My Experience at Carlos Rosario
By Leonardo Cordova
My name is Leonardo Cordova and I‟m from Peru, proudly. I‟ve lived in the
USA a little more than one year leaving behind my three biggest loves which are
my wife and two children. Someday I‟ll be able to explain my absence to my children, I hope they forgive me.
Thank God I work and all is well but I need to communicate with people. I
know very little English. I attend Carlos Rosario through gaining a spot through
the enrollment lottery. Since the beginning, the environment at Carlos Rosario
has been very pleasant. All the school‟s staff are very attentive and approachable. I feel very fortunate to have won the enrollment lottery to attend Carlos
Rosario. I now study English in this prestigious institution which is very well organized. Once enrolled in school I had the honor of being a student in Karen
Whitehurst‟s class. Not only does she have a good method of teaching and lots
of patience, she is also pleasant and lovely.
What can I say about Carlos Rosario? Thank you for existing. Thanks to
this school, I share my experience with people of all different nations like China,
Vietnam, Colombia, Honduras, El Salvador, Ethiopia and many more. This institution brings together students from different countries which makes Carlos
Rosario bigger than is imaginable. It‟s good to know that people here care about
us students and that we have support here. On another note, with all due respect, how beautiful Salvadorian women are!
I have a great relationship with my fellow students. Our teacher provides a
united and fun environment in which to learn. Most of us students have jobs
which require us to work late night hours. We wake up tired sometimes and yet
Karen gives us that „Yes, we can!‟ attitude to persevere. Our purpose is to learn
the English language which will allow us greater possibilities to achieve our goals
in this country.
With all my heart I hope to continue to be enrolled in this school. I owe
this school so much. It has a wonderful staff. Once again, thank you Carlos
Rosario for existing!
Sincerely,
Leo
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