My name is Erika Natalia. I am 11 years old. I was born in Bogotá, Colombia, South America. I live with my mother Lilian Rocio, my stepfather Jonny Alexander, my younger brother Sergio and my little sister Stefany. We live in a rented apartment located in southern Bogota, an area where displaced and very poor people live. My real father abandoned my mother when she was pregnant. Hence I do not know him and have not received any support from him. My stepfather and my mother do not have jobs right now. My stepfather is looking for a job and my mother has to stay home to take care of us. Unfortunately, unemployment rates are very high in my country but my parents hope to find a full time job so they can pay debts and cover daily expenses. Not having a job and having to pay utilities, food, transportation and school expenses for my younger brother and me, my family is very short of money. Right now we are using some money my family had saved and also getting support from my grandmother and my uncle to take care of our daily needs.
I am very intelligent and have an extroverted personality. I love going to the park, dancing, rollerblading, singing and going to the swimming pool. I love to eat ice cream, soups and eggs. I am in 4th grade and always get excellent grades. I love to play with my little brother and sister and have a passion for nice clothes and fashion. I want to be able to continue my education because I want to become a teacher or a medical doctor some day and help my family. I am Christian and enjoy Sunday school classes very much. I hope my brother and little sister can also get their education. I have a caring and loving family!
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26 AUG 2012
Letter and Academic Transcripts from Erika
Here is a letter from Erika thanking her sponsors for supporting and facilitating her study, followed by her academic transcripts! [img]/images/user/539_8827939268824882183.jpg[/img] [img]/images/user/539_9598768295751926451.jpg[/img] [img]/images/user/539_7268320899692525833.jpg[/img] -
05 MAY 2012
Birthday Girl!
Letter to my sponsors: Hello again! I am happy to be able to communicate with you again. I have expressed before that I would like to meet you in person. On another note, I want you to know that I am doing well at school and soon I will receive my grades. Soon we will celebrate Easter and as family we have no plans set yet, however, we will attend church. Last time I wrote to you I wished you a Merry Christmas. I hope you had a good time with friends and family. Once again I thank you for everything you have done for me. God bless you for that. Thank you so much for the support you have given me throughout these years. You are very kind people. Thank you for helping children like myself. We all are very thankful to you because of all you have done. Throughout these years I have grown and I am getting older. Right now I am 11 and on May 2 I will turn 12. I am in 7th grade this year and these first months of school have been difficult because I am learning new things. I hope to do bet... -
15 SEP 2011
Letter and Grades!
Hola les doy un cordial saludo dándoles la bienvenida con esta carta y agradeciéndoles como siempre todo lo que han hecho por mí les doy mil gracias y se las seguiré dando. En los meses y semanas que han pasado muy bien pues en colegio soy la mejor estudiante y en el primer periodo ocupe el primer puesto pues es un orgullo grande para todos en la casa. En la iglesia también vamos y participamos del servicio pues mis padres asisten al servicio y mis hermanos y yo asistimos a la escuela dominical donde también aprendemos más despacio. Ahora yo asisto a una escuela de porras del colegio y puedo aprender también con el ejercicio del cuerpo. También los fines de semana vamos al parque y nos divertimos pues no tengo más que contarles por hoy pues para mí es un placer de saber que por lo menos hay personas que si viven de paz y esas personas son ustedes las que dan un verdadero significado a la vida. Gracias por permitir que los conociera les agradezco por todas esas bendiciones... -
13 MAY 2011
Grades and Letter from Erika Natalia!
Original letter in Spanish: Hola a todos espero que todas las cosas estén saliendo bien. Antes de escribir mi carta para mis padrinos quiero agradecer en el señor a la Fundación camino de Emmaus por toda la gestión que han hecho por la niñez de mi Colombia y nuestra iglesia luterana pastor Natanael que Dios lo siga bendiciendo. ¿Hola padrinos como están? Bueno espero que bien. Solo quería como siempre decirles que estoy muy bien que hace mucho extrañaba hablar con ustedes, yo aquí estoy bien en el estudio me ha ido súper bien pues me gane un morral con útiles para el colegio, bueno solo se lo dieron a los mejores estudiantes o sea que yo soy una buena estudiante. Ya casi se acaba el periodo estoy en sexto me ha ido muy bien y los profesores son muy chéveres no es mucho lo que tengo para contarles en mi casa va todo bien y la semana pasada aquí en la iglesia san pablo nos celebraron el día de la mujer. Bueno en semana santa salimos a vacaciones no tengo planes pero cre... -
26 AUG 2010
Update from Erika: Aug 2010
See below for Erika's latest update! Please continue to message her your support. -- Hello! First of all I thank God for all the support you give me through the Scholarship Program of the Emmaus Road Foundation. It is a privilege for me to be part of it because I have my education secured and I can become a better person and bring joy to my parents and to people like you who believe in me. As for school, I still have the same teacher. We do fun things and celebrate Children’s Day, Language Day, Teacher’s Day and Women’s Day, etc. Right now I am planning my graduation from 5th grade because next year we will pass to a higher level, that is secondary education which is a big step. We are planning everything so that our last day as elementary school students is unforgettable. We are learning how to draw using squares and that is fun. Classes now are so much fun. On Friday June 18th we received our first grades report. I got the highest grade in Religion and now that is my fav...
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