Difficult Writing Experience

Growing up, reading and writing were very difficult things for me to learn. As a young child I had many disadvantages towards these simple tasks. One reason why it was such a challenge was because english was my second language. I didn’t learn English until I was in second grade. The reason for this was that I didn’t have anyone around me to help. I assumed that reading and writing were not important. I always thought I would do fine in life without these materials. Usually, I always read books in spanish rather than in english. I still have trouble reading and writing but after these years I have improved.

I grew up in a household of spanish speakers. My mother always told me to read in english but I never listened. My mother couldn’t do anything to get me reading english, so she

I didn’t say anything, I walked out the classroom calmly, but I knew that I was unable talk because I was frustrated and angry. Even if I talked they would laugh at me again because of my accent. But who would of knew a little girl walking away with so much rage.

I had to personally sit next to my teacher and learn English from the very bottom. While the other kids went outside for recess I had to stay in the class and get extra help with my activities. I remember my teacher getting frustrated with me because I didn’t understand anything. It got to that point that I had to have another classmate, who knew English and Spanish translate for me. After days went by I eventually became as good as anyone in the classroom.

Even Though, receiving help from my parents seemed impossible, they always told me “la vida es dura pero no imposible” meaning “life is hard but not impossible.” Those words stuck to me, they encouraged me to do better, make my parents proud, make myself proud. Which I did in the end. I made more friends, I had less trouble doing my homework, and I was able to translate for my