I began smoking cigarettes when I was eleven years old and today I am 57 years old. I have been smoking cigarettes for 46 years. Today I have it.
    The following is what I did to kick the nicotine habit:

1. I walk one or two miles (or more) everyday.
2. I drink plenty of water because water is a cleanser.
3. I chew gum.
4. I fill my bathtub with hot water, as hot as I can stand. I lay in the tub and meditate. The hot water opens your pores and the craving for nicotine will be released.

My name is Will Garcia and I just finished reading my first novel cover to cover. I feel good about it. It took me five months to read it. At first, it was a work assignment, then it became a fun assignment. I have not read a book cover to cover before. I didn’t think I could do it, but I did and it was worth it. It felt like I just ran a long distance run.
     The book was called The Client by John Grisham. It was about a boy who witnesses a suicide, a lawyer and a murder that happened a few years ago. The book was exciting from the beginning.
     It was over two years since I started with Project Read. When I first started I could just barely read the funnies in the comics. Now I can read a novel. It’s still not easy but I did it. It’s also good to walk down the street and read street signs, billboards and newspapers. I don’t know what novel I will read next, but it will be a good one.
     Lastly, I have learned a lot of things from Project Read. One is that you’re never too old to learn. It takes a lot to learn how to read and write, but it can be done. Sometimes you want to quit, but in the long run it’s worth it. I hope some day I can help people like me who want to learn but are afraid to start. You have to begin somewhere.