Martina Martina - Cook
Where is Martina from?
She is from Tixmeua in the state of Yucatan. It is a city with about 2,000 people. It is an 8 hour bus ride but if she takes the combio she can be there in about 5 hours. She has 3 daughters and 4 grandchildren. They all live in Chemuyil. Her oldest daughter is 24 and her youngest is 10.
Something most people don't know about her?
The wife of Porfirio, the artist whose work you will see in many rooms at HAC, told her about the job at HAC. She specializes in Yucatan cooking but prior to working at HAC she had only cooked for friends and family. This was her first job ever. Martina has been at Lol-Ha for 3 years and is a single mother. She said the schedule was the biggest adjustment but that the cooking is the same and she wasn't nervous to cook for others. However she said she does enjoy the modern technology.
What does she enjoy doing?
She likes to sew and embroider. She also enjoys cooking for her Catholic church. Martina has done mission work, traveling to other villages, as well as, cooking for missionaries that come to her town. Every Sept 15 – 30 she travels back to her home town to enjoy the festival with her parents.
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