{"id":1116,"date":"2010-11-12T08:50:14","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T08:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=1116"},"modified":"2024-11-21T05:56:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T05:56:59","slug":"nicaragua-personal-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/personal-stories-from-around-the-world\/nicaragua-personal-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicaragua: Personal Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/images\/banner_personal_nicaragua_01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12276\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vocational Training: Nicaragua<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/images\/bullet_square_green_01.jpg\" alt=\"bullet\">Computer School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/images\/personal_photo_martha_cerda.jpg\" alt=\"this is a photograph of Martha Ernestina Mercado Cerda\" width=\"100\" height=\"120\"><strong>Martha Ernestina Mercado Cerda<\/strong><br>Martha Ernestina Mercado Cerda is 18-years-old and studied at Guillermo Ampie Lanzas High School in La Conception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martha\u2019s father is a teacher and her mother is a secretary. Both of her parents do not make enough money to send to her to a university, but Martha has always been determined to get there. [This is a photo of] Martha\u2019s home, where she lives with her parents and her sister:<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[picture]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When she finished her secondary school, Martha decided to study nursing because she likes to help people. She decided to study at a technical school because they are more affordable for her parents thana university. Martha\u2019s parents pay $15 for tuition and about $50 for transportation and food each month so that Martha can pursue her dream of becoming a professional nurse.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[picture]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martha is very grateful for the opportunity to learn and use the new computers at her school. She said, \u201cWhen I arrived at school I did not know anything about how to use a computer, but now I can use one. I want to tell those responsible for the computers \u2018Thank you very much!\u2019, because nowadays I can do my homework and research using the computer. And I am sure that I am going to be successful because I can use this technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[picture]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martha says, \u201cI like to put my knowledge to use, so I usually take the blood pressure of my parents regularly. Honestly, I want to be a nurse because one of my dreams is to help elderly people. They are the people who need my help the most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[picture]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!--p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/images\/banner_personal_nicaragua_01.png\" alt=\"Personal Success Stories From Nicaragua\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><br><br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/images\/subheadings_projects_vocational_02_.png\"><a name=\"computer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content_heading2\">Vocational Training: Nicaragua<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/images\/bullet_square_green_01.jpg\" alt=\"bullet\">Computer School<\/h3>\n<p><a name=\"wendydecarpio\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; padding: 5px 15px 5px 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/images\/personal_photo_martha_cerda.jpg\" alt=\"this is a photograph of Martha Ernestina Mercado Cerda\" width=\"100\" height=\"120\"><strong>Martha Ernestina Mercado Cerda<\/strong><br>Martha Ernestina Mercado Cerda is 18-years-old and studied at Guillermo Ampie Lanzas High School in La Conception.<\/p>\n<p>Martha\u2019s father is a teacher and her mother is a secretary. Both of her parents do not make enough money to send to her to a university, but Martha has always been determined to get there. [This is a photo of] Martha\u2019s home, where she lives with her parents and her sister:<\/p>\n<p>[picture]<\/p>\n<p>When she finished her secondary school, Martha decided to study nursing because she likes to help people. She decided to study at a technical school because they are more affordable for her parents thana university. Martha\u2019s parents pay $15 for tuition and about $50 for transportation and food each month so that Martha can pursue her dream of becoming a professional nurse.<\/p>\n<p>[picture]<\/p>\n<p>Martha is very grateful for the opportunity to learn and use the new computers at her school. She said, \u201cWhen I arrived at school I did not know anything about how to use a computer, but now I can use one. 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