Really dont know what they were up to. Came to the US with only 200 dollars after being jobless in kenya for 4trs and bila makaratasi but made it. I was ready hata nikiambiwa nilime mitaro kwa mashamba,nifanye mjengo. Nilikuwa nimechoka na ukosefu wa kazi kenya na kushindwa kulisha family.Quick job without minding my class did dish wahing under the table,carpentry building stairs ,maintenace in a hotel and anything to put aa dollar in my pocket and sending money every month to my wife. Put my self back in university graduated working many hours and finushed my masters degree in public health became a citizen,bought two houses and brought my wife and kids. It's just your vision in life and strategy. You can make or fail in the US with no vision but chances of making it are 90% especially in smaller towns. Dont go to big cities like NY
I came with green card alone two years down the line i thank God Was with my host for 8days. Thrown to Dallas Texas. Lived wirh a stranger. Wacha tu..was there 1 month. Nimepambana na hali yangu and I'm not regretting it.Counting God's blessings.
I’ve been to Kenya for my sabbatical in 2016 and I love Kenya and it’s people. I was in Kericho at the University of Kabianga. I cannot express the kindness and love I received while there. God bless Kenya!!!!!
Cameto the US on astudent visa but came with nothing and ended up on the streets after abandoning school 15years down the road after fighting off deportations and getting shot once i am worth 2 million dollars with agreen card living by south beach in miami..work smart and hard and be as bold as ashark nothng is given but everything is there to be taken cheers forgot to mention that the way to succed in the US is not employment but self employment i literally make anywhere between 30k to 50 amonth working for myself
I am a South African and we came to the US for school too during apartheid. I’ll advise people to go to small towns in states like Utah, Maine and taking any jobs may be a starting point. Avoid expensive states like NYC or California. Hard work and good education pays off at the end. Indeed, home is the best place but we Africans also have a right to seek opportunities else where.
Opportunities but don't forget your inheritance which is Africa.Its only us who will build it.Anything can happen in those countries and you find yourself going back home.Ukranians never knew there would be war in their country.
Settling down in USA is not easy, especially if you don't have good host family and supportive system to give you the right information. If you're doing good in Kenya, come and do surveys b4 relocating to USA. If you're comfortable financially stay home. But if you're struggling with no job and you're young and want to further your education come to Western countries.
For those who are believers, God knows the good plans for our lives. If He's planned for you to be abroad, he'll make things favourable for success. If His plans are for you to remain home, you'll still succeeded. Let's seek His will about our lives.
@@Nakanjakoshanitahmy favorite verse. I've lived here for more than 20 years. I've faced tremendous challenges but God has held my hand and I'm thriving and helping others.
America is a blessing when you land in good hands yaani mtu ako ready kukusaidia, but if you land kwa mikono ya mtu ako na roho mbaya utasuffer but at the end kama hauta give up u will make it!
key words - IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP. America is not for the faint of heart. It's for those with excess levels of dopamine - the true fighters, those that just have no QUIT in them. This is what a lot of people fail to understand. You can be WHOEVER you want.
My sister hosted me and it was hell on earth. She had just had her baby and was writing her PhD thesis and her husband was in the Netherlands. I think she was going through post natal depression and I was the one person she would unleash her fury to. Our relationship has never been the same almost 20 years down the road. But I'm happy to say that despite my rough start, I got a masters degree and a great job in my field. I was determined not to give up.
I went to study in USA for my masters degree in Oregon in 1988. I was young and single then. But it never occurred to me that I would like to stay. Part time work was meant for fun and not survival. I had a job in agricultural research and our government scholarship. I later got a teaching job and obtained a doctoral degree. I passed through all my school life from primary to doctoral degree under government sponsorship but one has to stand out of the group and that's how the system was in our country. I m now retired and enjoying out here. We have 3 children and all have used government scholarships to pass through university. It is not as bad in Africa in most careers if you see anything positive in our countries. I see many foreigners coming to our country and making it. Just do what foreigners do in Africa and you will make it.
the problem with most of the youth is tht they don't like to be innovative and creative they are just looking for employment and the tricky things is tht their employers are not educated bt they are creative
Kila pahari. Ni kuvumilia. It still need hardworking person, and then you need to leave your personality at Jomo kenyatta airport and start at zero. If you do that, you do any kind of Job available and everything turns good
Lived in the States for 10 years it can be a lonely place, depression na pesa naaah anyway came back to Kenya last year. Hustle ya paper can be difficult, good experience though. I am more happy in Kenya and feel more full filled here where I am.
America is still the land of opportunity. Ninajua watu wengi hawana makaratasi but they’ve made it big here. Main difference is how much info you can get and how fast you move!!
I know folks who were in America before sept/11.. terror; their visas had already expired but they were in college on some sponsorship and by the time of terror in America, they had both garnered their doctorates! One was in New York City and another one was in Los Angeles! *Therefore* , you're right America is a land of opportunities; as president (Obama) put it that: *it's a land of possibilities* .
