DESENREDATE CAFE is an extension of the program DESENREDATE, APUESTALE A COLOMBIA by Colegio Campestre Americano in Popayan. This festivity was born in 1998 as an initiative for the Social Sciences class, whose purpose is to get to know our natural richness, our culture, and our history. This celebration remains a favorite among the educational community.
I was once fully convinced of and in love with a dream, a big one, the kind in which you find a lot of obstacles; need for money, for resources, for titles, opposition, fear, and uncertainty; the kind that people tell you that it’s impossible, that you are incapable of, that you don’t deserve, and that regardless of everything, you cannot stop dreaming about it and needing it. This is my story, which I have lived over and over with education, since being a teacher is my passion. Time has passed, the huge monsters that once scared me seem smaller every day, I’ve gained muscle to jump obstacles and adhering to my faith, my perseverance, my self-education, and extraordinarily intelligent people who have shared this dream, I have been able to see the blessing that I longed for made reality. That young woman I was 30 years ago is no different from you, today’s youth, who are facing in this moment the same needs, the same fears, and the same challenges; and this is the reason for Desenredate Cafe to exist.
Matha Cruz