The show “Carnivals of Korça” brought back Arben Dervish to the city theater alongside his partner on stage, Zamira Kita. As is known, the actor has been absent for a long time, about 12 years, because he moved with his family to the USA.
He went there in 2003 and as he tells about “Rudina” on Tv Klan, in addition to the mystery of the magic of the USA that promises opportunities, he also received ordinary work. For 16 years, Arben Dervishi worked as a truck driver.
Rudina Magjistari: You said that you have also done difficult, mundane jobs, you called them earlier that I say every job is dignity in the end, but maybe they were not artistic jobs.
Arben Dervishi: I leave Korça after doing a recital with Zamira as a summary show, “How has Korça seen such things”, and there were 23 performances given in a row in Korça with a hall of 500 because it was too big and you go and collide where you will do different jobs. I did cleaning, cleaning premises, buildings, then when I came back the second time I started working as a ferry driver because you couldn’t support yourself on such small wages while the ferry driver was a very good salary. Very long roads, with a broken tongue, suffer stress, how will they wait for me, what will they tell me when I get there, how will I find my way, where will I go black, how will I fare this car, it was a terrible stress. Even when I came to “Puthja”, a comedy that Korça called me, if I say that I didn’t remember the lyrics, it was terrible because I had experienced the long road, my mouth hurt when I was traveling, I was very stressed, a profession that you have not had, roads that you do not know, people waiting for you that you do not know the language. It was terrible. I continued it after that work became easier, I continued it for 16 years.
Rudina Magjistari: 16 years truck driver!
Arben Dervishi: I worked hard. In the terrible Michigan winters, the snow, the long drives, the long work hours, you would get up at 4 in the morning every day.
The actor adds that after the girls grew up, they suggested that they open a business. They still have a small coffee shop in Michigan which in 2003 won the “Best Coffee” award from high customer reviews.
