Luis Zamora recently graduated from high school. His family has been affiliated with Common Hope for many years, and his father has been an electrician at Common Hope for over a decade. Read Luis's graduation speech, delivered at our ceremony.

Mi nombre es Luis Rolando Escobar Zamora y tengo 18 años. Soy de una aldea llamada San Pedro las Huertas. Me gradué de Bachillerato Industrial y perito en electro y microprocesadores. Me gusta trabajar mucho, especialmente en las computadoras. Tengo un hermano menor se llama Oswaldo. Mi madre se llama Cristanto Zamora y mi padre Esteban Escobar y ellos me han ayudado demasiado.

My name is Luis Rolando Escobar Zamora, and I'm 18 years old. I'm from a small town called San Pedro las Huertas. I graduated with an Industrial High School degree as a qualified electrition and microprocessor. I like to work a lot, especially with computers. I have a younger brother named Oswaldo. My mother is named Cristanto Zamora, and my father is Esteban Escobar, and they have helped me so much.

Voy a exponer mi tragedia. Hace 2 años tuve un problema. Mi padre tuvo un accidente que tuvo consecuencias muy graves para mi familia. Porque mi padre. El que llevaba el sustento a la casa. Un día de trabajar venia, lo atropello un trailer. Para mi fue muy duro porque no quiero que lo pase nada a mi familia. Cuando llegue al hospital me dijeron que le amputaron la pierna para salvarle la vida. Para mi en ese momento fue el fin del mundo y el fin de mis metas porque yo soy el mayor y tenia dos opciones. La primera, ayudar a mi familia lo que me implicaba no seguir estudiando y el dos, seguir estudiando. A pasa del tiempo y la gran ayuda de la fundación y los sabios consejos de mis profesores me dijeron que estudiara que la fundación que me hubo a apoyar mas y el apoyo de mi familia también me apoyo mi madre trabaja de lunes a domingo y mi padre tambien para que hoy en día fuera cumplida mi meta.

I am going to talk about my tragedy. Two years ago, I had a problem. My father had an accident that had very grave consequences for my family. One day at work, my father was hit and badly injured by a semi truck. He was the bread-winner for the family. I did not want anything bad to happen to my father, so this was very difficult for me. When I arrived at the hospital, they told me that they had to amputate his leg to save his life. This moment felt like the end of the world for me and the end of my goals, because I was the oldest and had only two options. The first was to help my family, which meant that I could not continue studying. The second was to continue studying, which seemed impossible. After some time, and with the help of Common Hope and the wise advice of my profesors who told me to continue studying because Common Hope would support me more and help my family, I continued my education. My mother also supported me by working Monday to Sunday. My father also eventually returned to work, so that today I would complete my goal.

Esta institución me ayudo a forjar mis anilos y a realizar mis metas. Estoy en deuda. Solo me queda decirles “Que Dios los Bendiga.”

Para devolver esta ayuda, le ayudo al profesor Francisco en las clases de refuerzo en la materia de matemáticas y física a los demás becados que les dificulto entender estas materia.

Common Hope helped me forge my dreams and realize my goals. I am in debt. All I am able to say to you is, “God bless you all.”

To return the favor, I have helped Profesor Francisco in tutoring classes in math and physics with other scholarship students who may have had difficulty understanding this material.

En el futuro quiero ser un hombre de éxito y transmitir mi saber, mi intelecto a los demás jóvenes quienes lo necesitan como yo aprondia de estos grandes profesores que me pusieran en el camino del bien.

In the future, I want to be a successful man and pass on my wisdom and intellect to other young people who need assistance as I did. Thank you to these great professors that put me on the right path.

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