My Story: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words.
Fartun Halane, from Somalia. -Courtesy Photo
I’m Fartun Halane from Somalia. I have 2 children. I live Portland, Maine.
American people are smart and have special food. I like sunny weather in America.
My favorite color is green. My favorite animal is fish. My favorite season is snow (winter). My favorite movies are Quran movies in Arabic. I don’t like music. I don’t understand music because I don’t listening to music. The song I know is “The sky is blue, the bird is up, up, up in the sky!”
I like shopping sometime. My holiday is Ramadan in Islam. Every year two holiday pigs. Sometime Friday holiday. The United States many different holiday.
My goals are to teach children and senior people. I want to help people and help visit people. I want job airplane pilot. I want scientist life.
I like English because sometimes conversation and learn second language. I like to learn English because different spelling. Sometimes I am frustrated with English! English is difficult, I want more explain. I hope I improve English. I want myself help.
Before, I missed school because I don’t have day care. I come to my school early because I have care for my children. I like my school because all student nice.
I have two bedroom because I have small family. I’m happy my family. I want every day exercise 30 minutes because healthy. I ate yesterday vegetables. Today little rice and fruit. I’m eat fish and celery. I don’t like much food because sometime difficult health, I drink coffee every day is my problem.
If I had $1,000,000.00 I want a trip to Europe. I would buy an airplane. I would give money to employees. If I could start a business, I could start a bookstore because I like store books. I want to start a day care or school. Sometime I want art gallery.
