Nubia Cortés
“Nubia, me recibe cada día con sonrisas y su ojos brillan cuando habla de baile”
Nubia es una abuela Colombiana de sesenta y siete años. Me recibe cada lunes con sonrisas que hacen mi día súper especial.
Me dijo que una de sus hijas se casó en año 2000 con un ciudadano americano de origen colombiano. Ella es enfermera, pero decidió continuar sus estudios para hacerse una enfermera registrada. Por eso le pidió a su mamá que viniera a los Estados Unidos para ayudarla a cuidar a sus dos hijos de cinco y seis años respectivamente. Me parece que Nubia está orgullosa de que su hija quiera avanzar sus estudios y está contenta de poder ofrecerle su apoyo.
Nubia también tiene dos hijos y otras tres hijas en Colombia. Cuando los menciona, me parece que está un poco triste. Me explicó que ellos no pueden venir a los Estados Unidos porque no les es posible obtener el visado. Pienso que está frustrada porque no puede enviarles más dinero. “Hay mucha violencia y no hay mucho trabajo,” suspira. “Colombia es un país con muchos recursos naturales, pero somos pobres, porque nuestro gobierno es corrupto.”
Nubia está contenta de vivir con la familia de su hija, pero recientemente, me confió que si hablara mejor inglés le gustaría trabajar cuidando de otros niños, mientras sus nietos están en la escuela y así poder ganar más dinero. Ahora, a veces, trabaja como costurera y trata de enviar lo que puede a sus hijos en Colombia.
Cuando Nubia vivía en su país, enseñaba baile folklórico colombiano. Sus ojos brillan cuando habla de baile. Le gusta mucho bailar salsa, merengue, y otros tipos de baile. En cuanto que le dije, que a mí también me encanta el baile, Nubia me invitó a ir al Senior Center la noche en que ella va a enseñar baile folklórico colombiano.
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“Nubia greets me with a big smile and her eyes sparkle when she talks about dance”
Nubia is a fifty seven year old grandmother from Colombia. She is from Cali, Colombia. She greets me with a smile every Monday which makes my day very special.
She had a happy childhood when she was little. Her mother, a professor, and her father, a carpenter, were affectionate and loving to their seven children. She remembers visiting a big cathedral in Buga with her family. It was a beautiful church, and she loved praying there. She still prays every day to thank God for giving her good health and good life.
She said that one of her daughters married an American citizen from Colombia in year 2000. She is a nurse, but she decided to study further to become a registered nurse. In order to study, she asked her mother a favor to come to the States to take care of her two children. Nubia seems proud that her daughter wants to continue her studies, and is happy to help her.
Nubia also has two sons and three other daughters in Colombia. When she mentions them, she seems sad. She explained that that they cannot come to the States, because it isn’t possible for them to obtain visas. I think she is frustrated that she cannot send them more money. “There is a lot of violence and not enough work,” she sighed. “If the government of Colombia was better, Colombia would be a paradise. “We have all kinds of food, we have oil, emeralds, and two seas, the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean, but our government if corrupt.”
Nubia is content to live with her daughter’s family, but recently she confided that if she spoke English better she would work taking care of children while her grandchildren are in school. Sometimes she works as a tailor and tries to send her children in Columbia as much money as possible.
When Nubia lived in her country, she taught Colombian Folk dancing. Her eyes shine when she talks about dancing. She loves to dance the Salsa, Meringue, and other types. As soon as I told her that I also love to dance, she invited me to a dance event at the Senior Center where she will be teaching everybody Colombian Folk Dance. I am excited about learning it, of course
“Nubia, me recibe cada día con sonrisas y su ojos brillan cuando habla de baile”
Nubia es una abuela Colombiana de sesenta y siete años. Me recibe cada lunes con sonrisas que hacen mi día súper especial.
Me dijo que una de sus hijas se casó en año 2000 con un ciudadano americano de origen colombiano. Ella es enfermera, pero decidió continuar sus estudios para hacerse una enfermera registrada. Por eso le pidió a su mamá que viniera a los Estados Unidos para ayudarla a cuidar a sus dos hijos de cinco y seis años respectivamente. Me parece que Nubia está orgullosa de que su hija quiera avanzar sus estudios y está contenta de poder ofrecerle su apoyo.
Nubia también tiene dos hijos y otras tres hijas en Colombia. Cuando los menciona, me parece que está un poco triste. Me explicó que ellos no pueden venir a los Estados Unidos porque no les es posible obtener el visado. Pienso que está frustrada porque no puede enviarles más dinero. “Hay mucha violencia y no hay mucho trabajo,” suspira. “Colombia es un país con muchos recursos naturales, pero somos pobres, porque nuestro gobierno es corrupto.”
Nubia está contenta de vivir con la familia de su hija, pero recientemente, me confió que si hablara mejor inglés le gustaría trabajar cuidando de otros niños, mientras sus nietos están en la escuela y así poder ganar más dinero. Ahora, a veces, trabaja como costurera y trata de enviar lo que puede a sus hijos en Colombia.
Cuando Nubia vivía en su país, enseñaba baile folklórico colombiano. Sus ojos brillan cuando habla de baile. Le gusta mucho bailar salsa, merengue, y otros tipos de baile. En cuanto que le dije, que a mí también me encanta el baile, Nubia me invitó a ir al Senior Center la noche en que ella va a enseñar baile folklórico colombiano.
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“Nubia greets me with a big smile and her eyes sparkle when she talks about dance”
Nubia is a fifty seven year old grandmother from Colombia. She is from Cali, Colombia. She greets me with a smile every Monday which makes my day very special.
She had a happy childhood when she was little. Her mother, a professor, and her father, a carpenter, were affectionate and loving to their seven children. She remembers visiting a big cathedral in Buga with her family. It was a beautiful church, and she loved praying there. She still prays every day to thank God for giving her good health and good life.
She said that one of her daughters married an American citizen from Colombia in year 2000. She is a nurse, but she decided to study further to become a registered nurse. In order to study, she asked her mother a favor to come to the States to take care of her two children. Nubia seems proud that her daughter wants to continue her studies, and is happy to help her.
Nubia also has two sons and three other daughters in Colombia. When she mentions them, she seems sad. She explained that that they cannot come to the States, because it isn’t possible for them to obtain visas. I think she is frustrated that she cannot send them more money. “There is a lot of violence and not enough work,” she sighed. “If the government of Colombia was better, Colombia would be a paradise. “We have all kinds of food, we have oil, emeralds, and two seas, the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean, but our government if corrupt.”
Nubia is content to live with her daughter’s family, but recently she confided that if she spoke English better she would work taking care of children while her grandchildren are in school. Sometimes she works as a tailor and tries to send her children in Columbia as much money as possible.
When Nubia lived in her country, she taught Colombian Folk dancing. Her eyes shine when she talks about dancing. She loves to dance the Salsa, Meringue, and other types. As soon as I told her that I also love to dance, she invited me to a dance event at the Senior Center where she will be teaching everybody Colombian Folk Dance. I am excited about learning it, of course
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