My name is   Anibal  Gonzalez. I was born in Puerto Rico in November 4, 1948. I came to the United States in the 1970s. I was fifteen years old when I came over here.  I came from a large family of seventeen, ten sisters and seven brothers. My parents hardly could read and write and at the same time very poor. Besides, back in  those day s,  my parents thought that education wasn’t that important. Both of them were Roman Catholic, faithful to God, and with a lot of love for us. However, poverty along with disorientation affected my learning abilities as well as the lives of some of my older brothers. For that reason my father decided not to let us go back to school just when we were in the third grade. He said that we should help him on the farm and the errands on the house. The fact, that I was so young to be pulled out from the school and the behavior of my father, I believe affected me mentally.  Because I kept  that in my mind even to this present day.  Sometime when I visualize my past, I feel very sad with myself, because I wasted the most precious time of life. I could have done a lot better for myself, and today I could have a career. Anyway, as horrible as it might look, I can’t dwell on the past, instead I must concentrate on the future. That’s why I’m coming to the reading program hoping that some day I can get the G. E. D.  That's  my  main goal at this point.

My name is James Oliver. The thing that I would like to do is to read more in the Brooklyn Public library to better my self. My goals are to learn more about the skills of different words in reading. I know that I will do the best that I can to better my skills in the workshop. I hope that my teacher K C will understand that I am very good person to many people in the learning center.I will give a lot of help to many people that need it. So many of the other sisters and brothers
don’t know how to say I need help in my reading and writing skills. I know that it will be a better year for many of us that you I am so happy about being in the reading program. So many people are in my corner to help me in a lot of thing in my life.The house that I live at is call Damon house of Brooklyn New York. Many people stay there to get help in many things like solving problems that they have and the familythat they came form. I like Damon House because it is a safe place for people with Family problems. So I learn to speak to many different family and friends in my group at the program that I am in. So I like being with my brothers and sisters and The house. I learn that without others you will not make a lot of good friends in the World that we live in.  So said I will learn more about my self in other in the Class room. We are all good sister and brother so helping each other will better our learning skills and reading.

Ricardo  Velasquez

I  come to the Literacy Program because  I would like to learn and write English very well.  Because I know my English is not  good enough.

I came to New City five years ago and I think is a beautiful city I am working  at Board of Education .My family are living in my country but they have to come soon to New York I have three children two boys and one daughter .

Now am living in my brother house. He has a beautiful family they are living in  New York for along time.I would like to know some states of United States. I was living in Los Angeles for six months and I think it is an interesting city  I would like to know Washington D. C.

I know to get a better job in United States it is very important, the Language, that is why  I try to read newspaper , books etc.

Hello! My name is Sall Ababacar and I have a middle name Sedikhe. I was born in West Africa```````````. Saint-Louis is the second city of Senegal Republic.It’s
a Small country, before the independence It was a French colony. The population is 8 million people. I went to New York, December 1996.

I came to this programme, Williamsburgh Learning Center, because I need help. I want to learn the language of Shakespeare. I’m living in the society of
communication, it is for that is very important. Personally I maitrise the American English for to provide, reading, writing, and speaking well. I would like to
learn more in the computer, because is the pratical instrument of communication, commercial, and exchange a lot of many things. And help me fine good job.

First of all I came to this learning center to brush up on my reading and writing because I found out I have gotten real slow according to my addiction.  But today I don't even worry about that.  I still keep pressing on.  I found out that I have gotten  real slow.  So if I really want what I need I must really help my self.  And that's what I'm going to do so I know with out any type of education I'm really lost.  Without any type of education.  Knowing me I have to be honest with my self.  I also know I have to work real hard in order to make it.  Plus I know I can be a better person.

I am Erasmo Herrera.  I live in the Borough of Brooklyn, New York.  My hobby is to read at night books about psychology where I learn to improve my character.  Also I like to play Mexican music like Mariachi and to sing with my guitar or with my violin.  And sometimes I do exercise like running 15 or 20 minutes.  I would like to  practice baseball but the truth is that time is too short for me because I work 6 days a week and the schedule does not permit.  As for the weekends, on Saturdays I like to go and dance and share with my friends.  But that is without drinking.  I have more than three years without taking a drink and I feel well like that without taking the first drink.  Sundays I go to the mass and after the mass I give guitar classes to some girls.  I am not a teacher, but I like to share with others my knowledge.
I am  a curious person  who apparently  lost  11 years .  I mean  that  my last  studying year  was 11 years ago, but  now  I' m enthusiastic  and  decided  to start again  but there are difficulties, it is that I don't know  to read  and write  English   So for now  the first  thing that I have to do  is learn  this.
I think that  if maintain myself studying,  in  a little I shall  improve  little  a little my knowledge.