By Chante and Edridge-Ernest Johnson
In 2011 myself and my now husband enrolled into the
Workaway International programme – it was the best decision we ever made! We
worked in a Florida Country Club for the first 6 months and then moved up north
in Philadelphia for the next 6 months.
Our experience with Workaway International was amazing. We
got to travel around the USA and it was here where we found our passion for
hospitality. The Country Clubs were beautiful and had the highest quality of
service.
In 2012, we returned back to South Africa and knew that we
had to pursue a hospitality career because of the experience we had in America.
We would not allow ourselves to do anything else. Within two weeks we landed
jobs as a Food & Beverage Manager / Supervisor, we received these jobs due
to our experience on the Workaway International programme.
We then decided to travel some more and journeyed abroad to
Dubai where we worked as a Restaurant Manager and Training & Development Manager.
A year later, I became pregnant with our first daughter and we decided to head
back to South Africa to raise her among family. The experiences in the US and
Dubai allowed us to save a lot of money which then helped us start our own
business.
We opened Elite
Hospitality Training on the 1st of February 2017; it is a company
that offers different training for positions in the hospitality industry. We would never have pursued this industry if
it was not for the Workaway International programme. We would not be where we
are today without this amazing door into the hospitality industry. Thanks
Workaway International!
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