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Interviews with students |
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"I would like to meet all of you, to say “hola” and I also want you to spend some days with us." |
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"When I came to the hacienda, with the help of Cuquita, the first thing that I learned was how to read and write, thank you Cuquita." |
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"When I saw the hacienda for the first time, it was like the paradise, I felt a great emotion and the need to overcome great challenges.”
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“When I came to the hacienda I thought that it would be like a jail but in a few days I noticed that it was very beautiful.” |
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“When I came to the hacienda I was afraid, I thought that it would be a place were you have to get up at 5 am, to take a cold shower, etc. But after the first day I realized that it was not anything like that. I like to study, watch TV and Football, but the most beautiful think is the responsibility and to share everything with my friends at the Hacienda .” |
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"The hacienda is beautiful, I like how the older boys painted it, and I like the food, to play football, volleyball, and basketball.” |
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"To me, the Hacienda represents a great opportunity to study and be able to contribute to the society .” |
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"If God wants, I will have professional studies and be able to help my family." |
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“I want to study, become somebody, to be able to help my family and also help the Hacienda." |
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“At the hacienda I’m learning to study and work hard, I have food and a place to sleep. They take care of us, we have medical attention and they never fail us; the only thing that we have to do is to be good students.” |
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"Here at the hacienda I have all the means to study and the food never fails … I have learned many things, like how to work, appreciate the value of everything that it is given to us by many people. I didn’t know how to use a computer, clean the house, do my laundry, etc. The Hacienda is teaching us all these and is getting us ready for the future and for the time when we will have our own family." |
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"I have being here 8 years and I have to say that I have learned allot. Here we have everything we need for school, food and cloths. When I came to the Hacienda, I didn’t know how to work or study. Now I know about agriculture and how to study. All of these will be helpful in the future. These 8 years have showing me that everything can be done, that I can choose what kind of professional I want to be." |
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"I try to concentrate on everything they tell me and on getting good grades." |
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"Cuquita, Georgina and Raul help us and give us orientation when we have problems with our studies. They are always there for us giving us support to study or to work at the hacienda." |
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"The truth is that without Cuquita, Georgina and Raul I don’t know what would happen to me or to the other kids. The help and support that they give us means every thing to us." |
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Q. For people who are not able to visit the Hacienda, what would you like them to know about you? |
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Q. What was the very first thing that you learned at the Hacienda? |
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Q. When you came to the Hacienda, what was your first impression? |
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Q. ¿What do you like from the Hacienda? |
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Q. At the Hacienda, what have you learned? |
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"All these years at the hacienda have been a wonderful learning experience; being here it is something satisfying and is helping me to keep going and become a better person." |
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Q. What do you think about the directors? |
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Asociación Ormsby |
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Institución de Asistencia Privada |
