Personal Story
Patrice, Grandma, and I went back to David’s Bridal to
pick up the wedding dress. When we got there Patrice tried
her dress on to show Grandma. While we were waiting for
Patrice to come out of the dressing room we found the
flower girl’s dress. Brian and his best man Joe had to go
find their suits. Patrice said, “Can I go?” Brian said, “Ok.”
Patrice and Brian found suits that looked perfect. The suit
was black, the shirt was white, and the tie was purple.
Patrice said, “I like that” It will look good for the wedding.”
Brian is a good man for Patrice. He is doing all that he can
for their wedding. He is working very hard to help me. I feel
that Brian is a good guy. He likes to be included with the
family and we like to have him around too. I cannot wait to
know him better. Now we have all the things Patrice and
Brian need for their wedding, and we are waiting for their
special day, June 8. I would like to say thank you to all of
the Learn to Read Team. Without them I would not have
been able to write this story. They have worked very hard to
help me. Learn to Read is a very good program for adults
who do not know how to read.
Betty Caldwell is a student at Learn to Read Jacksonville.
My Story
I am from Guatemala; I came to the United States in
February 2006. I remember when I went to the store for the
first time to buy groceries. When I was ready to pay for my
stuff, the cashier asked me, “Do you need anything else?” I
stayed silent and said in my mind “What is she saying to
me?” She asked me again, “Anything else?” I did not speak
any English those days and so I didn’t understand what the
cashier was saying to me. Then my friends and I found an
American woman that taught us the English language, we
paid her for that. She taught us for three months. Later we
went to a church to get English classes also was for three
months. I was so happy because I was learning a lot of
English. Finally I found Dunbar Community School. I gave
thanks to God because I was praying for that.