Daring Abroad Sn3 Ep2: I Almost Gave Up on America - Lilly Richards, President, KWITU

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @nairobikenya_
    @nairobikenya_ 3 года назад +25

    A diploma in Kenya means nothing in the US.
    My dad moved here with a green card in his 40s and couldn't handle it. He went right back to kenya. I on the other hand, I'm still here- i work as a nurse in an assisted living(most people in assisted livings can take care of themselves). Nursing is not for the faint at heart- there's a lot of $ in it but it's not by force you can always go back to school and do another course. 18yrs later i still love the US, i travel to Kenya yearly I get best of both worlds i guess. My advice to anyone looking to relocate, if you are doing good in Kenya- stay there, if you are struggling and get a chance to leave- do so knowing that you will have to work HARD!

    • @dzamewabungo628
      @dzamewabungo628 3 года назад +3

      Yes. Here you work, hard and smart. If you put in effort it will be reciprocated. People come thinking it will be nyweeeeeeeee.

    • @collinsonyuka4639
      @collinsonyuka4639 3 года назад +1

      True kabisa

    • @Diasporamedia23
      @Diasporamedia23 3 года назад +1

      You captured it very well...

  • @ektorkornoo8806
    @ektorkornoo8806 3 года назад +15

    Your guest, Lilly Richards, was practical, realistic, and down-to-earth. Her advice should help those hoping to make the journey to prepare properly, be ready to work hard, and NOT to expect streets paved with gold or free money for all new arrivals. Her multiple entrepreneurial initiatives are highly commendable. Her advice to plan and implement far in advance of need to invest in land and real estate back home is very, very, very wise (Of course everyone needs to do their own due diligence in matters of investments, particularly in land and real estate). Very astute lady! Thanks Mr, Chamwada

    • @zaydenlennox7310
      @zaydenlennox7310 3 года назад

      A tip : you can watch series at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching loads of movies these days.

  • @collinsonyuka4639
    @collinsonyuka4639 3 года назад +10

    It's true. The host plays an important role. I thank God I got a good host and 5 years down the line, no regrets. Good work Alex Chamwada

  • @jacklinemwati1950
    @jacklinemwati1950 3 года назад +10

    I agree,the person who host you in America can mess you up or be a blessing in your life.

    • @thediplomat6165
      @thediplomat6165 3 года назад +1

      Not only in America but also any part of Diaspora.

  • @bestfitoutfitters5184
    @bestfitoutfitters5184 3 года назад +4

    Reality at its best! #Facts
    20 years and still remember where I came from. Lilly thanks for not sugar coating🥰. Great show @Chams

  • @tklyte
    @tklyte 3 года назад +18

    That's exactly where I started when I came to America. I didn't like my job at first but eventually loved it so much that I ended up becoming a manager and running the group home myself. I left 10 years later but I still miss the guys I worked with.

    • @Chwamwada
      @Chwamwada 3 года назад

      Thanks for sharing your experience

    • @Elohim2
      @Elohim2 3 года назад

      Thanks T.k for being positive

    • @law2455
      @law2455 3 года назад

      You left for where?

    • @tklyte
      @tklyte 3 года назад

      @@law2455 Moved on to a different job

  • @AkotTV1
    @AkotTV1 3 года назад +5

    Lilly you are soo beautiful 😍and Mercy Atis talks highly of you. Thanks for sharing your story

  • @abdulsharif6541
    @abdulsharif6541 3 года назад +7

    I am a so called African American and I am absolutely leaving the United States of America before the end of this decade. I am looking at both countries in West and East Africa.... I will be visiting a country in West Africa in 2022... and then a country in East Africa in 2023... I gave up on the United States of America a long time ago.

    • @kmurigz3642
      @kmurigz3642 3 года назад

      Welcome to motherland .... Karibu when you are ready ...

  • @gladysnjeri6908
    @gladysnjeri6908 3 года назад +7

    I love this lady, she's such a bosslady

  • @stephenwambui7363
    @stephenwambui7363 3 года назад +12

    Chamwada always with fresh inspirations good work sir

  • @kevohwapipelinetransami4351
    @kevohwapipelinetransami4351 3 года назад +5

    Kenya to the world🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪💪💪💪👍👍👍

  • @MT-sd6dq
    @MT-sd6dq 3 года назад +5

    My first six months, I almost went back home. Yes I had a well paying job. It's called culture shock

    • @big.r5550
      @big.r5550 3 года назад +2

      Lol. I know what you mean. We've all been there .
      Made me wonder why the hell I left home, where I had alot of success 😅😅..