@@myownworld9435 no worry just make sure you have your own principles, and don't allow them to know your personal staffs. If you get a job ,try to be independent and move as soon as you can
Our rulers have destroyed our country, that is the elephant in the room nobody wants to confront. Ni vibaya sana wakenya wanaangaika vile watatoka Kenya na wakishapata namna wanafika ng'ambo wanaendelea kuteseka zaidi. Kuna wengi wanateseka haswaa kule uarabuni. There is absolutely no reason people should be struggling this bad just to male ends meet. I hope something cataclysmic will wipe away the rotten people at the top so that Kenyans can stay home & don't have to endure this kind of unnecessary hardship in hostile foreign lands.
Thanks brother I landed Arab country but the first two months I learn alot and I believe home is be best ridhika na kidogo as grow , people are not the same and talking the truth kwa mwenzako awapende just ni kusema tu uku Iko sawa forget tting freedom, resting and all that, to me and everyone home is best 💕🥂
Mimi I landed in San Francisco weh! The place was so expensive, but since I was on tour I moved around different states.I stayed for a few months then I left.
I think her parents didn’t do their research well. Both could have worked first and saved before her mom went to school. I think they rushed that school decision with no savings. It’s hard to survive on a minimum wage income from one parent and their are bills to be paid. And i think they might have been well off so they didn’t expect to struggle in America.
Hi, Thanks for the amazing interview. To answer your question, the schools in Kenya following the American system are Rosslyn Academy, Rift Valley Academy and West Nairobi School. ISK (International School of Kenya) is Canadian.
It's the same in all foreign countries. Its very hard to settle down. Finding a well paying job is also hard. I moved back to Kenya from UK in 2018 and nothing would make me go back to live there. Am happy to visit but yeah Home is always best 💖
Going to school immediately after landing is easier said than done especially in California.You can work first two years low income jobs as you save small for college.Helps you get established for credit & financial college loans & grants.California is very expensive but you can't go wrong with Nursing although private colleges in California are expensive.It is very hard to get into a Community College because of waiting lists & lottery system for competitive Nursing fields.Unless you have a sponsor to pay all your other expenses it is tough.Remember a car in USA is a basic need.Start with a CNA job & work your way up.Don't let the pay rate which is higher than Kenya confuse you into not furthering your Education.Good luck everyone!
I came here with only $100. I paid bus from Chicago and was left with $60. From there it’s another story but am still here and proud of my host. I understand what you mean most green card winners majorities are misinformed.
@@user-wr9fn4ny4i yes bothers alot when everyone keep saying how expensive California is. Those "inexpensive " states they make like 8 0r 10 dollars an hr. Here the minimum wage is now at 15 dollars an hr. Jobs pays really well too especially if you have an education
Hosting issues is a big factor on how fast it will take to settle down. I had a bad host in Boston and they frustrated me. God brought strangers who taught me driving, took me to apply jobs, shopping etc. 2 years of frustations but God came through for me through strangers. My hosts were from Hell even though they pretended to be Christians
But California has better wages. I moved to Cali from Atlanta and got the same job paying twice as much and my rent was the same. I just downsized. I live within my means and I don't have a car payment and I don't eat in fancy restaurants (except my birthday). No need to finance a fancy car. It all balances out if you're smart with your money.
Matunda ya William Kimani iko in God’s way… God is the way not greener pastures and I believe if we humble and take any job for a start, that’s the ladder to success. It’s very hard kupata wakenya in any odd jobs in the USA
LOL what utter BS - god doesn't exist, you are your own GOD - talk about brainwashing!!! This is one of the worst things wazungus did to us. Kutufunga akili kutumia dini. A MESS!
Yes there’s job opportunities here in America but no business opportunities If you come for schools It’s better to work hard and avoid taking loans And everything will be fine
any one that tells me the usa is more difficult than kenya id say is just soft.if i ever get the chance to go to the usa id work my ass off to never have to come back to my current situation in kenya.i think america is just a level more competitive as an african i have accustomed to this id rather go to the usa and work for 20 yrs and come invest my savings here than just be comfortable here.
@@lydiadavis2873-What just happened in Maine yesterday?20 plus people minding their business just gunned down by a white supremacists.Do you live under a rock to make such an ignorant comment?you must be white because as a black people, I see racism everywhere
They had way too high expectations & failed to keep an open mind when relocating to the USA plus California is very expensive for a start. Why was the mom going to school full time instead of part time and work part? It was very poor planning & high expectations on their part.
Depends with where you get your host. Sometimes we don’t have control of where we start life in America because it’s where we get the host and it’s not easy to get one.
@@essiewakago Essie Kenyans need to wake up before they get on the plane & as soon as they arrive to the USA there are very few friends/hosts. My host kicked me out after 1 months & I had my 4 yr old child with me but I still made it with lots of sacrifices & hard work & fought my way up, so this thing of "host" Kenyans need to forget it, as the host is a regular Kenyan working probably 2 jobs to pay bills. As soon Kenyans land in the USA they need to quickly find any job that can pay a studio apt or find a roommate don't expect to be hosted, that's the reality my dear.
