Learner Spotlight: Ruby
We invite you to meet Ruby, our featured student this month in our “Learner Spotlight”. Featured adult learners represent the Literacy Council’s programs, including authors from Reflections: Voices of English Learners, the Literacy Council’s literary magazine, as well as adult learners in other programs. Ruby contributed her stories to the eighth edition.
As a former academic manager at Peak Point Academy, I have a solid background in media and education. I trained over 2,600 students and created job opportunities for young people in Myanmar. I am also a prolific writer and a co-founder of Ka Laung Pyan Publication. I was a participant in the 2017 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Fellowship, a scholarship program from the U.S. Department of State for Asian youth leaders to study at top universities in the United States. After actively participating in the 2021 Myanmar Spring Revolution, I happened to relocate to the United States. I have since served as a global affairs technician at the University of Connecticut and earned a Non-Profit Management Certificate from Drexel University. I am currently pursuing a career as a data analyst. As part of this career transition and my new life in the United States, I am actively engaging with the Literacy Council of Frederick County. My experience there has been invaluable. I joined the Literacy Council of Frederick County’s speaking and writing classes in 2024. This experience not only supports my professional growth but also connects me with my new community.
We hope you enjoy Ruby’s written works, “The Roads of My Journey”, “Roads I Call Home”, and “The Unexpected Joy of Giving and Receiving”. View all of our students’ stories on our Reflections: Voices of English Learners web page. Below is Ruby’s poem, “Roads I Call Home”.
“Roads I Call Home”
Black ribbons on green, a winding way,
Through hills and valleys, where secrets lay.
Each curve a glimpse, a story told,
Of fields of gold, and forests old.
The scent of bloom, the whisper of time,
A rural heart, in every climb.
So, drive along, and let your soul,
Find peace and place, and make you whole.
Read the rest of Ruby’s stories and more student stories in our 8th edition of Reflections.