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MCC Daily Tribune

ESOL Voices: Student Spotlight

Murtaza Ehsani

Murtaza Ehsani is an ESOL student from Afghanistan. Murtaza lived in a refugee camp in Indonesia for four years before being selected for resettlement in the United States. After arriving in Rochester, Murtaza first improved his English at OACES, and he was then accepted at MCC. In this story, Murtaza writes about a very special day in the refugee camp. Click on the link to read Murtaza's story.

ESOL Voices a collection of stories written by ESOL students at Monroe Community College. This publication highlights our MCC students who come from all over the world. Look for a reminder to read a new story in the Tribune each month. Search for our favorite older stories on our new Omeka page created by librarian Andrea Kingston. We hope you will find these stories interesting and inspiring.

Katie Leite & Pamela Fornieri, ESOL Program

Katie Leite
ESOL/TRS
01/14/2019