Ana came to the United States 4 years ago from The Dominican Republic. Ana was a good student in her own country and even graduated from High School, but when she came here, she struggled to find employment because she was unable to speak English. Her first job was working the window at McDonalds where she practiced her English by taking customer orders.
After a short time in the GLA ESL program, Ana jumped into GED Bootcamp. She found reading challenging. However, with the support and encouragement of her mother, teacher Mark, and the help of her friends in class, she did amazingly well and passed her GED in English!
Ana lives in Charleston and plans to attend college to become a cybersecurity specialist.