Your list of concerns resonate with me. I’m African American born in Los Angeles. I’ve had the privilege of living in a small country type town in Indiana, when I was a child where my grandparents lived. That’s where I think my values were shaped, especially because my family would go there every summer. But the majority of my life from junior high to junior college was in LA which as you said offers nearly anything someone would want including the ease of travel locally and nationally. To get to my point, I’m movingly to Kenya next year as a retiree. Through intensive research and developing a few relationships with people who live there, I think I have a fairly good idea about Kenya’s shortcomings compared to the US. But I also recognize Kenya’s strengths compared to the U.S. and other African countries. Therefore, I think I know many, but certainly not all of the small and significant workarounds I’ll have to make to have the quality of life I want. But, living in the U.S. is no longer tenable for me and fortunately I don’t have any children to worry about. I appreciate your transparency about your journey and it’s helping me learn about things I wouldn’t have thought about like the “dirty” gasoline. I wish your family the best. Thanks, for sharing.
@@African_Adoptee Absolutely! I see on youtube many American brothers moving to kenya and they're loving it! Always remember, struggles are part of life.
Having moved back coming up to 10 months, there is a lot to adjust to but you will eventually. Doing some months there and some months in US may help with the transition.
Great content. .. and we can't give up......Kenya is beautiful....with pple coming together...brains and resources we can have what we want and in the countryside.....you will also notice once you embrace rural life & her foods ...you will have fewer hospital trips....on lighter note ...we are own emergency responders
I resonate with some of the decisions you mentioned in your video. Healthcare, family, opportunities for kids, career opportunities are some of the topics I considered when I made that decision. In fact, I am also able to provide support to nieces and nephews with educational expenses back home in Kenya due to opportunities here in the diaspora. One concern that I considered was the ability to travel back and forth across the oceans to visit kids years down the road if I made the decision to transition back to Kenya. Will my wife and I have the strength to do it? Will the kids find time to visit especially with busy lives? Will they be able to afford it especially if they have their own families and careers? How often will they be able to travel back and forth? All interesting questions that require careful consideration and decisions. I have one kid who just started his career and one who just started college. My wife always told me not to get stuck on a fork on the road. Make a decision and go with it. Hopefully I will have made the right one when I look at the rear view mirror many years down the road. Good content.
Thank you for your honest feedback. I live close to Long beach and my goal is for my son to finish his HS then go to college then come back to kenya . I travelled extensively in Africa; America and Europe so its a calculating move. It takes time my brother and alot of patience. I totally get it as a "kenyan /American Nomad"
@@WuonOdidi I think you should start eyeing for jobs at American Embassy Kenya. Am sure with your good education you stand a very good chance and that means Nairobi will be your other home
Your topics are always thought provoking. The Healthcare issue is dire. I have dreamed of your exact thought. Efficiency of systems and roads frustrating. Luckily staying connected with friends is a lot easier. What I questions is the quality of education. What is quality in education, who decides and does any western nation still provide that. What do we want our children to learn. What ultimately benefits them and makes them better well adjusted citizens of the world. What is quality of life. I know, I am an over thinker.
Again, please don’t listen to the commenter that said these commentary videos aren’t valuable. How could this video not be valuable for an aspiring diasporan?
Lol! I am stuck at that short broom stick....Lord at my age I don't think I can bend for that long....Beautiful house by the way... what do you lecture by the way...?
Thank you for this very eye-opening insight. Please note the difference between US English and UK English which is spoken more in Kenya and other English-speaking former British colonies. Gas in the US is short for Gasoline which, in the UK and other English-speaking countries, is Petrol! Gas in Kenya and most other English-speaking former British colonies is cooking Gas otherwise known as propane gas in the US. I come in peace.☺☺
Team Jael here👋🏾 As always, thanks for sharing new ideas and concerns. Wuon Odidi, Always remember, everyone has there own path in this life. Many people worry too much. Don't you think you & your family worry too much about life that you have not seen? You have told us how you grew up, Sometimes when you give or offer so much to your supervisors....( you can finish the line) What am trying to say is, Struggle is something good in our lives. We learn & appreciate things when there's Struggle. One day, Just meditate about it!
Having heard your concerns, and they are plausible, I would suggest you stay on in the USA until your kids are at college level. They can study there while you live here.
My cousin Wuon Odidi, please know that problems, difficulties and issues will be found everywhere and anywhere in the world...with varying levels of course. But I believe, home is best no matter what. Set up a routine at home, make one or two friends. BTW, do you find isolated from both prople in diaspora and back home? Do you find you neither belong here nor there? Do you feel like an international citizen with a no man's land? I feel these a lot😊
Nice video...enyewe living in CA is a big deal....the perception that moving back to the village is failing, if only some of those people who have that perception would realise what an achievement that is.
