A Thar Tthan Liam Cia Caan

Ka Ruat Theu Tawn Liam Cia Caan

A thiang van dum zawng nih panh siarmar in kei ka thinlung chung ah biaza phuntling tial in ka kiang ah zilthli nemte cu hung hrang ai ee. aw cu zilthli nem te cu mit thinlung a hau tuk ai ee. Ka ruat theutawn, lungrawn khuptti rual he rak len ttitawn nak zalam pheihrawn ttha hna kha.

Kan  aw um ek in kan nii kan khek! Kan vio-au, ka aw um ek in a ho vanhai lo in. Thinghmawng tang hna le, hawrkuang tlang sang zul in ti ngahring rak dawi tti tawn hna mu … aw… zei hngal lo semmawng hngakchia  bang lung tho tha nuam te in rak len tawnnak mitthlam an cuang khun ai ee. Asung lawi tuk mi caan ttha ka thinlung cung ah dongh thiam lo capar ka tial len tawn. Zai hla phuntling kansa tti hna, thinlung nuam in zandai tang ah zalam kanlen tti hna. A nuam hringhren ko hawikawm dawt he hmunkhat caan khat len tti lio caan sung. Khrih tthan zal lo liam dih cang ai hna. A sunglawi ka tleih chan khun ka tthanpi ka len rual ttha hna. Kan caan sunglawi bik hngakchiat lio caan lawmh nak le zangdam nak long a rak ruat tawn mi zei hngal lo ka nun caan, thinlung mitthlam ah an thar tthan tawn philh khawh lo ka rel rual hawi ttha. caan khat lio, a liam cia hngakchiat lio.

Students dropouts

What are the main causes for the dropouts and what could help to prevent it? 

     In this day, we see many students who are working in Publix or MacDonald’s and others small stores without a high school diploma. Although they make a good amount of money, they are missing all the opportunities to make a better future. The main reasons for high school drop outs are lack of parents’ engagement, student’s indifference and poor schools system.
     If parents are engaged early in the child’s education career the child is more likely to be successful in school. The parents’ interest and investment in their child’s academic accomplishments shows the child that education is important. Therefore the child will increase having good academic performance. If parents do not hold high aspirations for their child’s education attainment, their child will not see the purpose of staying or doing well in school. The parents must require for the child’s routine to attend school every day. The parents should communicate with the school regarding the child’s attendance. It is easier to train them when they are young, than to fix a bad habit when they get older.
     Students have the most important job, responsibility for their own education. The students who are bored in school should talk to the counselor and ask them how they can get their education in a different way. Some people might like to learn by doing things such as arts or nature or wood work. When the students hang out with disinterested people they don’t care about missing classes. Since they miss their classes they are behind and fail, so they get overwhelmed and give up. These circumstances can be avoided by good communication among everyone involved.
     When the child’s not prepared for high school he/she cannot see the purpose of education. The blame is on the student’s part for the enormous dropout rate. The students are not willing to work hard enough to be successful. Many of their parents try to convince them to go to school, but they hang out with the wrong crowd, so that affects their chances for their own future. Many states have different rules or system in their school, but students are still dropping out of school. If there is a responsible person to watch out for the students who don’t have the adult, in his/her life, then most likely they will not be behind in school.
     The lack of parents’ engagement, student’s indifference and poor schools system contribute to the dropout rate in the U.S. If we don’t show the child the value of education early in their lives, it becomes harder to accept a new standard later. As parents they are supposed to guide them in a path that will give them a better chance in life. Some students are saying that they hate school because they get bored in classes. If the school makes more fun learning experiences, then most likely the child can make a connection to learn. If we all want to make a change then we have to work together: the parents, the school, and the students. The hard work will make a big change for our nation.

Sweet December

Oh Sweet December, in the winter of rest do you come...

Fall in to sleep...only the Sun.

Still and quiet, crispened by clouds...

No flowers or leaves, not very loud.

No birds or squirrels, away have they gone.

No hustle or bustle, alone I am one.

My soul settles down, my thoughts no longer run.

Stillness and quiet, solitude has come.

Oh sweet December, I feel your sweet rest.

This is the month, of time most blessed!

Nature is quieted and entered her nest.

God of Heaven has manifested His best.

Somehow so sweet, is December's sweet death...

Living in time, you see your own breath!

Taken back and a cross, to a faraway land...

Oh sweet December you take me to somewhere so grand!

