The Best Story I Ever Heard by Adriana Brooks https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5 Directions: Post your story here either using audio, video, or writing. en-us 2020-06-11 21:48:51 UTC 2020-10-16 20:10:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f49b.png One of the best stories I have heard throughout my life was from my mother and father. They made a brave and bold choice when they were nineteen years old to leave everything they knew, including their family, and move from Mexico to California. They wanted to provide a life to their children one day that they could not have themselves. It was not an easy transition for them but they stuck with one another, overcame obstacles that they felt were impossible at times, and managed to pave a way for themselves in a new country that they would call their home. My parents are now in their late 70's and to see their strength and resilience throughout the years gives me power and hope to aspire to be just like them not only for myself but for my own family so they can see their sacrifices were worth it. https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/624251001 2020-06-12 15:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/624251001 ex story arturoromotorrez1_7 https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/687710147 One of the best stories that they have told me came from my ex and it is his first love, (as if I cared at that time) well it all started with her in high school I knew the boy who already had a girlfriend but, his girlfriend from that The boy was bad with my ex and at one point the boy had to choose one and he stayed with my ex and after that they were together for a few years then she came to Ecuador and he was going to ask her to marry him but he did They killed since he was part of a gang or something like that and she kept the letter that he gave her and showed it to me and I just laughed, I lose it is being very unhappy but I have my reasons]]> 2020-08-19 17:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/687710147 My Story https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/688310405 One of my stories  was when I came to the United States, my family and my friends were all left behind in Honduras.  The first time I tried to come to the US I was a little scared.  I was sent back to my country from Mexico, but the second time I came I was fine.  I rode “the beast” to get to someplace in Mexico.  The beast is a train that goes from Honduras all the way to Mexico.  People all crowd into the train.  Some people climb on the outside of the train  The people of Mexico were kind to us.  The brought us food and some people allowed us to sleep at their house.  Some of the police gave us food and clothes.  They helped us kids. When I got to the US I went to Texas, from there I was sent to Chicago to the immigrant center.  I lived there for one year and I met a lot of people from all around the world.  Some people think the center was bad, but those people were very kind.  They gave us food, they taught us many things and we all had rooms.  They allowed us to call our families too.  After that I came to California to this program and I have a foster family.  Now I am very happy.


]]> 2020-08-19 21:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/688310405 my moms story https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689777395 I would describe my mom as a hard worker. In the beginning of my moms story she was just starting college when i was in kindergarten. she was trying to balance our family and college.in the middle of her story she got into the nursing program and it was really hard for her, sometimes i can how frustrated she is and sometimes she would work so hard that she wouldn't even sleep especially when she has to study. in the end of her story 8 years past and now she got her bachelors degree and now she a nurse. 

by: Leana.G]]> 2020-08-20 16:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689777395 The trip to my aunts house by prabjit sandhu https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689792912  I was  playing around with a basketball at aunt’s house try to balance on the basketball(inside) banged my head of the dresser(the pointy part) really close to the  eye surprising i didn't cry but i was bleeding alot. So my aunt took me to the doctor i was not given stitches but i got a huge bandage

]]> 2020-08-20 16:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689792912 My Cousin's Story https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689793669 About 5 years ago  it was a normal day at my cousin's house. I was sleeping over.  Then my cousins brother came in.He started  to tickle us. It just seemed like a normal life. A year passed Since that day and when I came over to their house my cousins brother came in his car. He  was Stronger bigger. It seems like I didn't even know him.  When he came into the garage he got out of his car and went straight into the house without even saying hi.  I went to the car and I saw a pack of cigarettes laying there. A year later he started doing drugs, and took steroids and that's when his parents sent him to rehab. After that I didn't see him for a long time.
After rehab he came back as a new person.


