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Barrio Boy Challenges

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There are many people who went through challenges like these three people who have been through a lot like Ernesto Galarza, Farah Ahmedi, and Annie Johnson. These three people have been through a lot of challenges. The challenge that Ernesto had faced was that had gone to a new school and had to learn english and Farah Ahmedi had to cross the Pakistan border then Annie Johnson had to raise her own children by herself. However, all three shared an ability to accomplish to overcome their challenges to accomplish their goals. Ernesto Galarza In the story Barrio Boy Ernesto Galarza had gone to a new school and he was very nervous by his actions. In the text it states “ Half of the block was occupied by the Lincoln School”. Ernesto did not know how to speak english when he had gotten to that school that he did not know how to pronounce butterfly. According to the text it states “The day I conquered “butterfly” which I had been persistently pronouncing in standard Spanish as boo-ter-flee. What Ernesto learned was how that not everyone in his class knew english and he learned to speak english this is what Ernesto learned. …show more content…

In the text it states “ People were pushing and shoving and jostling up against that gate”. They had met a nice family that was going to help cross the border. Accoing in the text it says “You can go with us” the women said.” What Farah Ahmedi had learned is that not all strangers are rude that some are nice what she said was that she was not tired at all walking with a prosthetic leg this is what Farah Ahmedi had learned when she crossed the Pakistan border Annie

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