Someone or Something I Admire
My mother has always thought education is the most
important aspect in life, even though she did not have the
opportunity to finish her own career. She believes an
education can make dreams a reality, develop personal
growth, and improve quality of life. She said, “Without an
education, it is hard to succeed.” For this reason, she pushed
me to study when I was in my country, Honduras. She
always stood by my side to encourage me to achieve my
career. She has shown me that with determination,
discipline, and perseverance, I can realize my goals. She put
me on the right pathway to continue my studies and seek
opportunities and experiences that could open the door for
me to continue being successful. According to this, people
like my mother inspire me to go ahead no matter the
obstacles that may arise in everyday life in my new country.
My mother has given me the best tools that an individual
could hope for in order to overcome some of the hardest
stages of my life.
Claudia Elizabeth Lemus, a native of Honduras, is currently an
Academic Skills student at Brewster Technical Center in Tampa, FL.
Someone I Admire
I’m writing a brief story about my life. I grew up in
Puerto Rico with my wonderful grandmother and my
beloved brother. At the age of three, I experienced a very
painful situation in which my parents tragically died. Thank
God that He put a special person in my life who raised me
along with my brother. My grandmother Carla put away her
suffering for the loss of her daughter and raised us like her
very own. She did not have the best life as we were
growing up. Her marriage was very hard but she remained
a warrior and worked hard to give her children a better life.
Now I can understand her big sacrifices of the love she had
for us. She taught us to love God. I remember going to
church, shopping and eating at restaurants with my
Grandmother. I didn’t understand why she told me no or
didn’t allow me to do certain things, but now being a
mother I completely understand! The fear of something
happening to one of our children is unimaginable and the