ground, lending a magical touch to a day that had begun with so much cold and skepticism.
Valerie ca Mila, compardo, nuna, sondrisa sa tis feche saviendo ke viene chun camvio significa TiVo.
Valeria and Camilla shared a satisfied smile, knowing they had made a significant change.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Spanish, then in English.
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Arsi Kalin Darcy, to warm up. Histo histo, haste, to gesture, be the b thea, be the food to future lives. Effecto domino effecto, domino effecto, domino.
Domino effect pop serva, pop serva, observa, to observe abrasa abrassar abras to.
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