Curler skater Enes (21) steals the present on the Mechelen restaurant stage: “Once I noticed him in Antalya, I stated ‘we’ve got to have that'”

“Once I noticed Enes in Antalya, I instantly stated ‘we’ve got to have him’. And look, right here it’s,” stated Dilara Demir. Collectively along with her husband Burhan, she has been working Merad for twelve years. “We prefer to create one thing new yearly,” he stated. Earlier than Enes arrived, they neatly put in their terrace, in order that it will undoubtedly not fall. “The milestones in Mechelen make it a bit tougher for him and now he’s not concerned,” says Dilara.

In the course of the summer season of 2022, on trip in Turkey, they met Enes Özbek. “We have been going to the identical luxurious lodge in Antalya since our honeymoon ten years in the past. There we noticed Enes working. There have been extra curler skating attendees, however he actually stood out. He did laps across the pool within the warmth with two full trays. We additionally seen how fantastically that boy acted, with a smile and with out stress,” says Dilara.

This summer season he’s serving prospects on his terrace on the Vismarkt. “I feel it is one thing good for Mechelen, as a result of nobody is doing it but,” she says. The eating places utilized for a piece visa for him and he’s additionally studying Dutch. “My pastime is curler skating. I stay close to the station and I even come to work with him. In my free time I additionally go to the skatepark on Douaneplein,” says Enes.

Honor

When Merad’s managers requested him to come back to Belgium, it was an honor. “I used to be very glad and stunned. I might have turned my pastime into my job and I actually needed to go overseas,” stated the younger man. Though the climate in the previous few weeks has been nothing to put in writing residence about, Enes is having a implausible time. “This temperature is way more nice to work in, though it’s nonetheless a bit chilly. I am used to the warmth.”

He likes the environment in Mechelen. “It is a ravishing, full of life city and the individuals are very pleasant and affected person when it is busy,” stated Enes. He’s additionally very proud of the environment amongst colleagues. “Everybody helps one another. We’re an enormous group of buddies.”

Enes goals to remain within the metropolis of Dyle for an extended time, even when he misses his household and buddies in Turkey. “In fact we do not need to lose him. He actually is a gem, so attentive and useful too. When he serves prospects, he at all times does so with a smile. He’s the solar in the home,” stated Dilara.

As a younger man it is a bonus that he earns way more right here than at residence. “I can now help my mother and father and brothers extra at residence. That motivates me to do my greatest,” says Enes. And though he has solely simply arrived, he already speaks Dutch. He proudly mentions his vocabulary. “Good night, good night, scrumptious, thanks and I am going to see you quickly!”