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My name is Sulayman Jammeh, 47 years of age married with three children. My profession is a tourist taxi driver. I am in this profession for nearly two decades now, 18 years precisely. Prior to becoming a driver, I worked as a waiter in two different restaurants. With the dwindling restaurant business, I decided to venture into tourist taxi driving through the coaxing of a friend. After formally applying, my license was approved in 2000, from this year up to 2013, I worked as an employee of another individual.
The chance to own this current car came in 2012. I was driving an acquaintance of mine to the airport who was returning to Europe after a holiday in the Gambia. Our chat led to a vehicle of his that is only used during his holidays in the Gambia – this means not more than three weeks in the whole year. After chatting through, we agreed to the option of buying the vehicle after a year of working for him. I, therefore, bought the vehicle from him in 2013.
At this point, the vehicle was already old requiring constant maintenance and repair works. It is now broken and, perhaps, beyond repair hence the need for a better car that will meet the demands of the trade. You could ask why sticking to a venture that is largely seasonal and vibrant only for half of the year; the answer is passion. Of course, I could still venture into other trades and perhaps earn a better living. However, the passion of being of invaluable service to people, strangers for that matter, and the passion of people putting their entire trust on you in a place largely unknown to them are just two of many that I cannot ignore. In essence, leaving this job will put a sense of guilt on me for betraying things am dearly passionate about.
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