as barista maestro with costa coffee at delhis south extension umas day is a whirl of grinding brewing mixing and serving yet she perks up at the mention of teach india the classes did much more than just polish my englishspeaking skillsteach india trained me to mingle with people and gave me the confidence to speak up says the 22yearold full of beans about the job today its hard to believe that two years uma was unsure about pursuing a career after class xii she did a diploma course in web design but failed to find work in the field i thought i would just give tuitions at home she says of the opinion it best suited her reticent nature it was at this time that one of the teachers from her webdesigning course suggested the teach india classes which focus on english conversational skills would help her find work uma enrolled and went on to ace the first interview shed ever done at the teach india job fair and landed the costa coffee job shes been with costa for the last two years in which she has been promoted from an entrylevel position to barista maestrorecently awarded best performer of costa coffee in north india she is on the fast track slated to become a manager in three months uma has grown a lot and become an inspiration for other employees on the floor we want more umas says her costa coffee manager prashasti bali uma says her father who runs a small construction business and mother are pleasantly surprised by her success they never thought i would do anything and still find it hard to believe that i commute from shahadra to south extension every day she says with a laugh her two elder sisters too are proud of her accomplishmentsthere is a big change in her personality and nature earlier she did not know how to speak to people or handle situations says elder sister komal whom uma considers a role model the financial independence uma has gained from the job is yet another rewardshes happy to be able to spend money on her family having just bought her elder sister a salwarkameez birthday gift she continues to expand her english vocabulary by reading durjoy datta i would encourage any young woman having trouble finding a job to enrol with teach india it has changed my life she concludes