Nice talk 💞. You kept us waiting at the beginning. The sound needs improvement. Pliz try to edit the video B4 uploading it 💞. You need to watch your own video later in order to evaluate it. The topic is very interesting 🌟
Am happy to hear this meaningful thought from the youngest lady am so thankful to get information like this will save the video and listing to it a time will be my encouragement I wish to travel to alabama dot now the way forward
Yeah, you cant seat for KCSE without KCPE certs I xane from Tanzania where i was in college and i wantedto join form two in kenya and i was told that i would not be able to do my kcse until i got my kcse cert then i had to go back to primary So, it wasn't bribe but the fact
Well answered grace,we went to the same high school together it’s amazing how you were able to do school and had this on your mind,sending pockets of love girl:)
If l can make a descent pay with my RN in MidWest, why l relocate to so called CA for just extra 3/5 bucks? I go to CA for a visit when sun is not blazing in summer.
Essie Wakago! Friendly Vlogging advice....and Audio advice when you are doing interviews. The microphone belongs to the person you are interviewing. You don't even need to be in the picture frame. The story belongs to the person you are interviewing. Get 2 microphones, 2 Cameras if it is absolutely important forr you to be seen and heard.
@@phil5689 THERE YOU GO, DON'T LISTEN TO THE MOVING NI DROVES BS, MANY WILL GO BACK IN LESS THAN A DECADE WHEN THEY REALIZE HOW GOOD THEY HAD IT IN THE US!!! KEEP GOING, MAKE THAT BANK!
Sometimes you have options back home. If you don't you will just have to 'wear a thick skin' and make it happen. We simply have next to none opportunities back home......
For one to do an KCSE one has to do an equation test. This is what happens. I have reservations on her claim that they wanted a bribe. Not fair because our Kenyan education system is quite credible.
There are so many opportunities. No need to stick to nursing. I have no idea why Kenyans stick to this one profession even when they don't like it and it's not even fulfilling for them. There's more to life than just surviving to pay bills.
@@JulzMuya Exactly. It is unfortunately a herd mentality and most of these people are doing what other Kenyans who came before are doing. Most people are unwilling to be independent thinkers, particularly Africans...for some reason. There, I said it lol
Changamoto kama haukufikia mikono Salama, yaani aliekupokea anaumia Saaana wewe umepata green card, kamati ya roho mbaya Bora ukatae kumpokea mtu lakini sio kuwa na roho ya koroshi, Marekani Ni Nchi nzuri saana Ila ukipata muongozo na Jimbo ulilofikia pia inachangia
Why is Nakuru most mentioned in most of the Kenyan online video I've seen? I should think Nairobi and Mombasa should come up more in conversations, but almost 5 in 7 Kenyans would have something to do with Nakuru in the videos I've seen.
Quick story I came to France while my host was my aunty but within a few weeks my aunty kicked me out. But now am good but my advice is if someone is doing well in Kenya don't come to Western just stay in Kenya since I av seen pple who av sold there property to come here and they ended up frustrated since here in France documents are everything. Without documents you will not be good and you can't settle.
I personally think everybody has a different journey. People doing good in kenya can loose everything in a blink of an eye.either because of robbery or sickness.the systems dont work.you have to bribe everybody from a gateman to the managers to get things done.what am trying to say is people relocate for different reason but most importantly to a system that works.struggles are there before settling it very ok you are from a different country but with patience and hardwork the situation will change with time.plz stop discouraging people who want to relocate because of your story.give people hope as you tell your stories.In kenya the only people who can survive are politicians, police,doctors and thats if they have their private clinics and people doing sheddy businesses. Otherwise a normal Kenyans with normal income are still frustrated by the system.si kwa ubaya lakini.dont discourage people because if the places you are are that bad you could be back in kenya.
Its never about jobs its about all of you taking any job and bring the Dollars home and life goes on story ya still nyinyi ni wadosi hio mungeacha kenya
@@spicylife3792 i came in 2007 with a green card and in 3 months time i was working and getting $8.50. I had one child and got a roommate to split the bills with. In 6 months time i had bought a car. So it’s not about joblessness. Huku you just do any job to get you by and save as you go. Then when you’re financially stable you can go to school
There is no way you can do KCSE in Kenya via KNEC when you didn't do KCPE here. Whoever told you that a bribe could have assisted you was lying!!!!!!!!!!!
I would give anything to have an opportunity to get a greencard. US ni kupambana na hali yako people have made it with far less. If you are lazy like this you will not make it
Really dont know what they were up to. Came to the US with only 200 dollars after being jobless in kenya for 4trs and bila makaratasi but made it. I was ready hata nikiambiwa nilime mitaro kwa mashamba,nifanye mjengo. Nilikuwa nimechoka na ukosefu wa kazi kenya na kushindwa kulisha family.Quick job without minding my class did dish wahing under the table,carpentry building stairs ,maintenace in a hotel and anything to put aa dollar in my pocket and sending money every month to my wife. Put my self back in university graduated working many hours and finushed my masters degree in public health became a citizen,bought two houses and brought my wife and kids. It's just your vision in life and strategy. You can make or fail in the US with no vision but chances of making it are 90% especially in smaller towns. Dont go to big cities like NY
Hi brother how can i reach you?
