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Kilometre Trek: Car Jockey and Role Reversal

kilometre trek: Kevork Jamgosian hangs a sharp right and joins the queue at the Tim Hortons drive-thru, according to Toronto Star. The 30-year-old Syrian, in a touching role reversal, has already dropped his parents off at school and bundled and unbundled his 2-year-old daughter for daycare. Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star By Paul Hunter Feature reporter Fri., Dec. 9, 2016 LAVAL, QUE. It is as much daily affirmation as it is morning ritual a caffeine-charged reminder of one refugee grip on the Canadian dream. He about to make the 23-kilometre trek to his job as a car jockey at a downtown Montreal dealership. If you take Tim s, you are original Canadian, Jamgosian says with an infectious laugh that punctuates many of his observations. But first, an extra-large triple-triple to kick-start a day that sometimes doesn t end until his own evening French class is dismissed at 9 30. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.