By Maritza Diaz / Ana Milena Ordosgoitia | Project Leader / Executive Director
“I am a simple, loving and kind woman. My name suited me well!” - says Honey proudly, while smiling -.
“I have always been a very positive woman and very committed to my future. That's why I decided to study the Cooking Technician program. There were 9 months of lots of learning in classes and in the practical workshops in the kitchen. There were days when traveling from Baru to Santa Ana was very difficult, due to the rain or because I didn’t have someone to look after my 3-year-old son, but I always found the way and went to my classes.
My husband works as a Bartender at a hotel in Baru and he has been a great support and motivation during this process. He says he wants me to prepare myself so that I can find a good job, for me and for our son, as he was able to find it.
And well, after the green ones, the mature ones have arrived, as we say here in Colombia, because at the end of July, I started my internship in a very renowned restaurant in Cartagena, which specializes in gourmet hamburgers.
Before, I thought that hamburgers were a neighborhood food, just fast food, but I have learned to take them to another level, with a good mix of flavors that you might think don't combine. However, when you try them, it is something else, it is something different and delicious.
I feel very happy and grateful for everything I have been able to achieve. Next year, I will finish my internship and after graduating I hope to get the job I have dreamed of in one of the Hotels near my community”.
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