Ulipataje kazi uko ata kama ni hio ya kupsha dishes, been jobless for so long here
Great
Will br there soon this is a great story.congrs
I agree 100%
I came with green card alone two years down the line i thank God
Was with my host for 8days. Thrown to Dallas Texas. Lived wirh a stranger. Wacha tu..was there 1 month.
Nimepambana na hali yangu and I'm not regretting it.Counting God's blessings.
God is good . Inbox me Triza @Essie Wakago Fb
One failure out of thousands
All the best.I drive to Dallas every night to pick up fuel
I’ve been to Kenya for my sabbatical in 2016 and I love Kenya and it’s people. I was in Kericho at the University of Kabianga. I cannot express the kindness and love I received while there. God bless Kenya!!!!!
next time when you visit i am here to give you a tour
Karibu Kenya 🇰🇪 tena!
Welcome back
Karibu tena💗❣️
That's my home ❤️. You're welcome again. I'm just looking forward to going to America
Cameto the US on astudent visa but came with nothing and ended up on the streets after abandoning school 15years down the road after fighting off deportations and getting shot once i am worth 2 million dollars with agreen card living by south beach in miami..work smart and hard and be as bold as ashark nothng is given but everything is there to be taken cheers forgot to mention that the way to succed in the US is not employment but self employment i literally make anywhere between 30k to 50 amonth working for myself
Yaani wewe ulimwe risasi tu kama Tupac😁
I am a South African and we came to the US for school too during apartheid. I’ll advise people to go to small towns in states like Utah, Maine and taking any jobs may be a starting point. Avoid expensive states like NYC or California. Hard work and good education pays off at the end. Indeed, home is the best place but we Africans also have a right to seek opportunities else where.
You’re right.
@@essiewakago She’s wrong!!!
Opportunities but don't forget your inheritance which is Africa.Its only us who will build it.Anything can happen in those countries and you find yourself going back home.Ukranians never knew there would be war in their country.
Madam naomba jibu please mimi sikumalisa form 4 nikiwin green card nitakubaliwa kwenda America 🇺🇸mimi ni dere 10yrs experience
You must be white to tell Africans to move to small towns in states such as Maine. Those are not environments for people of color.
Settling down in USA is not easy, especially if you don't have good host family and supportive system to give you the right information. If you're doing good in Kenya, come and do surveys b4 relocating to USA. If you're comfortable financially stay home. But if you're struggling with no job and you're young and want to further your education come to Western countries.
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Thanks for pay her back, same people don't bother to remember the people whom helped them to move on in life.
Very well said
Well said, the key point here is if you're financially ok in kenya stay home ...i tell people all the time..
For those who are believers, God knows the good plans for our lives. If He's planned for you to be abroad, he'll make things favourable for success. If His plans are for you to remain home, you'll still succeeded. Let's seek His will about our lives.
100 and 10 % true
Jeremiah 29:11_13
@@Nakanjakoshanitahmy favorite verse. I've lived here for more than 20 years. I've faced tremendous challenges but God has held my hand and I'm thriving and helping others.
Amen💯
Amen💯
Opportunities yes but life is sweeter in Kenya...
America is a blessing when you land in good hands yaani mtu ako ready kukusaidia, but if you land kwa mikono ya mtu ako na roho mbaya utasuffer but at the end kama hauta give up u will make it!
key words - IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP. America is not for the faint of heart. It's for those with excess levels of dopamine - the true fighters, those that just have no QUIT in them. This is what a lot of people fail to understand. You can be WHOEVER you want.
My sister hosted me and it was hell on earth. She had just had her baby and was writing her PhD thesis and her husband was in the Netherlands. I think she was going through post natal depression and I was the one person she would unleash her fury to. Our relationship has never been the same almost 20 years down the road. But I'm happy to say that despite my rough start, I got a masters degree and a great job in my field. I was determined not to give up.
I went to study in USA for my masters degree in Oregon in 1988. I was young and single then. But it never occurred to me that I would like to stay. Part time work was meant for fun and not survival. I had a job in agricultural research and our government scholarship. I later got a teaching job and obtained a doctoral degree. I passed through all my school life from primary to doctoral degree under government sponsorship but one has to stand out of the group and that's how the system was in our country. I m now retired and enjoying out here. We have 3 children and all have used government scholarships to pass through university. It is not as bad in Africa in most careers if you see anything positive in our countries. I see many foreigners coming to our country and making it. Just do what foreigners do in Africa and you will make it.
the problem with most of the youth is tht they don't like to be innovative and creative they are just looking for employment and the tricky things is tht their employers are not educated bt they are creative
Kila pahari. Ni kuvumilia. It still need hardworking person, and then you need to leave your personality at Jomo kenyatta airport and start at zero. If you do that, you do any kind of Job available and everything turns good
Ati leave your personality at JKIA 😂😂😂🙌🏿 i go with it everywhere it saves me from alot bullshit.
