She had started studying to be a dental hygienist at Hostos Community College but needed better English skills to finish.
Fourteen years later, he will be called upon to deploy those same skills to finish the job he didn't start.
They had just taken the lead for the first time, when Dominic Waldouck showed commendable skills to finish off a quickly-tapped penalty.
Overall, Doumbia is not a technical all round centre forward, but a wily goal poacher, who knows how to unsettle defenders with his pace, power, strength and movement, while also having the clinical skills to finish chances off.
Do I have the skills to finish Tubular?
"I suppose you could say it started with my first helicopter design in 1951 (partly built before I realized that I did not have the tools or skills to finish it).
That skill — the ability to "finish runs forward," as 49ers offensive lineman Adam Snyder called it — is not unique to Gore, but it helps set him apart from other backs.
The searing break up the right touchline, brushing off fellow contender Alex Goode in the process, and the pace and skill he showed to finish Scotland's second try, were a scintillating demonstration of potential being unleashed.
"The second one typifies him because he missed his easiest chance he had, but he didn't get disappointed, won back the ball, nutmegged the defender with an incredible piece of skill and then to finish the way he did was brilliant".
Lee's rebounding skills, athleticism and ability to finish at the rim make him an asset in any offense.
