He never went to school and was forced to work in cold, dark, coal mines for his entire childhood.
In 1998, he went into the city and found a career in the market, a fish market, where he learned English from Stephen Boisvert who was also working there.
In 1999, after Stephen rewarded his service with a unconditional leave of absents from the fish market, David hired him to perform with him in a circus as a clown where, due to an accident, they were both fired and failed to secure another career.