@@wanjirukarago9308 😁😁😁
A very good answer i was looking for indeed.
I think you meant leave your KENYANNESS at JKIA. Kenyans have horrible, victimhood mindsets.
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Lived in the States for 10 years it can be a lonely place, depression na pesa naaah anyway came back to Kenya last year. Hustle ya paper can be difficult, good experience though. I am more happy in Kenya and feel more full filled here where I am.
I hear you….. would you please inbox me @Essie Wakago fb…
I left Florida too.. the experience i brought back with me...
@@NkathaPI am curious are universities in Florida equally expensive? Interested in PhD
@@seraphinekanyeru3639 yes they are... I did only till Masters level
America is still the land of opportunity. Ninajua watu wengi hawana makaratasi but they’ve made it big here. Main difference is how much info you can get and how fast you move!!
And luck. It plays a big role
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Thank you impressive answers 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@bibibibi4577 that's true .
Here in France is all about luck
I know folks who were in America before sept/11.. terror; their visas had already expired but they were in college on some sponsorship and by the time of terror in America, they had both garnered their doctorates!
One was in New York City and another one was in Los Angeles!
*Therefore* , you're right America is a land of opportunities; as president (Obama) put it that: *it's a land of possibilities* .
I feel you gal,I came and landed in Boston.What I passed through was tough but thanks God I moved to another state.Hosting issues is the key factor.
Which state did you move to?
Your comment has put fear in me . I pray 🙏🏽 to be in good terms with my host once i land there
@@almahnjambi am in Indiana
@@myownworld9435 no worry just make sure you have your own principles, and don't allow them to know your personal staffs. If you get a job ,try to be independent and move as soon as you can
@@rebeccawaiya4947 hi can you host someone with greencard
Our rulers have destroyed our country, that is the elephant in the room nobody wants to confront. Ni vibaya sana wakenya wanaangaika vile watatoka Kenya na wakishapata namna wanafika ng'ambo wanaendelea kuteseka zaidi. Kuna wengi wanateseka haswaa kule uarabuni. There is absolutely no reason people should be struggling this bad just to male ends meet. I hope something cataclysmic will wipe away the rotten people at the top so that Kenyans can stay home & don't have to endure this kind of unnecessary hardship in hostile foreign lands.
LOL!!! Keep wishing. This world will continue for thousands and thousands of years. A POSITIVE MINDSET WILL ALWAYS PULL YOU THROUGH
Thanks brother I landed Arab country but the first two months I learn alot and I believe home is be best ridhika na kidogo as grow , people are not the same and talking the truth kwa mwenzako awapende just ni kusema tu uku Iko sawa forget tting freedom, resting and all that, to me and everyone home is best 💕🥂
Mimi I landed in San Francisco weh! The place was so expensive, but since I was on tour I moved around different states.I stayed for a few months then I left.
I think her parents didn’t do their research well. Both could have worked first and saved before her mom went to school. I think they rushed that school decision with no savings. It’s hard to survive on a minimum wage income from one parent and their are bills to be paid. And i think they might have been well off so they didn’t expect to struggle in America.
Hi, Thanks for the amazing interview. To answer your question, the schools in Kenya following the American system are Rosslyn Academy, Rift Valley Academy and West Nairobi School. ISK (International School of Kenya) is Canadian.
Thank you!!
It's the same in all foreign countries. Its very hard to settle down. Finding a well paying job is also hard. I moved back to Kenya from UK in 2018 and nothing would make me go back to live there. Am happy to visit but yeah Home is always best 💖
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I concur with you,home is always the best.acha tu l be visiting lf need be
@@essiewakago Yeoooh, In my life I've never see any woman support any other woman did, all they're ignoring any which is for their benefits..🥺🥺😂😂
@@Rbmate Huh? What are you saying?
Waaah the way am.yearning for uk
Going to school immediately after landing is easier said than done especially in California.You can work first two years low income jobs as you save small for college.Helps you get established for credit & financial college loans & grants.California is very expensive but you can't go wrong with Nursing although private colleges in California are expensive.It is very hard to get into a Community College because of waiting lists & lottery system for competitive Nursing fields.Unless you have a sponsor to pay all your other expenses it is tough.Remember a car in USA is a basic need.Start with a CNA job & work your way up.Don't let the pay rate which is higher than Kenya confuse you into not furthering your Education.Good luck everyone!
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How easy is it to go to pharmacy School in the USA?!
@@kisakisakye9809 look into Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University out of Tallahassee Florida, I heard they got a top notch Pharmacy School.
@@neglilet ,
Thank, Constant!
