Celestin

My name is Celestin. I came from DR Congo. I have been here about 2 years. Now I'm studying at the Polytechnic. In my country I studied to be an automechanic and teaching Pedagogy at University. But before coming here I was living in Tanzania for 8 years as a refugee. I did any small jobs that I could do to survive and also helped people around me, especially my family.

So since I came to Tasmania I have done nothing else but an English course.

For my life, my **short-term goal** is to travel around the world and my **long-term** goal is to perfect my education. Working is my main **goal** among all the different goals I have but my **barriers** can make it difficult. My family is a big family so I have a lot of responsibility.

When considering my **plan** for the future, I'm thinking about studying from level II to level III in Spoken and Written English and up to Certificate IV in Community Services. I am also interested in a plumbing course. First I need to improve my English and I hope this will come soon.

Thank you for reading my story.

7/3/10 Hi Celestin, You will notice that I have divided your story into paragraphs. Some paragraphs are still very short and need some more work. Try to answer these questions and it will help you to finish your story today. What English course have you done and how long have you studied English for? You mention that your family is large so the responsibilites this brings is a barrier to learning. Can you explain this in more detail? Suzanne