My name is Ban Yaqoob.  I am a refugee from Iraq.  My family and I have been in the United States for three years and a few months.  I have two children, one son in high school and a daughter in college.  When I first came to Worcester, I attended classes at Literacy Volunteers to learn English.  I waited a long time for a tutor.  We have been meeting every week for almost one and a half years.  I need to learn to speak English so that I can communicate in my daily life.  I am thankful to Literacy Volunteers and my teacher for helping me with my goal.