Çalifornia for first time is hard as it's an expensive state as well .poleni hope all is well now woiye
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I came here with only $100. I paid bus from Chicago and was left with $60. From there it’s another story but am still here and proud of my host. I understand what you mean most green card winners majorities are misinformed.
Wow 🎉
This one should be hosted 🔥😀
Have lived in California for 14 years now and yes it is expensive, but once you settle is good.
Good pay right?
@@essiewakago yes but you pay for the weather too
Of all the 50 states landing in CA was the big mistake! Native Californians are moving away because of the high cost of living there.
Yes California is expensive but also the job market pays well too so it just balances out
That's where alot people don't understand?
@@user-wr9fn4ny4i yes bothers alot when everyone keep saying how expensive California is. Those "inexpensive " states they make like 8 0r 10 dollars an hr. Here the minimum wage is now at 15 dollars an hr. Jobs pays really well too especially if you have an education
I have been here more than 15 years and nothing like cheap or expensive state.If you go into tax details you will realize that they are all even.
@@user-wr9fn4ny4i Interesting. I think people just LOVE TO COMPLAIN.
She’s so beautiful and lovely, I love her.
Hosting issues is a big factor on how fast it will take to settle down. I had a bad host in Boston and they frustrated me. God brought strangers who taught me driving, took me to apply jobs, shopping etc.
2 years of frustations but God came through for me through strangers. My hosts were from Hell even though they pretended to be Christians
America's life is damn expensive. It is not for the faint hearted. Most of the time you will be working for bills with nothing to save.
that's why we have something called investing. That's what the white man does. Most of you just lack INFORMATION and you're not go-getters.
46.000 to even 70.000 dollars for a year's course..🙆♀️🙆♀️🙆♀️ America is really Expensive..
Even back here in Kenya we are suffering....
Kabisa ata kama huko Us ni kungumu lazima tukuje tujionee😂😂😂
Especially now 😮
Am still here in Dallas ,life is tough but we get no option,still
Pushing everyday lol😂😂
Abiro struggle kono owada..better than struggling in kenya
USA has 50 states. California is amongst the most expensive. There are many other less expensive places to live
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There many opportunities in the Midwest and very inexpensive compared to Carlifonia
for example...
But California has better wages. I moved to Cali from Atlanta and got the same job paying twice as much and my rent was the same. I just downsized. I live within my means and I don't have a car payment and I don't eat in fancy restaurants (except my birthday). No need to finance a fancy car. It all balances out if you're smart with your money.
@@JulzMuya You have a point.
Mimi America haijawahi niingia. But I plan to visit New York and come back to Kenya. Still saving for my once in a lifetime trip.
Try Capetown first
Pia mimi
Matunda ya William Kimani iko in God’s way… God is the way not greener pastures and I believe if we humble and take any job for a start, that’s the ladder to success.
It’s very hard kupata wakenya in any odd jobs in the USA
LOL what utter BS - god doesn't exist, you are your own GOD - talk about brainwashing!!! This is one of the worst things wazungus did to us. Kutufunga akili kutumia dini. A MESS!
We Serve a Living GOD. I don't doubt that.
@@reymi_teamdechristian3942 Amen
Essie that my daughter Am watching
Essie like what you are doing
Thank you!
Am dv2020 still in Kenya
@@patrickwangui5103you won?dv2020?
@@patrickwangui5103 All the best!
There so many opportunities here in USA. So sad that you had to move back to Kenya.
I want to come usa
@@agnesndegwa3682 applications for green card is going on and ends a week time . Apply if you have a passport
Kindly guide me on winning green card please share link
Yes there’s job opportunities here in America but no business opportunities
If you come for schools
It’s better to work hard and avoid taking loans
And everything will be fine
Saying there are no business opportunities here for Kenyans is not true.
any one that tells me the usa is more difficult than kenya id say is just soft.if i ever get the chance to go to the usa id work my ass off to never have to come back to my current situation in kenya.i think america is just a level more competitive as an african i have accustomed to this id rather go to the usa and work for 20 yrs and come invest my savings here than just be comfortable here.
a very intelligent and down to earth guest
Resarch Research N Alooooooooooooot Of Research Needed Before Relocation.
It depends on your host otherwise America is all same
Racism, loneliness, weather fluctuations etc will make you move back.
LOL!!! A POSITIVE AND ENDURING MINDSET IS WHAT MOST OF YOU LACK.
@@mwamussa-We lack a positive mindset??try your positive mindset nonsense in countries where there is racism everywhere 😑 ,you won't last long
@@pharoah-ahmose6075 racism is a fallacy.
@@mwamussa -Stay in Africa my friend. America is full of racists everywhere. Schools,hospitals etc.Mass shootings etc
@@lydiadavis2873-What just happened in Maine yesterday?20 plus people minding their business just gunned down by a white supremacists.Do you live under a rock to make such an ignorant comment?you must be white because as a black people, I see racism everywhere
They had way too high expectations & failed to keep an open mind when relocating to the USA plus California is very expensive for a start. Why was the mom going to school full time instead of part time and work part? It was very poor planning & high expectations on their part.
