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| My name is Silvia, I am Peruvian, and I was born in Pozuzo, Pasco. |
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| At home, my grandparents spoke to me in my mother tongue, Quechua. |
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| They always told me that if I understood Quechua it would be easier to learn any other language. |
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| They were right. |
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| It was very easy for me to learn German with my school teacher, Miss Delfina Randolf. |
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| I moved to Lima and there I lived 9 years with my mother, my brother Alejandro, and my dear Ari, my puppy. |
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| I studied Tourism and Hotelery and, like every Peruvian who wants to excel, I worked. |
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| I became a mother when I was very young, I was 18 years old. |
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| My son is one of my great reasons to be able to make every effort and move on. |
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| Years passed, and I decided to study a second career: Gastronomy. |
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| Currently, I am dedicated to gastronomy in Austria. |
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| I have been working in the kitchen of a hotel for 8 months, very close to the mountains in Tyrol. |
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| Here, they welcomed me as part of their family. |
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| I started helping decorate the dishes and washing the services. |
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| You get tired being in that area, but at the same time it is a great experience, because I was getting to know more about the business. |
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| I started to present new decoration and dessert options to my boss and she liked the idea. |
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| Now I am responsible for the desserts and I prepare a large part of them, always with a Peruvian touch. |
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| Now I'm saving, because I wish to go to Madrid and continue my training in high bakery. |
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| I want to start sending seeds from a tree called Kiri to my dad, Constantine. |
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| Kiri is known as the Empress Tree and has become popular for its CO2 consumption properties and rapid growth. |
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| My wish is that he sows them in Pozuzo and tell me how it grows. |
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| Being a migrant taught me to do my best, respecting the country that opened its doors to me. |
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| Always with a smile, always politely with everyone, because I think you represent your country wherever you go. |
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| It is sad to be away from my dear Peru and my dear family, but I thank God and life for all that I have achieved in this beautiful country that has become my new home. |