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 V: So what are you doing these days?
Y: Well, I´m looking for travel tickets 
V: No kidding! I thought you had other plans
Y: Thas´t right. I was thinking of going on an exchange but I thought better of it and I want to leave the country to continue  studying in my specialization
V: How come?
Y: Well, my parents also halped me make the decision saying that it was the best and they are right

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