MY TRUE LOVE

 

My true love for music and singing has helped me both learn and enjoy the English language! When I lived in Puerto Rico, at age 5 my father asked me if I wanted a karaoke for a Christmas present I said, “yes!”, and he replied “I will tell Santa to bring you a karaoke.” In the morning when I opened my present, it was only two microphones.  Then after, I took it out of the packaging and found the karaoke machine.  He helped me learn how to use it.  Every time I use the microphone, I feel like a superstar.  I used Spanish music and sang and danced with my cousin and sisters.  We all knew how to dance because we could feel the music.  When I first got it, I loved it so much that I used it every day. We would take it outside and dance in the driveway. 

When we moved to New Bedford from Puerto Rico I couldn’t take my karaoke with me, so my mom bought me a radio with English music. I started to love and listen to English music. From listening and hearing English music it helped me to learn the English language. Then my mom bought me a karaoke and I sang more and but my mom also buy me an mp3 so I can listen to music outside. Also my step dad made a CD so I could sing and dance. In the CD there was both Spanish and English music and I loved all the song that I had. Then when I got to the 7^th grade in my school name Roosevelt Middle School we girls had a tea party and a women name Christina. We were talking and then we were asking questions to each other. Then after she asks me what I wanted to be when I grow up, and when I said that I wanted to be a singer and a dancer she was surprise.  So Christina asked me if I wanted to join in a program of dancing and singing lessons. I jumped and said “yes!” really fast and really excited. I would never say no to a chance like that. I told my mom and she said “congratulations!” to me. I was happy that day. I always wanted to be a singer. I love singing because singing is my life.

I am thankful for the radio because it helped me learn English. I learned how listening to English music when you don’t know English will help you talk and learn the English language.  Also I am very happy because music is everything to me and I sing every day I listen to music every single day.      Music makes me happy. Music is what I love to listen to. I can’t live without music. My singing is very important because my dad was the one who helped me to choose my future. The music feels your heart. Music is my life and the lyrics are my story. Music speaks what cannot be expressed soothes the mind and gives it a rest heal the heart and makes a whole flows from heaven to the soul. One good thing about music it’s that when it hits you, you feel no pain. Music is the only thing that makes sense.

Shanilett Marie D.

Roosevelt Middle School