Natalie is another one of my students. She is in a
‘beginner’s class’ but, who could tell WHILE reading her very poignant text!
When I first heard her read it last Monday evening, I was immediately taken.
She is true to herself in her writing for her spontaneous nature comes through.
So here it is filled with her positive energy!
Thursday evening, after reading Suzanne's email,
I was in a panic !
What am I gonna write about myself? My childhood or my tumultuous teen years? Is
it much better to talk about the present?
Four days passed and I didn't find the answer. I think I was afraid
because I had to write a text with different verb tenses. Ok! Ok! I’ll stop being a sissy and I'm gonna
jump!
I was born in 1970 and after one year and a half,
I could choose my parents. Yes, choose! I'm an adopted child and I always felt that I
chose them. When I was a child the
doctor diagnosed a complete deafness of my left ear. Since this time, every year, I have to have
some tests and I have to be very careful with my right ear.
Time passed, I grew up and was becoming a young
adult. Suddenly, when I was 25 years
old, I woke up one morning and I realized I couldn't hear anything. The complete deafness came in my life without
an appointment. It was a terrible shock. My life changed forever!
Since then, technology has progressed and I'm at
peace with my condition. I know my
hearing capacity will never be the same.
So what! … Life goes on and life
is wonderful.
So,
NOW I have a new role model! She is MY cheerleader in a way, when I get a gift
of a wonderful text like this one! She has ‘worked hard’ all her life and now
her classmates have no reason for ‘excuses’!!
A
proud teacher with the help of
a very committed student!
Natalie and Suzanne
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