]]> 2020-08-20 16:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689793669 My story https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689807263 Around 8 years ago, I went to a friend's house to go swimming. We had a lot of fun. On our way back inside from swimming, I had forgot to dry my feet beforehand. Due to my poor actions, I had slipped on the tile floor and hit my head on the corner of a glass table. When I fell I had cut my eyebrow open. We had to go to the hospital afterwards to get some stitches and there is a scar still currently there. I know now to take more safety precautions when coming back inside from swimming.]]> 2020-08-20 16:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689807263 my story- sohil https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689823053 one time i was at my friend house having fun and just playing and chilling. Then all of a sudden his car stared at late night and we freaked out. We went to go check it out and saw no one  there we thought it was a robber.  Then we saw it was his younger brother and then we went to back to sleep.]]> 2020-08-20 16:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689823053 3 years ago I went to Mexico with my moms sister and my cousins. It was fun when we got there just helping my uncle farm and it fun because you just dig up a little hole, put a seed and then cover it up. Afterc work we go back home then shower and change. Then we go to eat around 8. We left and ate food. The next day we all got quads and decided to go to the mountains. it was my two cousins on the front and making it three on the back. It was a bad idea because i knew something could go wrong. Then when i saw a sharp turn i told him to go slow and since he's over 20 and he probably didn't care so he went faster and as he turned me and my cousin fell off and went down rolling down about 25-30 feet. It hurt so much and i still have the big scar on my arm. I will never forget this day because It's one of those days where you thought you were gonna die. https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689825712 2020-08-20 16:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689825712 https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689827240 i was going to safeway and this old women almost got hit by a car and then she apologize after she almost hit me ]]> 2020-08-20 16:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689827240 Ariany story https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689832978 One of my stories  was when I came to the United States, my family and my friends were all left behind in Honduras.  The first time I tried to come to the US I was a little scared.  I was sent back to my country from Mexico, but the second time I came I was fine.  I rode “the beast” to get to someplace in Mexico.  The beast is a train that goes from Honduras all the way to Mexico.  People all crowd into the train.  Some people climb on the outside of the train  The people of Mexico were kind to us.  The brought us food and some people allowed us to sleep at their house.  Some of the police gave us food and clothes.  They helped us kids. When I got to the US I went to Texas, from there I was sent to Chicago to the immigrant center.  I lived there for one year and I met a lot of people from all around the world.  Some people think the center was bad, but those people were very kind.  They gave us food, they taught us many things and we all had rooms.  They allowed us to call our families too.  After that I came to California to this program and I have a foster family.  Now I am very happy.]]> 2020-08-20 17:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689832978 the way I broke my foot https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689834747 It all started at sky zone, when i broke my foot. It happened when I was jumping and all of a sudden they turn off all the lights. I cant see anything no one can. So I jumped off to the side, so no one can hit me and when i landed on the ground I couldn't walk when I got up. I thought to my self my foot must be broken. When me and my cousins got home, my parents didn't think it was broken because I wasn't crying.  The next morning come by and boom it was broken and my parnets now believed me]]> 2020-08-20 17:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689834747 In the beginning of the story...I left my country. 2 times I was sent back to my country https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689835186 2020-08-20 17:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689835186 In the middle of the story...I made it to Mexico and the US https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689836097 2020-08-20 17:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689836097 https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689837443 At the end of the story… 
I made it to California and now I am very happy


]]> 2020-08-20 17:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689837443 story https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689867194 one of the coolest storys ive heard was my parents crossed the bolder just so me and my lil sis can have a better future]]> 2020-08-20 17:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/689867194 my story https://padlet.com/adbrooks4_7/aqo78ywa1d79x8n5/wish/690910331 My best friends went to our house because they knew that tomorrow morning is the time that I will leave them and that is the day I’m going here in the U.S. that day is my last time that I have a good time with them. We do all the things we do every day like to eat in one table and talk about our happy memories together. Have some fun while playing our favorite games. When it’s time to go home, they all hug without saying anything. I know that they are all crying while hugging me even though I don’t see their faces. I knew it’s time to say goodbye, even it’s hard, but I need to.  

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