Depends with where you get your host. Sometimes we don’t have control of where we start life in America because it’s where we get the host and it’s not easy to get one.
@@essiewakago True
Exactly
@@essiewakago Essie Kenyans need to wake up before they get on the plane & as soon as they arrive to the USA there are very few friends/hosts. My host kicked me out after 1 months & I had my 4 yr old child with me but I still
made it with lots of sacrifices & hard work & fought my way up, so this thing of "host" Kenyans need to forget it, as the host is a regular Kenyan working probably 2 jobs to pay bills. As soon Kenyans land in the USA they need to quickly find any job that can pay a studio apt or find a roommate don't expect to be hosted, that's the reality my dear.
I know this family i remember saying goodbye in church in California Sacramento house of groly .
I think after sometimes..people retire and invest back home also.
America is very nice. But as a new place, if you don't have anyone to encourage, introduce you to the surroundings, help you get a job. Etc.
Her parent's strong relationship was the key. Other married couples would have broken up a long time ago.
Some channels tell us education is cheap in America! Guess it depends whom you ask!
In short everywhere is expensive even here in Kenya. I read California in maps.
Nice talk 💞. You kept us waiting at the beginning. The sound needs improvement. Pliz try to edit the video B4 uploading it 💞. You need to watch your own video later in order to evaluate it. The topic is very interesting 🌟
It was recorded live
Its rather unfortunate they could not allow her sit KSCE yet they had admitted her to high school without KCPE results.
Schools just want students and most do not rightly advice students
I think the best thing to say is that every one has their luck
Wairimu God is taking you far, so much matured❤👍
Am happy to hear this meaningful thought from the youngest lady am so thankful to get information like this will save the video and listing to it a time will be my encouragement I wish to travel to alabama dot now the way forward
I would want to go back to college but that will have to wait until we are fully settled in.... To avoid all this frustrations
..these frustrations.
America gutiri mahuthu na gutitiragio ni iguoya kana iguta ngoro kana meciria..kwendaga mubango.
Aya matiamenyerete uritu kenya america iqweda mudu wabite kuruona kenya🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, you cant seat for KCSE without KCPE certs
I xane from Tanzania where i was in college and i wantedto join form two in kenya and i was told that i would not be able to do my kcse until i got my kcse cert then i had to go back to primary
So, it wasn't bribe but the fact
If you are doing "well" in kenya wacha kiherehere ya greencard. Let we hustlers go n hustle there
total agree, american dreams is outside America.
Growth mindset, thank you so much
Well answered grace,we went to the same high school together it’s amazing how you were able to do school and had this on your mind,sending pockets of love girl:)
If l can make a descent pay with my RN in MidWest, why l relocate to so called CA for just extra 3/5 bucks? I go to CA for a visit when sun is not blazing in summer.
20 years down the line in America state of New Jersey ....New Jersey is among expensive state but after two years thing want smooth
Which states are cheap?
Midwest states are cheaper but the wages are also low to balance out.
Essie Wakago! Friendly Vlogging advice....and Audio advice when you are doing interviews. The microphone belongs to the person you are interviewing. You don't even need to be in the picture frame. The story belongs to the person you are interviewing. Get 2 microphones, 2 Cameras if it is absolutely important forr you to be seen and heard.
America is not for lazy people, your in America and unashindwa na maisha 🤣 hiyo ni kuwa malenge
wakikii hawana hio shida they will help one another hadi ujisimamie
Good interview there.
My greatest fear: kūhara kūhara
If you are making less than 100k a year then forget about California
Black Americans are leaving the States and coming to Africa in droves
Life is very difficult in Kenya and no money, am better off here than struggling in Kenya.
@@phil5689 THERE YOU GO, DON'T LISTEN TO THE MOVING NI DROVES BS, MANY WILL GO BACK IN LESS THAN A DECADE WHEN THEY REALIZE HOW GOOD THEY HAD IT IN THE US!!! KEEP GOING, MAKE THAT BANK!
Its was hard on them because they live in California where the cost of living is very high!
Should have come to Washington State. It’s just 13 hours drive from Carlifonia
Sometimes you have options back home. If you don't you will just have to 'wear a thick skin' and make it happen. We simply have next to none opportunities back home......
This is funny..... I laughed before i even started watching 😅
I did not mean to spend 30 minutes watching, but it was so interesting I watched until the end.
She’s got good role model as parents
For one to do an KCSE one has to do an equation test. This is what happens. I have reservations on her claim that they wanted a bribe. Not fair because our Kenyan education system is quite credible.
One needs a KCPE number to register for KCSE. So it's not easy.
@@Sophie4621 exactly. One can not omit a stage. This is for accountability of all of their qualifications.
Bribe no way.We have international schools here ,but if you didn't do kcpe, you can't do kcse .Kenya kujipenda na education system
You must seat kcpe or register a certain exqm before registering
Very well done interview, congrats Essie. I love your hair.
