Te amo mi padre

Se puede descubrir las habilidades de un líder por el carácter de sus seguidores. He tenido muchos profesores tan buenos en mi vida. Por ejemplo, en el curso séptimo, tenía una profesora muy creativa, y en la universidad, tengo un profesor de filosofía tan inteligente e interesante. Pero, sin duda, de todos mis profesores, mi padre ha tenido el impacto más grande en mi vida. Ahora, él es mi profesor de español en la universidad, pero desde el principio de mi vida ha sido mi maestro y dirigente. Cuando era niña, me enseñaba sobre deportes, español, y simplemente cosas de mi vida. Cuando no quería hablar más en español, ni practicar más básquetbol, me alentó hacerlo otra vez, aun yo estaba cansada. Y ahora, puedo apreciar su ánimo porque puedo ver los frutos de nuestro trabajo. Quiero ser como mi padre, porque él ama a Dios con toda su vida y tiene pasión en su trabajo. Mi padre es un líder de ejemplo y la gente quiere seguirle. 


This is the first written work I had to turn in for class here. Its mostly vocab, conversation, and grammar, so we dont have a whole lot of written stuff, but I thought I would share this one with you all. And yes, I'll translate it as best I can for my monolingual readers. [I've always wanted to say that....for my readers....as if I'm some big famous author or something, haha, not really]


One can observe the capabilities of a leader by their followers. I have had many incredible teachers in my life. For example, in seventh grade I had a really creative teacher, and now I have a extremely intelligent and interesting philosophy teacher. But undoubtedly, of all my professors my Dad has had the greatest impact on my life. Now, he is my Spanish teacher, but since the beginning he has been my teacher and coach. When I was young, he taught me about sports, Spanish, and life. When I didn't want to speak anymore Spanish or practice anymore basketball, he encouraged me to keep going even when I was tired. Now, I can appreciate that encouragement because I can see the fruits of our work. I want to be like my Daddy because he loves God wholeheartedly and is passionate about his work. My Dad leads by example and people want to follow.


Now that I translate it, I'm realizing that I still write like a third-grader in Spanish. But thats alright, thats partially why I'm here...to learn some more español. :)