My Story

Hello! My name is Amelia. I am 9 years old, and my birthday is in August. I am doing well and my health is good. My favorite color is pink, and my future dream is to study and become medical doctor. I also like to paint.  I go to school in third grade. I spend the first part of the day at school, enjoying learning and also the time of games we play after the lessons. The subject I enjoy studying best at school is Albanian Language. I like to spend time in my house playing together with my brother so that I can also care for him for a while, during the time that my mother gets busy cleaning and cooking. I sit and study for a few hours so that I can prepare for the next school day and while I study, my mother checks on me to help me. After studying, I like to paint pictures and see cartoons on television. My mother takes me and my brothers out for walks during the evenings, and we enjoy playing in the parks of our town. I live in a beautiful town, and we take walks by the lake. Walks during the evenings or weekends in my town are traditional. I like to meet and play outside with my friends who live nearby. We usually play with ball in the road. While we all play, our parents stay near us to watch over us and to care for us.

My family consists of four members who are my father, mother, my brother and me. My father has a Barbar shop where he is working all day to provide for our family. He takes a few hours during lunch time to come and relax and keeps his shop open till very late at night, so that he can work and serve to his clients. My mother has graduated after studying at the university, and she has a master’s degree for teaching. She is unemployed during this time. My mother has applied and we hope that she will be received to work as teacher. My mother is at present staying in the house, doing cleaning, shopping and carrying for both, me and my brother. My brother goes to kindergarten where he spends time playing and learning to read and write. They take Math lessons too, just to learn how to count numbers. I help my mother care for my brother, and I also like to help her to collect the dishes after she cooks and wash them. I have few friends from my class who come to LW/Adopt a Child church and they suggested me to come also. I got registered together with my brother in the program and I attend the Bible classes regularly. Soon, we will receive the first food package, and I know that this help means a lot to me and my parents. Thank you for your generosity and care. God bless you in abondance.

Translated by Martin Rucolli

LW/Adopt a Child Albania