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ESSIE HI, Very informative interview,.I love your content cos you are so real.
2008 the economy in the USA was on a downfall too.
my big question is kwani hakuna kazi ingine wakenya hupata n why? are we not up to the task or what, must it be if its school its nursing phew
The American system doesn't recognize higher education outside America so u just have to start from a common place
There are so many opportunities. No need to stick to nursing. I have no idea why Kenyans stick to this one profession even when they don't like it and it's not even fulfilling for them. There's more to life than just surviving to pay bills.
@@JulzMuya Exactly. It is unfortunately a herd mentality and most of these people are doing what other Kenyans who came before are doing. Most people are unwilling to be independent thinkers, particularly Africans...for some reason. There, I said it lol
When you get a green card, does the government provide the family a house? Or they only give the green card and find your way out?
Just Greencard. Watch my video about how much it’ll cost you for Greencard processing.
@@essiewakago link ya hiyo video pliz
You fend for your self
With a greencard u r able to do things any citizen can do like work sch driving etc
Changamoto kama haukufikia mikono Salama, yaani aliekupokea anaumia Saaana wewe umepata green card, kamati ya roho mbaya Bora ukatae kumpokea mtu lakini sio kuwa na roho ya koroshi, Marekani Ni Nchi nzuri saana Ila ukipata muongozo na Jimbo ulilofikia pia inachangia
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Grace mwathi good job u are going far
Some lessons to learn.......God bless you sister Essie
Many are doing it due to easy money not because they like it
If you already have citizenship, it is possible to do a BSN in kenya then do NCLEX and move back to work in the united states.
Yes
Why is Nakuru most mentioned in most of the Kenyan online video I've seen? I should think Nairobi and Mombasa should come up more in conversations, but almost 5 in 7 Kenyans would have something to do with Nakuru in the videos I've seen.
Nice and informative interview. Thx Essie n Grace for sharing.
Quick story I came to France while my host was my aunty but within a few weeks my aunty kicked me out.
But now am good but my advice is if someone is doing well in Kenya don't come to Western just stay in Kenya since I av seen pple who av sold there property to come here and they ended up frustrated since here in France documents are everything. Without documents you will not be good and you can't settle.
Wow! You have a story to tell…. Inbox me please @Essiewakago Fb we talk….
I personally think everybody has a different journey. People doing good in kenya can loose everything in a blink of an eye.either because of robbery or sickness.the systems dont work.you have to bribe everybody from a gateman to the managers to get things done.what am trying to say is people relocate for different reason but most importantly to a system that works.struggles are there before settling it very ok you are from a different country but with patience and hardwork the situation will change with time.plz stop discouraging people who want to relocate because of your story.give people hope as you tell your stories.In kenya the only people who can survive are politicians, police,doctors and thats if they have their private clinics and people doing sheddy businesses. Otherwise a normal Kenyans with normal income are still frustrated by the system.si kwa ubaya lakini.dont discourage people because if the places you are are that bad you could be back in kenya.
A very informative session.
Sad this person went back but I guess she did not have the right guidance
Honesty appreciated 💞
Whooa very expensive I think if you can start RN in community college it’s 17 k in Massachusetts then Bridge to BSN that another 15 k and your done
Reasonable…
In texas community college its around 8-10k the most. Bsn is 9k.
@@elizabethokwayo664 whooa very affordable but I think the girl went to a boarding campus that’s why it’s 70 k .
I think they didnt get proper guidance with a greencard u cnt go wrong wish they came to MA
@@motungi5520 yea, they didn’t get good guidance
Its never about jobs its about all of you taking any job and bring the Dollars home and life goes on story ya still nyinyi ni wadosi hio mungeacha kenya
Allow me to differ, it's only laziness that can make one go back after winning green card
Possibly but not all true. Circumstances too and attitude and economy of 2008 and beyond with joblessness.
And lack of kujipanga. They rushed to change their status very quickly and they were not yet financially stable
@@spicylife3792 i came in 2007 with a green card and in 3 months time i was working and getting $8.50. I had one child and got a roommate to split the bills with. In 6 months time i had bought a car. So it’s not about joblessness. Huku you just do any job to get you by and save as you go. Then when you’re financially stable you can go to school
Walikua wadosi kenya wakaleta udosi yao majuu how do you go to school full time school
@@catherinemuiruri6188 sounds like you have something against rich people. or is it pure envy? hmmm
my cousin wairimu #nimo we love you in kenya
Very smart and honest woman guest
Knec can be tricky without a kcpe index.
Nawapenda bure🥰🥰
Good to listen to a different approach
Chokeeee,,, jingliiiii... Hawezi saidika
There is no way you can do KCSE in Kenya via KNEC when you didn't do KCPE here. Whoever told you that a bribe could have assisted you was lying!!!!!!!!!!!
Good job ladies.
I would give anything to have an opportunity to get a greencard. US ni kupambana na hali yako people have made it with far less.
If you are lazy like this you will not make it