Believing That You Can
most attractive attribute of Tunquen is that it permitted us to
relax in a beautiful atmosphere filled with peace.
Marcela Cabrera is an advanced student in ESOL at Sheridan Technical
Center in Hollywood, Florida. Her teacher is Suell E. Scott.
That Special Place
Far, far, away there is a place that I think that is the
nearest place to God on earth. It is a magical place where
waves crash and the ocean is so clear that you can see all
the way to the bottom. It is a place in the coast of the
Pacific Ocean. That place is called Los Molles. It is the
greatest place on earth. My mom took me to this place
when I was little and even today I think there is no place
that makes me feel that way. I really can feel how the world
was made and what God was thinking of when he created
us. I think that way because that was how I’ve learned to
live. Just enjoying the small great things that life gives us. I
remember the day when I first saw that place. I had the
feeling that I had found the place where I can find myself. I
stayed there for hours just looking at the sea. I couldn't
think about anything else, only that the place was awesome
and I didn’t want to go back to my house. I wanted to live
there. When I was a little bit older, I started thinking about
my life. I realized that I didn't have a big or perfect family,
but they really were the perfect family for me.
I don’t need more money, more love, or anything
else. My mom was alone with my brother and me, but I
can’t think of a better way of being so near to each
other. We enjoy being together just sitting near the
chimney with marshmallows and others things that we like
to eat. We laugh all the time remembering the old times
and the new happenings of the day. Day by day, that time,
that place, that special feeling, is what makes me the
happiest girl in the world, and that place, definitely, my
favorite place in the world. I don’t understand why people
are so sad when they don’t have money or why they are so
stressed. I think that they don’t enjoy life. They don’t
enjoy their families or perhaps they don’t know how to
enjoy themselves. For me, it all seems so great. We have so