    • @mcdollard7469
      @mcdollard7469 3 года назад +1

      Lol

    • @MT-sd6dq
      @MT-sd6dq 3 года назад +1

      @@big.r5550 are you here...ha ha ha

  • @angelmallard5899
    @angelmallard5899 Год назад

    America humbles you.. 😂😂😂 these days I’m very patient and organized in pursuing my dreams. All u need here is FOCUS. Create ur goals, then keep moving, no matter what happens, keep moving.

  • @TheStreetLifeway
    @TheStreetLifeway 3 года назад +5

    I guess US is not the same as UK. UK is totally different. Join me and see the difference between the two

  • @blckprnz261
    @blckprnz261 3 года назад +3

    There are plenty opportunities in the U.S. but you must work hard to genuinely earn success.

  • @kmurigz3642
    @kmurigz3642 3 года назад +4

    Mindset has to change otherwise you will have difficulty in transition... anywhere away from home..

  • @vruttoh
    @vruttoh 3 года назад +3

    If you gave me a free house and a job for life I wouldn't live in that country for love nor money.

  • @davidmonda2665
    @davidmonda2665 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for the Show Alex. What are the hotel room rates for the Sarova Woodlands? Do they have any special promotions for the diaspora? Asante ndugu!

  • @florencenyoike7527
    @florencenyoike7527 3 года назад +3

    Go go represent Madam President

  • @Kakwasi
    @Kakwasi 3 года назад +4

    When do you sleep? Can one survive for a week without sleep?

  • @Cardos24
    @Cardos24 3 года назад +1

    Thanks. Amazingly amazing.

  • @MichaelBrown-fs1un
    @MichaelBrown-fs1un 3 года назад +14

    America is over rated . 😒

    • @TheMrgoodmanners
      @TheMrgoodmanners 3 года назад +2

      Sadly. Just look at all the homrless in their streets. it isnt for the faint hearted. Takes a hell of a lot of work and perserverance to make it there.

    • @bintiyangu
      @bintiyangu 3 года назад +2

      Exactly. Continentals wanting to go there, diasporans want to leave and start anew and build up Afrika. Not the SnaKKKes(States).
      Sincerely,
      A Black Ameleekan with Kenyan connex

    • @abdulsharif6541
      @abdulsharif6541 3 года назад

      Exactly, I am definitely planning to relocate away from the United States of America.

    • @Majosh11
      @Majosh11 3 года назад

      Well said!

    • @pearls6586
      @pearls6586 3 года назад

      True.pathetic quality of life.

  • @chulutv8621
    @chulutv8621 3 года назад

    next time meet LILLY and tell her she is an inspiration to me.....such a strong WOMAN THERE!!!!!!!!

  • @DaviesMatep
    @DaviesMatep 3 года назад +9

    That’s the main reason why most immigrants mostly get into nursing because then you can work overtime with good pay. Imagine someone going to school 4 years for finance, and coming again to work in direct care cleaning old men and women?

    • @millielyysh6831
      @millielyysh6831 3 года назад +2

      Finance pays very well in USA Kenyans r known for overworking finance alone can pay all bills

  • @lenag9812
    @lenag9812 2 года назад

    When people say they don't take credits from Kenya, they are just telling half the truth
    They do take the credits you just have to know how to maneuver in the system. They might not take all of them but they take credits. But it's a land where one has to hustle.

  • @kariuki6644
    @kariuki6644 3 года назад +4

    very relatable

  • @usa_kenyan
    @usa_kenyan 3 года назад +1

    Very good video!

  • @bellaolum9515
    @bellaolum9515 3 года назад +8

    If someone has a good job/career why go to America and start from the bottom? Just asking, maybe it is a silly question to some.

