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English puts Cuban on cigar
roll
Sondra Barr, The
Arizona Republic, Aug. 22, 2005.
If you're looking to score a hand-rolled
Cuban cigar, Guillermo "Willy"
Carrazana is ready to talk business.
The Chandler resident spoke scant English
a year ago. Now, the 55-year-old Cuban cigarmaker
is armed with an English Language Learner
certificate and recently became a U.S. citizen
with the help of Chandler's City of Readers
Education programs.
Carrazana was at the Phoenix Park N Swap
when he heard about the free English classes
being offered in his own city.
"I receive many orders by fax and
e-mail," he said. "It's very important
when the people call you that you understand
them."
He estimates that orders for Willy's Cigars,
the cigar-rolling company he operates out
of his home, have increased 30 percent in
the past 12 months.
To place an order for his cigars, visit
www.willycigars.com
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