Our 2020 edition of The Joy of Writing is currently in process and we hope to have it ready to print by the end of the month.
This annual publication is an opportunity for adult students, who are learning how to read and write, to have their stories published in a collection of writings with their peers. This activity builds confidence in our students and allows many of them to share their stories of perseverance with the community.
Here's a sneak peek of one of the stories from this year's book:
When I was 9 years old, I saw my Mother go out one door of our house and my Father went out another door, after their big fight.
My mother went to a seamstress and asked her to make two pairs of pants.
Then two weeks later, my Mother rode a horse back to the seamstress. She tried on the pants. They fit her. So she got on the horse and said, "Now I wear the pants in the family!!"
She rode over the mountain to her coffee farm. She raised us seven children by growing everything that we needed. The kids helped her to grow, pick, clean, wash, dry, grind, and sell the coffee beans.
She worked long and hard for us to have a better life. She had a big vision for us. (especially focused on education)
My mother taught me more than I learned in the University. She only had two years of school. She learned from life.
