Niños en los calles 

toque de queda es nada 

asuntos primordiales- ¿qué hora es la cena?

Amo o no amo, es mi barrio 

dices lo que te gutse 

Yo no puedo cambio 


My refrain is about something that happens in my neighborhood. The curfew is not enforced and there are always kids playing outside on the street. That is something I think stands out about my neighborhood. I also included a part about how many people say not so nice things about where I'm from, but it is where I am from and I can't change it. I embrace it, and this song I'm writing will show that. 

Me llamo Tenzin

Soy de Tibet 

Soy de India

Tengo muy tradición

Una es...

What is your refrán supposed to communicate?
- So, my refrán is basically where I'm from and when the whole song is finished, you'll understand like where it'll go because this is only the chorus. 
What are you especially happy about with your first draft?
- The repetition. 
What would you like to improve about your refrán first draft?
- I feel like I still need to write more but then it's a chorus and I don't want it to be long because I'll be repeating that the whole time and I don't want to reveal too much.
What was difficult about writing your refrán?
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​Refrán:
-It talks about my family and how I love them. 
-I think it flows well
-I don't know what to improve, just be able to say it fast and well.
-It was hard to think of what way important enough to repeat throughout the song. 

Donde las calles están gastadas,

La gente y las tiendas más

No siempre es seguro

Pero es mi casa sólo.

My refrain is describing my neighborhood. I'm very happy that I got it done, and it makes sense. I might want to make it longer, but I'm not sure. I had some trouble using phrases that sounded good together.