    • @TheMrgoodmanners
      @TheMrgoodmanners 3 года назад +3

      Tamaa ya ujinga. Older generation kenyans are quite primitive. They are still driven by those 90s images of the usa. Youll meet with former bank managers in kenya driving ubers in the usa

    • @bellaolum9515
      @bellaolum9515 3 года назад +3

      @@TheMrgoodmanners Imagine, unless someone is really struggling to find work here in Kenya and maybe looking for greener pastures, wich are not that green btw. But the money you will use to buy a ticket, fly to USA then start life afresh, heri nitumie kuanza biashara ama ata forex trading hapa nyumbani

    • @TheMrgoodmanners
      @TheMrgoodmanners 3 года назад +2

      @@bellaolum9515 the more we inform people about it the better. The US really is for the type of people the statue of liberty mentions. Ni kwa yule hana chochote kabisa. The hustle there is 24/7. You get sick for one month and the next you'll be living under a bridge.

    • @ruthwanjohi6926
      @ruthwanjohi6926 3 года назад +1

      @@TheMrgoodmanners 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

    • @ruthwanjohi6926
      @ruthwanjohi6926 3 года назад +1

      Very soon they will realize what it means being in Kenya

  • @bintiyangu
    @bintiyangu 3 года назад +4

    I was born and raised in AmeriKKKa. Cant wait to leave and 'get out.'

    • @abdulsharif6541
      @abdulsharif6541 3 года назад +1

      Agreed, I am planning to relocate away from the United States of America before the end of this decade.

    • @millielyysh6831
      @millielyysh6831 3 года назад

      A whole rn?

    • @dancano7961
      @dancano7961 3 года назад +1

      @@millielyysh6831 Thats Not an RN and if she is one she must be a lazy one. Nurses are making crazy money.

    • @bellaolum9515
      @bellaolum9515 3 года назад

      @@dancano7961 Those must be her intitials and not her profession LOL

  • @TeslaMedia418
    @TeslaMedia418 3 года назад +1

    Chamwada is the best

  • @randomeverywhere1257
    @randomeverywhere1257 3 года назад

    Who's willing to give back to the society through me. I'd like to look for greener pasture out there

  • @erenestawanjiru1935
    @erenestawanjiru1935 3 года назад

    Awesome 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @rasnjogu
    @rasnjogu 3 года назад +2

    Travel and experience other people's cultures, it will blow your mind, even local travels if you can not make it abroad.

  • @Giithiomi
    @Giithiomi 3 года назад

    What a way of marketing

  • @danielmusyoka1721
    @danielmusyoka1721 3 года назад +5

    Are you paid by youtube for the ads I stop skipping them? 🇰🇪🇰🇪

    • @doctorharry
      @doctorharry 3 года назад +3

      Ofcourse he is .

    • @Chwamwada
      @Chwamwada 3 года назад +13

      Yes, the more you watch them the better for us

  • @leotv8303
    @leotv8303 3 года назад

    How can i become a usa nurse or work in healthcare i have bcom degree

    • @Taxpayerish
      @Taxpayerish 3 года назад +3

      Your bcom degree in America is as good as your Highschool education. You will have to start over. I mean go do the Nursing pre-requisites for Nursing then get admitted to a Nursing school. Good thing anybody can do it so long as you put in some work.

    • @orchid2407
      @orchid2407 3 года назад +1

      If you have a passion for nursing them do it but if you are passionate about business then stick with that. Many people do nursing for money and they are the worst nurses ever.

    • @mohameddubow2505
      @mohameddubow2505 3 года назад

      Nowadays American health ministry, they refer to your country's accreditation body. In this case, Nursing Council of Kenya plays a very big role. they cross check your license back at home with your qualifications.

  • @Sirkal73
    @Sirkal73 3 года назад +2

    This women wanakuaga vichwa ngumu once they join this group! hasara!

    • @julius.wakaba6383
      @julius.wakaba6383 2 года назад

      Kwako in hasara…hao wanasaidika. Just mind you’re business

  • @Austin_ka
    @Austin_ka 3 года назад +1

    I have never seen a happy feminist.

  • @kevohwapipelinetransami4351
    @kevohwapipelinetransami4351 3 года назад +5

    First here

  • @mosesgitau2245
    @mosesgitau2245 3 года назад +1

    Third