Amna Muhammad is an 18-year-old Egyptian girl. She is currently studying in the third year at the technical high school and, specifically, is specializing in the kitchen department of the hospitality industry, while combining her studies with a job at a caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n
“My parents often compared me to my other siblings and always said that I was the one who seemed the least successful. They didn’t even think I was capable of getting into high school,” recalls Amna, who, despite this, decided to defy those expectations and pursue her dream of becoming a chef to work in the tourism sector.<\/p>\n
At first, Amna trained on her own, reading hotel cuisine and exploring recipes, discovering her passion for baking. However, during the last academic year, Amna met a fellow student whose preparation and efforts to improve were her motivation. “She was very talented and showed it to the teachers, so the school chefs made her their assistant,” she explains. “I really wanted to be like her, so I asked her what she had done to improve so much and impress everyone.”<\/p>\n
This conversation marked a turning point in her life. Amna decided to continue studying and practicing and applied, then, for a cooking course at the Abu Korkas Hotel Training Center, following in her partner’s footsteps: “I was lucky enough to be selected for the training which started at the beginning of 2024”.<\/p>\n