Daniel Gebretsadik was born in Tigray Province, Ethiopia, 1951. His inspirational story is one of survival and the grist for a Hollywood movie. Escaping oppression and poverty, Daniel fled Ethiopia, 1978, arriving in Dijbouti with a determined vision of immigrating to Canada. It took 18 months, but he made it to Canada, a smile on his face, settling, first, in Hamilton, Ontario, where he began attending Mohawk College during the day and drove a Toronto taxi at night. After three tough years, he was able to save enough money to return to Africa, via Sudan, and with the help of supportive rebels, was able to reconnect with his wife, Berhan, and both his son and daughter, and prepare them for their long journey to Canada. At the time, Ethiopia was facing very severe drought and famine. Rather than leave behind multitudes of expatriates seeking comfort and refuge in Sudan, Daniel spent nine months as a volunteer assisting fellow Ethiopians overcome the devastation of hunger and poverty. Re-established in a new world, Daniel, today, is a successful salesman for Daimler Chrysler Canada. His daughter attends the University of Windsor and his son is studying computer graphics at Sheridan College. Daniel and his wife are happy in their adopted homeland. [Photo, courtesy Charles J. Humber]