In 1991, I was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. I have always been fortunate to have a lovely mom and an incredible dad. I also have lots of really cool aunts, uncles and primos. San Luis Potosi is a charming colonial city; it is full of baroque art and cobblestone streets. Ever since I was young, I started to like everything about my state – also named San Luis Potosi – and my country. My dad bought me many books about Mexican history. I still like to read about it and m

I read a book about trains. I learned a lot about trains. Many people ride trains. They go to many places. They like to travel. You can see many things from the train. They have windows on the train. You can see trees as you go by the hills on the train. You can see animals. You can see beautiful flowers everywhere. You can see birds flying around in the sky. At night you can see bright lights. Sometimes you can see the sun come up in the morning time. Sometimes y

I had stopped attending the Hayward Library Literacy – Plus Learners Program for months because I had a major knee replacement surgery last May. My recovery has been a long process. I had a lot of therapy through the rehabilitation program of the hospital. I am still experiencing pain every now and then, however I’m dealing with the pain in a positive way. I wanted to resume my studies so I made contact with my tutor Alma to meet at the library. Alma is an excellent tutor

My company closed in 2008, so I went to E.D.D. (Employment Development Department) to receive unemployment. They sent me to the Hayward Adult School Education & Career Center to learn to be a computer technician. I didn't know anything about this job and my English was not good. So I went to the Hayward Public Library to get some information and saw a card for the Literacy Plus program. I gave them call to make an appointment, and they checked my English spelling, reading,