Someone or Something I Admire
Amaya Canals studies at Miami Senior Adult Educational Center. She
attends a child care vocational class with Mrs. Ximena Lopez.
My Parents
My name is Astrid. I love to write about my parents.
My parents are the people who I admire and respect totally.
They are living in Colombia. They are elderly, but they give
all their love to their grandsons and their sons. In family
gatherings, we always remember when we were children
and the mischief we made, like the falls from the horses, the
falls from the trees, and the jokes with our cousins and
nephews. But the people who are most excited and enjoyed
this the most were my parents. We all laughed and
remembered those great days.
They are the light in my eyes and the guides of my life.
They are the constructors who made me who I am today:
the person with good ethical principles, with kindness and
sincerity. They have my admiration, respect, and deep love!
Astrid Correal is from Colombia. She came to the U.S. with her husband
and three sons in December 2011. She is a student in Vicki McDonald’s
ESOL 4 class at Dunbar Community School in Fort Myers. Both Astrid
and her husband worked in a medical clinic in Colombia and they hope
to continue in that field in the U.S.
Raul
Raul was born in a small town in Hidalgo, Mexico. He
was the youngest of seven brothers. When he was four years
old his mom died. He grew up with his step mom, who was
also his aunt because she was his mom’s sister. His aunt
had seven other children. This boy was neglected and grew
up in poverty. He only went to elementary school and got to
fourth grade. When he got out of school his father made him
work hard in the field until he got tired and decided to
immigrate to the United States. When he got to the United
States he worked in the field, in factories and in
construction. He married a woman named Irene. Soon
afterwards, she got pregnant; but because of health and
economic reasons, Irene had to go back to Mexico.