Justin Kasali was recently named Mountain Lineâs âRookie of the Year.â
A lot of people learn how to drive in their teens, but not Kasali.
He and his family moved to Missoula in 2018, after spending 12 years in a Refugee Camp in Malawi.
He had only been driving for six months when his case manager in Missoula asked him to apply for a job as a bus operator at Mountain Line.
"I respond to him quickly, 'I can not be able to drive the bus because I don't have any good experience to drive,ââ Kasali said.
On top of that, he would need to get a commercial driverâs license, which requires a written exam in English, a language that Kasali said he struggled with.Â