Yonas Zewude, Store Dealer
ABOUT ME
Have to work
I grew up in Ethiopia in the city of Addis Ababa and came to Canada in 1999 when I was 17. When I first arrived I had no plans for work. People back home think people just print money here! I expected the airport to be paved with gold and diamonds and that I would make lots and lots of money and send it all back home.
But one day, I went to work with my parents* to see how they earned a living and I realized they actually had to work! I decided to start going to school full-time and working part-time so I wouldn't have to ask my parents for money.
*Note: High School students in Grade 9 can go to their parent's workplace one day in the year for Take Your Kids To Work Day.