Anita finishes AMEP on a high

Anita and Teacher Erika

My name is Anita and I come from Ecuador, South America.  I live in Newcastle, NSW.  When I came to Australia I spoke very little English.  I couldn't do anything by myself and I needed help. So in March, 2015 I met my AMEP Distance Learning teacher, Erika, for the first time.  A few days later I also met my Home Tutor.

Since then, both of them have been my inspiration to succeed. They have encouraged me a lot and had enormous patience.  I am about to complete my 510 hours.  During the last 18 moths I have learnt to rely on myself, go to the shops and interact with other people. My husband thinks that I have now become good at spending money because I can go out and do the shopping by myself.

I had a strong desire to learn English and having a bilingual DL teacher who can speak Spanish helped me understand the language and the culture better.

A few weeks ago my family and I travelled to Sydney to see the "Cirque du Soleil" show.  It was a good opportunity to finally meet my teacher Erika face to face.  We met at the hotel where I was staying and had lunch together.  It was wonderful to see her in person after all our Skype lessons.

This week I'll have my last AMEP lesson but I know that Erika and I will always remain in touch. I feel more confident now and I hope that one day I will be able to do a beautician course and start my own make-up business.

Congratulations Anita and well done for finishing your hours and improving your English.  Our best wishes for the next step.

• What would you like to do more independently as your English improves?
• Where do you get your inspiration to keep on learning?
• How many AMEP hours do you have remaining? What would you like to see yourself achieving in this time?
• If you had the chance to visit Sydney what are 3 things you would like to do or see?

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