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--DS: Levi Gideon Aviyodeha (24) [AnnaMarie]
----Dgf: Shayna Dalia Prinz (23)
------Ddog: Leo (6 months)

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So on to the questions.... Discussion questions first and then the questions that apply to Levi's story below.

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-Where you were born
-Where you were raised
-Where your parents live
-Where you live
-What parent's jobs are
-Parent's looks
Ok for the discussion questions, what do we think? I think it would be nice if all the kids were born in israel, and raised near our grandparents? Levi for one will still live there... What do you guys think for jobs, looks etc? I've said below that Levi looks just like grandfather Elijah with dark brown wavy hair & chocolate brown eyes...

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-What your relationship with your parents is like
-What your relationship with your siblings is like
-What your relationship with your grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles is like
-If you have a girlfriend/boyfriend/husband
-Who your friends are
-What your hobbies are
-Are there pets in the family
-Any medical conditions
-What grade you are in/what major you are studying/what your job is
-Looks
These questions are just for Levi so...
Levi was always a good kid, made reasonably good grades and was a fairly talented football player. When he was about 15 though he made friends with a new crowd of people and started going off the rails. He began sneaking out, partying, drinking, smoking, stealing and just generally being a delinquent. Danny & Roni didn't know what to do about their little boy who was quickly travelling down a path that would lead to serious trouble. They employed a few tough love techniques that Levi hated them for at the time, but is very thankful for it now... Looking back, Levi knows the moment they got through to him - it was just before his 17th birthday and that night he and his friends had broken into a liquor store and got caught. He got locked up, and Danny & Roni left him there in a last ditch effort to get through to him. It worked. Levi spent 6 days in jail before he was realeased without charge and from then on he avoided his ex-friends.

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Before Levi's rebellion, he'd always found his little sisters kind of annoying. He grew up alot after that ordeal and actually took the time to try and get to know his little sisters and realised that they were really turning into brilliant people. Since then he's really tried to be the big brother he should have been all along and really be there for them, no matter what... and that included (and still includes!) scaring off the odd boyfriend or admirer that was way below their standards! As for the rest of the family, he has a lot of respect for his grandparents and would do anything for them. He's the oldest grandchild so trys to look out for all his younger cousins as much as he can, but it isn't always easy to keep track of them all!

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A lot of his family was really unimpressed with him for awhile after all the grief he gave his parents, but 7 years on he's redeemed himself. Levi doesn't really take the credit for that though as he does like to point out that they never really fully forgave him until he meet and started dating a lovely girl named Shayna. The family really credits Shayna for making Levi the man he is today. They've been dating for about 3 years now, and Levi is sure that she's the woman he wants to marry and is planning on proposing soon.

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As for friends and hobbies, after the whole 'rebel' phase, Levi apologised to a lot of people that he'd hurt pretty badly including his best friend in the world, Adam. Levi & Adam had been best friends since childhood, but when Levi lost his way he'd lashed out at Adam, and the pair stopped talking. Adam always hoped that Levi would find his way back though, so when Levi came and apologised for all the horrible things he'd said and done, there was no hesitation in Adam's forgiveness. Levi picked up playing football again which has always been a real passion and also how he meet Shayna, as her brother, Liron, plays on the same team as Adam & Levi.

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Levi & Shayna live together only about a 20 minute drive from where Levi's grandparents live. Levi teaches at the local school and also coachs football for the kids. After having the experiences he had, he also voluteers with at risk youth and tries to make a difference. Shayna is a reportor who writes for the local newspaper, but she is also an author and is currently writing her first novel. They have a golden lab puppy named Leo who is only 6 months old and is their pride and joy.

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Levi has often been told he's the splitting image of his grandfather Eli. Levi has dark brown hair which has a slight wave to it, and deep chocolate brown eyes. Shayna also has dark brown hair, but has blue eyes.