Galamb Alex, of Roma origin, earned the recognition for mentoring underprivileged children and for setting a personal example with his own life. According to him, no matter where we are born, with enough perseverance we can become role models. The new Man of the Year applied to the teaching program at Tokaj-Hegyalja University and envisions his future in this field.
Northern Hungary and boon.hu the Person of the Year on February 1 . The Man of the Year candidates have achieved outstanding results in their respective fields and performed outstandingly in the past year. Their goal was to reward and recognize their unusual work with the help of their readers. Based on the voting that ended a few days ago, the "baker from Borsod" became the person of the year.
"The nomination itself is an honor for me, since I was able to symbolically join a company with several well-known and respected people. If I mention only two names, Attila Béres, director, director of the National Theater of Miskolc, or dr. János Révész, director general of the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Central Hospital. Among the candidates, I am the youngest, and also the only Roma. Thanks to God and the people, I won the award, but it was not given to Alex Galamb, but to the entire Roma community. Confession: No matter where we are born, with enough perseverance we can become a role model. My happiness is even greater because I found out about the recognition on my 25th birthday. There couldn't be a better gift..."
As he said, his own example shows that it is worth learning. He managed to become a baker, graduated and has a good job. In the meantime, he also studied to be a confectioner. Now he is on the threshold of his biggest dream: he has applied to Tokaj-Hegyalja University, majoring in teacher training.
I passed the pre-qualification exam and the points also show that there is a chance to study as a teacher at the university from September
- He told.
Photo: boon.hu / János Ádám
By the way, Alex already has "little students", since the "It's good to bake!" Through the foundation, he not only presents the basic concepts of the baking profession and the possibility of work-based advancement to Gypsy children living in his place of residence, Hernádnémeti, but also throughout the county and the country .
In two and a half years, he visited half a hundred settlements and was able to involve about 5,000 children in the sessions.
He was happy to report that one of his students can already apply to a vocational training school teaching the profession of a baker next year.
By the way, Alex is consciously preparing to become an apprentice because, as he says, but it is also evident from his actions so far, he really likes working with children. He is inspired by seeing the effect of his upbringing and education on children.
Source: boon.hu
Cover photo: boon.hu / János Ádám
