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Miami Beach is where it’s at. Beautiful people flock to world famous beaches, eat out at some of the worlds best restaurants and party all night in some of the most luxurious clubs. What better place to learn English? Miami Beach is a serious place to go for education. Miami has some of the best and largest universities and colleges in the United States, hosting some of the U.S premier sporting events such as the college Rose bowl, The Super bowl and many other sporting events. Miami is also the main hub for destinations throughout all of Latin America.

Miami Some notable places to visit are South Beach, called Sobe, the biggest tourist spot in Miami and it’s most famous beach and night life area. Business and culture bring many people from all over the world to Miami to experience its wonderful treasure’s. Miami’s Art deco Architecture is both beautiful and intense. Miami also holds the largest art fair in the United States, Securing its reputation as not only a fun place to enjoy a vacation, but also as a culturally rich cosmopolitan city. With such beauty both natural and man made it’s no wonder that Miami is first choice for people seeking to learn English.

In the world there are a lot of beautiful things, but there is one that is the most important in my life, and that is my parents, who gave me life and give me everyday love and understanding.

When my mom was 19 years old, she decided to come to this country, looking for a better life. Although, she was happy living among her 6 brothers and 2 sisters, nevertheless, she wanted something different. So, she started to work in a beauty salon without knowing that one day she would meet my dad there. In contrast to my mom, my dad had a difficult life because his family was poor. Therefore, he could only study until 2nd grade in primary school and at the age of 11 years he started to work in an repair shop as a mechanic.

Like many people who fall in love with each other, the day when my parents met, immediately my dad fell in love with my mom because of her personality. Months later, they were dating and four years later my sister and I were born here in New York. Even though my father is from Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, and my mom is from Manizales, a city of Colombia with different customs, they are a beautiful couple.

My parents are so special for me, even though I sometimes have trouble with them. In general, I talk more with my mother than my father because my mom is more understanding and patient person while my dad is less understanding and impatient person. But the main reason is that my mother was taking care of my sister and me in Colombia, while my father worked here in New York as a mechanic, so we only saw him every Christmas.
My mom and dad make a beautiful couple, although they have many differences. No matter what problems they have, they will always find the way to solve them in order to be happy.

By Luisa Ayala, Colombia
ESL 818, Flushing Campus
Instructor, Patricia Griffith

My Clothing

With my life in New York, I’m too busy to consider what to wear everyday. I usually wear casuals for both working and studying, because they are more convenient for me. However I really love clothing not only because of my job, but also of my behavior of wearing.

Since I graduated from college, I have had jobs related to clothing; I have been working in the clothing field for 16 years. I usually deal with more than 3,000 pieces of garments a day at work. So I know what makes clothes, how to make them, and how to wear them. I don’t think that I’m the best dresser, but I try to wear clothes accordingly.

Here are some of my suggestions on how to buy clothes. When I buy clothes, I check both sleeve ends to see if there’s any color difference. In fact, some factories dye clothes in incorrect ways. They have problems in rapid dying machines, skills, water, and so on.

Secondly, I usually check the stitches on the lining of the garment because they may come out from lining. When workers sew them, it’s hard to check the bobbin for the sewing machine. Most of clothes have good stitches on the outside. Continue Reading →