Into life by death, through the scars of His hands...

Oh sweet December I remember why so still do you stand...

In honor of Calvary’s King who's death healed our land!

Ka Ngai Ruang Mang Tawn Chuak Sem Nak Khua

November 5, 2012

Thlaithar, Thawhtthan, Christmas, Kumthar caan ah cun e kalung leng tuk hringhren! 

Dawtmi chungkhar tling tein  ti le rawl dumtti lio caan hna kha an sungkhun ai mu. Maw chuah semnak chum tual rawnte Kan van in ngaituk tawn ee.  Semnak lungrawn khua ka chuahtak hnu cun, mithlam ah an cuang ttheu tawn khup tthi rual hawi hna he len tti lio caan ttha.  Leng le val rual tiin rak zulh ttitawn mi zalam thluan hna kha ka van ngai ruang mang ai mu.

 Cuanh zawn ah fing le tlangkip khin maw chilchial te in mi lungthin an hlau ter than tawn.

 Ka lung a leng thlavai a kiang, sempi rual hawi ttha ngeih a zualchin tuar thiam a har tlanghra dang in ee.  
Aw lennak chum tualrawn len kan chim hrimrih lo mu.  Hmun zungzal ko law tiin nehbung khrirh than lai hngak in khua caan ka rel theu tawn ee. Kan ngai hringhren ko! Ka semnak khua!

Home at last

April 15, 2012

When I had to move from my last home, I felt sad and at the same time I was hoping that I would have a better situation than I was living in. My past home was nice, but it was becoming difficult for my foster mother and me to get along. She had never had children before and I felt that we did not understand each other. I was grateful for everything she had done for me, but we were at a point where she was not happy with me and I was unable to make things right. That was my first home in this country so it meant a lot to me to have a family.

When I heard about the possibility of moving with a new family, I was nervous and hopeful that things would be better. It was not long after meeting with them, I learned that they had experience with teenage girls and the challenges we bring. They also have an understanding of Asian culture and language which not only helps our relationship at home, but helps me develop as a young Asian woman living in this country.

 I am thankful of my experience with my first family and will never forget them and what they've done for me, but now I finally feel like I am home with a family that understands me and my needs.  I am very happy to have this opportunity and look forward to contributing to the family in a positive way. 

May 29, 2009

Holiday Inn 

                 Los Angeles Holiday Inn

   Los Angeles kan cam chung kan um nak Holiday Inn an ti mi ah zan hnih kan riak. Holiday Inn kan cam chung ah hin zei khua ruah awk ka rak thei lo. Ka lung hi cawkim, zei ca ti ah cun,1. holh thiam lo 2. ti le rawl kong  3. thutto um kal ning hal khoh lo 4 khoi ka um nak le, kal nak theih lo, ka lung a rak cawkim tak tak ko, minung si nak cun lungre zong a thei, aw lawk chawng van sang au in kan um lio caan  zong ah khan kan pathian nih a thiang thla rau in a kan um pi lam a kan hruai i, ni hin ni ah hin hi bantuk dirhmun tiang zong a kan phakter tu kan bawipa min thangthat in um ko seh.



      Los Angeles International Airport 



Lamkam bus kan hngahnak

   Los Angeles International Airport.  kan dih lak te hi 20 hrong kan si Holiday Innn, lai mi le a dang kawl pawl hna an si hna. Holiday Inn ah cun zan khat long Laimi kan hawi le he cun kan riah ti hna i  kan hawi dang cu a thai zing na zi 6:00 a.m ah an mah le an kalnak ding states cio ah a kan kal tak dih hna. 
Kan nih unau kha hawi hnu bik a tang mi kan si. kan nih unau tu cu zan khat kan van cam than. Kan air line kha a pih dih cang ca ah khan a thai zing thoh than ding cun khan kan si than, a kan tawl rel tu hna nih a thai zing ka te 6:00 a.m ah Miami Airport ticket cu a kan tuah piak i zan na zi 8:00 p.m hnu ah Miami lei ah cun a kan zuar ter.

    Miami airport cu zan na zi 12:20pm ah kan phan. Kan caseworker te le kan nu le kan pa nih an rak kan dawn. Kan hun i hmuh tawn hna cu kan lung lawmh nak mitthle he cun pakhat le pakhat cu kan i hmen cio hna.   It was the moment that changed my life. I will never forget this moment in my life. Kan phak hnu kum khat hnih a rauh hnu ah kan caseworker te hna zong a dang dang cio ah rian dang an tuan dih hna. Kan ca'h tam pi tha zaang a pe  tu zong an rak si hna, an cung  le kan pathian cung ah ka lung a lawm.

