Believing That You Can Believing That You Can
addition, she also learns more academic subjects in Polish
because they are not being taught in the middle school here
in America. While I was thinking about the future for my
daughter, I am inspired to do the same for myself. Though I
already know how to speak English, I have problems with
grammar and understanding the Americans when they
speak. It is never too late to learn another language. It is an
advantage for me. We will be sad when it is time for us to
return to Poland. Nevertheless, I am grateful that we have
the opportunity and experience to learn English directly
from this country. We definitely will be bringing home the
wealthy exposure we have in this language. Perhaps we will
come back for a visit again.
Iwona Okrasa is a student at the Adult and Alternative Education Center
in Key West. Her teacher is Ms. Josephson.
My Family
The love of my family goes deep down in my heart.
There is nothing I wouldn’t do for them. If they wanted me
to go to the moon, I would because that is what families do
for one another. When the kids at school would pick on me,
my sisters and brother would be right there to defend me.
No matter what, my family will forever be in my heart.
There were times when I got into an argument with my
sisters and brother but at the end of the day, we would be
back laughing and carrying on, as if nothing happened. My
mother and father tried their best to raise us to do what is
right. I think they did a very good job. Even though they
made some mistakes, we all turned out ok. Now that we are
all adults, we don’t get a chance to see one another.
We live in different cities and states; however, we’re
always on the phone. Whether it’s with my oldest sister in
Georgia, my baby sister in Ft. Lauderdale, or my brother in
Lauderhill, we always make it our business to keep in touch.
We’re in different areas, and have a lot going on but we
always make time for each other. Between the four of us,
we have seventeen children. I can’t go into names, it’s just
too many. Out of the children, there are ten girls and seven
boys. We are very proud of our children. Even though we