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My vocational recognition was a real plus for me

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because my wife and I now run our own 
patisserie.

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I am Matías León. 

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I come from Chile.

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I trained in international gastronomy.

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In Germany, I am now a recognized 
master pastry cook.

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I am Daniela Koch. 

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I come from Columbia.

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I met Matías, my husband, on a 
German course.

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My Colombian business administration degree is
recognised at the level of the German equivalent.

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I take care of the business side.

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Welcome to Elisa, our patisserie.

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We were only able to open the café
because I have the master craftsman’s certificate.

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And because I was able to use my knowledge of business administration.

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I always wanted to learn new things.

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I have an uncle here in Hamburg,

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so I was able to come to Germany.

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Then I found out it was possible to have my training
recognised here.

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I almost had the equivalent of the master craftsman level. 

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This meant I was able to continue training as a pastry cook.

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For the master craftsman status, I just had to do
two examinations, 

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and they were really difficult.

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I had to learn a lot and I got there in the end.

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Our dream was to have our own café.

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It took 18 months to get everything prepared.

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First of all, we had to write a business plan

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and then find suitable premises.

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Back then I was also working as a pastry cook.

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In 2017 we opened the café.

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We are now very happy with it.

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Do what we did.

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Learn German. Be patient.

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And work hard, and get your qualifications recognised.

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There is so much support. Use it.

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Start your own success story and
talk about it. 

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