O ur s hi ft b e gi n s a t 7 a m a nd e nd s at 4 p m, b u t I
st a y a t t h e fac u lt y u n til 5 p m. D ur i n g t h is
p er io d , I o n l y lea v e t h e fac u lt y at l u n c h b r ea k.
Af te r 5 p m, I go to m y s eco nd j o b wh ic h i s at a
ca fe teri a i n o ne o f t he st ud e nt d o r mi to r i es. I
lea ve m y s eco nd j o b at 1 1 p m, a nd m y ho us e i s
at Si n ca n wh i c h i s ve r y far . At t ha t p o i nt , I fee l
ver y tir ed to go ho me so I sta y a t t he f ac ul t y at
ni g h t. I ca n o n l y go t o my h o me o n Fr id a y
ni g h t s. I wo r k o n Sa t ur d a ys b e t we e n no o n a nd
1 1 p m. O n S u nd a ys , I wo r k at t he ca fe ter i a
b et we e n 5 p m a nd 1 1 p m. I a m i n t h is r o u ti ne
si n ce 2 0 0 4 . I ca n o n l y s ta y a t ho me o n Fr id a ys
and Sa t urd a ys . I h a ve no so ci al l i fe, I d o no t see
m y fa mi l y o fte n . I sp e nd t wo ni g h ts at ho me
sl eep i n g b eca u se a t t h at p o i nt I fee l r e al l y tir ed .
j o b s, I d o no t wa nt t h e m to b eco me
s ub co n trac ted wo r ker s. I wa n t t he m to ha v e
reg u lar j o b s, p e r hap s t he y ca n b eco me c i vi l
ser v a nt s.
W ha t d o yo u li ke to d o i n yo ur sp are t i me s, i f
yo u h a ve a n y sp are ti me at a ll?
I wo u ld li k e to go to a p la yg ro u nd wi t h m y k id s
o n a s u n n y d a y a nd p la y wi t h t h e m. I n e ver had
th e ti me to p la y wi t h t h e m u n ti l no w. I wa nt to
sp e nd ti me wi t h t he m.
I wa n t to t h a n k yo u o n b eh al f o f m y co wo r k ers
fo r yo ur e ffo rt s fo r o u r fac u lt y, M r. De le n. I
th i n k yo u ar e a go o d ro l e mo d e l fo r yo ur k id s a s
yo u are a ha rd wo r k i n g p erso n wh o d o es hi s j o b
in t he b e st wa y h e c a n.
Ca n yo u go o n a n n u al le av es?
T ha n k yo u so mu c h .
I co u ld no t u n ti l t h e la st ye ar , b u t t he r e ha ve
b ee n so me le g al c ha n ge s. No w I a m al lo we d to
lea ve fo r 2 0 d a ys a year , r eg ar d i n g m y t er m o f
ser v ice. Ho we v er , I s p end t ha t ti me a t m y
ho me to wn , he lp i n g m y f at her i n t he f ield s.
In te rv ie w: Ma rch 2 0 1 6
Yo u ha v e t wo so n s. W h at d o yo u wi s h fo r t he m
in t he fut ur e?
I wa nt m y c hi ld re n to h av e a b e tt er l i fe t ha n I
had . I d o no t wa n t t he m to t wo wo r k s at t wo
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