Fayetteville

resident Victor Ramos has worked with computers for a long time. He worked

for Lucent Technologies for over 15 years and traveled extensively, integrating

new wireless technologies and products in the international market. Now,

after being laid off, he has his own company and teaches a basic computer

skills class in Spanish at the Peachtree City Library.

The class is

offered every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. Initially, the class was only supposed

to last for five weeks, but the students have been clamoring for some

more time, so the next session will be at least one week longer.

"These

are some very enthusiastic and serious students," said Ramos, who

got the idea for the class from Father Pedro de Olivera from St. Phillip

Benizi and Father Fabio Sotelo from Holy Trinity. Many of Ramos' students

are from these churches and the waiting list for the next session is growing.

Ramos was born

and reared in Chicago and his parents, both of Mexican descent, taught

him to speak Spanish. Ramos found teaching through his job at Lucent and

became a member of their Hispanic outreach organization, HISPA. The group

sought volunteers to teach basic computer skills to Spanish speaking adults

for the Saint Vincent Depaul Society of Atlanta. He has had the teaching

bug ever since. In addition to teaching computer skills, he has also volunteered

to teach English as a second language.

The first session

of the class will end soon and dozens of new students will get a chance

to learn basic computer skills. Ramos stresses the importance of the class

community to acquire the basic computer skills necessary to succeed in

today's technology-driven workforce."

In a matter

of weeks, Ramos' students have made great strides with computers. When

the course is completed they are better equipped to learn even more about

computers and technology.

For more information

about the basic computer skills class for Spanish speaking adults, phone

the Peachtree City Library at 770-631-2520.