David Deocera always manages to rise above. After rejected applications for the military or becoming a flight attendant, and failing his driving test, he thought he wasn’t “super intelligent,” he says. Born and raised in the Philippines, Deocera moved to Canada in 1995. Despite the barriers he’s faced in life, he is an avid reader and loves to learn. He also has a licence to work in security. He works with Megaphone as a vendor because he likes selling something he believes in while having the opportunity to socialize with people. “It can get lonely in Vancouver. But Megaphone gives you a reason to talk and to say, ‘Hi’ to people.”