thanks to umoja and especially my english teacher

“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” Gail Devers

This email is intended to the Umoja program, especially my English teacher.
I remember the first day of class, I had no idea what the class was going to be like and who I was going to be next to.
Most of the school that I have been to, or attended, the teacher did care less about our success or us moving on to the next level. All they did was to make sure they accomplished their goal which was to go through their academic schedule.
I never had experienced someone care so much about her students, giving extension for home works or even taking late assignments.
Their was so many times I wanted to give up, mostly cause I was overwhelmed, tired and depress. But I am not the kind who tells my business to anyone, my main motivation everyday is my daughter and my mother.

When I decided to go back to school, back in September, I was going through some financial difficulties. I had to send money to my parents, take care of my daughter and her mother who recently got a job, I made a decision that I certainly don’t regret to become homeless for a period of time, It isn't what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart. Sleeping in my car mostly, and sometimes at my girlfriend place who didn’t know what I was going through, education became and still my only option to become financially stable. Not that education was the only way out but certainly what I believed in. Now that am more stable financially, I wanted to say thanks to my English teacher that told me once “Don’t give up, you can achieve it whatever you want,” it meant so much to me. Since then I had always kept my head really high even I still fail in numerous way.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.-- Marcel Proust

Thanks Isidra Person-Lynn and the Umoja program