After scary start, she’s adjusting to freeway driving
“One of the things I miss about living in the UK is the transportation system over there. It’s easy to get on the train and go from point A to point B. Over here, everybody’s driving....
Author: David Berkowitz
Online meet-up leads to new life in new country
“I met my husband online. We were friends through a social network. When we started talking on the phone, we had this connection. We didn’t struggle for words. It felt natural. “This went on for about...
He has a puzzle-like fascination with genealogy
“I had a fascination with Egypt, so I took a course in Egyptology. I learned to read hieroglyphs. Then I had a fascination with bagpipes, so I took lessons and learned to play them. I marched...
Education proves to be ‘my ticket out’
“My grandmother only made it up to seventh grade. All the other women before her on her side didn’t get further than that, either. So she wanted something better for me. She made sure I understood...
She positively influences lives of young people
“My grandmother was very protective of me. I was never really let out of the house unless I found a way out. Those times that I did, one of the guys I dated before my husband...
‘I learned that my mom wasn’t really my mom’
“When I was 20 years old, I learned that my mom wasn’t really my mom, my dad wasn’t really my dad, and my siblings weren’t really my siblings. “My mother got pregnant with me at a...
Job situation leads to long-distance relationship
“I went to school only five years in Mexico. So all of my life, I am only a worker. All of my life, I do physical work. I don’t have an option. We’re looking for money....
Children learn to be civic minded and much more
“I’m 49, and I’m the youngest of 11 siblings. There were four things that my mother and father stressed to all of us. One, get an education because nobody can take that from you. Two, never...
Her father taught her many lessons about life
“I grew up hearing my dad tell stories about his horseback riding and gunslinging. As a young kid, I always thought they were just tall tales. But they weren’t. “He was an orphan. By the time...
She’s taking care of, and driving, her Daisies
“My mother is probably the strongest woman I know. I mean, she raised 11 children. So I knew something was going on when she or the neighbor would call me at work sometimes several times a...
