Believing That You Can
Someone or Something I Admire
A Daughter’s Choice
When I think of someone I respect and love, my mother
always comes first. We were born in Colombia and despite
not having much money our mother raised six children. She
always cooked good food for us and gave us a clean place to
live. My mother and father always tried to teach us good
values: honesty, hard work, and responsibility. My mother
lives in Colombia part of the year and here in the U.S. with
me part of the year. She helps me in my business and at
home. Not only do I greatly respect my mom, I deeply love
my mom and dad.
Adriana Bolen studies at Dunbar Community School in Fort Myers. She
is in Vicki McDonald’s ESOL 4 class. She is from Colombia, and now
lives in Fort Myers with her husband and son.
The Nicest Thing in My Life
The nicest thing in life is being a mother. I begin
today’s story with this statement because since I have
memories, my mother is the person who I admire and love
the most with all my heart. I never heard my mother
complain about the difficult economic situation we had in
our country; or about how hard she needed to work to get
the things we needed. I never saw her crying or sad, she
probably didn’t want me to ask her why was she crying or
the reasons for her sadness.
Now that I am older and able to see the things that
happen around me, I realize that my mother is a fighter. She
has always fought for me and for what she believes in. Last
year, when we finally left Cuba and came to an unknown
country, she demonstrated to me that she is still fighting to
survive; and to give both of us freedom and a better future.
This is the reason why my story begins by saying that the
person I admire and love the most is my mother.