   Cu ti cun caan cu a hung liam i, November 29,2009 ah khan ka ta zong inn dang ah a chuak kho ve. Kei tu cu mirang kanu le kapa sin ah March 31, 2012 tiang ka um. Cu hnu ah kei zong ka kum a tlin in, inn dang ah an mah mirang mi sin thiam thiam ah April 15, 2012 ah kai thial ve. A kan cawmtu kannu le kanpa hna hi an tha tuk. A kan zoh khenhnak ah an thinlung zong asau zei ca ti ah cun kan nih Ramdang lei ara mi kan si bantuk in thutdir um tu tlawn leng ah siseh holh le rel ah siseh a dangdang nunning le cawlcangh ning hna hi, cawng ve hna seh law thiam ve hna seh ti a kan duh piak bantuk in lungsau thinfual te'n an kan cawm ken tik ah an cung ah lunglawm tampi ka ngei. 
   An nih kannu le kanpa hi khrihfa cu an si ve lo na in dawtnak zangfahnak thinlung put in hi bantuk in zaanghlei cawi in a kan cawm ken tik ah an cung ah hin lung lawmh nak bia hi chim cawk lo kan ngei. Kan ca hrang ah ti hin an thaa batnak le an tuan kawl hawlnak tu ah pathian nih um pi lam hruai zungzal in thlachuah zatu pe ko hna seh! 

Brother and Sister
May 29,2009

The moment of our life

   When we arrived to Miami airport, my brother and I had no idea where we were going, but the guy who helped the handicap at the airport, was the one who showed us the direction to go downstairs to meet our parents. When we saw them it was very emotional. At that moment I couldn't say a word because I was so happy. 

   I'm not sure what my brother was thinking, but I felt scared or nervous because I realized I was no longer with my family and in my country. Then without saying another word, I gave them a big hug and cried over their shoulders. It was an amazing feeling and a moment that I’ll never forget. 

    

Close Up group hmanthlak

South Senior high school students  

Miami air port i kan i thoh lai zing ka te na zi 6:30 in thoh kan i timh bak asi ko hih Washington D.C kal ding ah.

                                                     ESL  kan sayamah nu he kan si

Hotel i ka ih hawi le hna an si. Khan khat ah kan um ti hna States dang i a ra ve mi an si, na in hmun khat ah chiah dih kan si hna. An tha tuk hna kan i nuam tuk hna. Cik khat lo te ah i hawi kawmh nak zong kan ngei hna i nuam te in kan cam chung ah kan tlawng leng ti hna. 

Group 8

Mah hi hi group 8 kan si hna. Kan phak zan in States dang a ra mi vial te he groups pakhat ah then dih le fawnh dih kan si hna. Kan cam chung vial te kan mah le kan groups ning te in class zong kan ngei ti hna cun project tuah ding te te zong kan tuah ti hna. Fim thaim nak le theih hngalh nak zong tam pi a kan cawn piak i kan hmuh kan tawn mi vial te hna chung in kan theih khoh twak le kan hngal khoh tawk cun kan hmuh kan theih hna.  And I'm so grateful for the opportunity that I had. 

Apa 3rd nak United States president a rak tuan mi asi. March 4, 1801 - March 4, 1809 a rak tuan mi si.

South Dade Senior High School students _May 20,2012

Kan phak ni ah khua chung ah 
kan i chawh nak hna an si. Kan i nuam ngai hna. Mah hi vial hi kan siang inn min in a ra kho mi kan si hna, kan saya mah nu nih a kan zulh. Sia hngak chia hi nung pa 8 kan si kan saya mah nu he pa 9 kan si hna.

Kan len pah lam lai i kan i thlak mi

Taking picture with the welcome sign

The last day of our trip when we went to all the museums. We saw our bus driver and we're so happy everyone was giving her a hug. She was so nice to us the whole time.

     With my friend "Ivanna Leon"

After the dance with friends 

The last night of our trip, they had a dance party. we were so excited :) these picture was before the dance start :)

A dongh nak zan lam khoh States dang ka hawi le he.

A dongh nak zan lam nak puai kan kal lai si. State dang ka hawi nu he kan si.