Believing That You Can
His daughter was born in Mexico and when she was a
year old Irene had to move back to the United States and
left her daughter with Raul’s sister. When the girl was four,
Irene and Raul decided to go back to get their daughter, but
Raul’s sister did not want to give her back. After a few days
they finally got her back and returned to the United States.
When they got to the United States, they sent their daughter
to school. The girl is now in High School and Raul and
Irene are working in a restaurant to achieve the American
Dream.
Cira Garcia is studying in the Clearwater Adult Education/ United
Methodist Cooperative Ministries Program at the High Point YMCA.
Her teacher is Ms. Roseann Segura.
Isabel Cristina Perez
In this world, people are admired for their personality,
wealth, popularity, and talents. The reasons are different
from person to person, of course. I think one should admire
people who are special to them. Having said that, the person
who has motivated me in my life is my mother because she
has been someone who has always fought against adversity.
She has been a mother and father to my siblings and me; in
fact, she has demonstrated strength and great selflessness to
the point of having three jobs simultaneously to provide a
better life for us. She has tried to be optimistic by looking at
the good side of things; she has never let fatigue, stress, or
the routine of her hard life interfere with her role of mother.
She was outstanding in meeting our emotional, spiritual,
educational, and physical needs. From our childhood, we
grew up with much love and care, and she did everything
she could on our behalf. She is my teacher, my friend, my
mentor, and my guardian because she taught me to keep
moving even though I am close to giving up. She believes
that there is always something wonderful waiting for me:
“You just need to fight and believe in yourself,” she says.
She is my hero in a lot of ways; she helped me realized that
all I need in life is toughness and education.