—the folder was dog-eared and stained with coffee. The final assignment was to write a vision for the next five years. Elias didn't hesitate. He wrote about a small bakery on a corner street, the smell of warm crust, and the ability to greet every customer not just with a smile, but with a story.

To anyone else, it was a curriculum. To Elias, it was a map to a new life. The First Step Programme 1 was simple: Introductions and Daily Routines