Kenya's issues for me are dealing with anyone or anything official, some cultural practices, and the fact that everyone seems to be trying to steal (corruption). As far as vibe and nature, Kenya is great!
Transitioning back home has its challenges, but doing it with little children makes it more complicated, if not a disaster. An adult with determination and willingness can always find a way to adjust, but kids, I don't know. Just make sure you do not deprive them of the basic necessities of their upbringing. You may not be able to forgive yourself if you do. GOOD LUCK.
What are they going to be deprived? They're around family and spend more time with their parents whilst in Kenya. Plus he and his wife thought their plan through. As adults, his supervisors will be better prepared to face life, as opposed to if they only lived in Long Beach.
I tried it, it was a disaster! Went back after a year. Child struggled to make friends, extra curricular activities in Kenya are so expensive yet free and many options in the US. Also, at 17 a high schooler in the US already has a DL, part-time job, and a spot guaranteed in one of the Universities either local or put of state. For the adult it's a paradise, for the kids, it's damaging and very isolating.
@@rubanikq2 That's what some of us anticipated but after almost 2 years in ke, the 10 year old was depressed, isolated, and withdrawn. Cultural food was exciting and tasteful for a few months, several visits to beautiful NBO malls, kids activities, and visits to animal parks, they still expressed how much they missed food from one or more restaurants/eateries in the US. This was coupled with their childhood friends from pre-k constantly asking when they were coming back, FaceTiming them from Disneyland or Hershey's Park during summer fun. The psychologically battle was unbearable as I watched mine struggling to respond. Trust me it is "the small" things in a "kid's" life, that matter most. Their physical and psychological transformation is directly pegged to such social fabrics. Prioritize your children's future and successes, mind you, they go along with your relocation decision but they suffer in silence as months or years wear on. I look back and thank the heavens for returning them to the "culture" and a system where 99% of their wishes are catered for. Parents, please steer and offer your children full support. The best arrangement is where you travel with them back home for holidays, that's my view.
Everything has its pros and cons but you could have waited until the kids are all grown to move.Kids comes first in the us and are always given priority.All the best in your decision but just remember once you have kids it’s not all about you and don’t turn your kids into you or your parents!
@@WuonOdidi your videos are eye opening - your story is similar to my story - we both came in 04.. but find it difficult to go back kids still too young.Good luck
With healthcare if you have 200k pa you will have excellent care....my family is in Kakamega and they have had the best.... I don't know what is available in the USA
Your list of concerns resonate with me. I’m African American born in Los Angeles. I’ve had the privilege of living in a small country type town in Indiana, when I was a child where my grandparents lived. That’s where I think my values were shaped, especially because my family would go there every summer. But the majority of my life from junior high to junior college was in LA which as you said offers nearly anything someone would want including the ease of travel locally and nationally.
To get to my point, I’m movingly to Kenya next year as a retiree. Through intensive research and developing a few relationships with people who live there, I think I have a fairly good idea about Kenya’s shortcomings compared to the US. But I also recognize Kenya’s strengths compared to the U.S. and other African countries.
Therefore, I think I know many, but certainly not all of the small and significant workarounds I’ll have to make to have the quality of life I want. But, living in the U.S. is no longer tenable for me and fortunately I don’t have any children to worry about. I appreciate your transparency about your journey and it’s helping me learn about things I wouldn’t have thought about like the “dirty” gasoline.
I wish your family the best. Thanks, for sharing.
@African-Adoptee,
I am proud of you!
Move without panic.
When you need assistance, we are here!
@@lynlassiter5033 Thank you for the welcome!
@@African_Adoptee
Absolutely!
I see on youtube many American brothers moving to kenya and they're loving it!
Always remember, struggles are part of life.
I am so glad this was helpful!!AND We are excited to have you move to Kenya!!!
@@WuonOdidi Thank you.
Minus the issues plaguing us as Kenyans,this is the best place to be.Come 2025 you will be thankful to God you moved back.
Oh YES!! Kenya is amazing!
Those are valid concerns. The beauty is that you have easier access to both worlds than most of us.
We just have to understand that life is hard anywhere. So you just have to choose your battles. What battles are a little easier on you? Choose those.
Very true :)
New subscriber from the Lynn Ngugi show. I enjoyed this episode because it resonates with me as a diasporan thinking of transitioning
Thank you so much :)
Having moved back coming up to 10 months, there is a lot to adjust to but you will eventually. Doing some months there and some months in US may help with the transition.
YES!!! That is what we are doing for now..going back and forth!!
Great content. .. and we can't give up......Kenya is beautiful....with pple coming together...brains and resources we can have what we want and in the countryside.....you will also notice once you embrace rural life & her foods ...you will have fewer hospital trips....on lighter note ...we are own emergency responders
Oh YES!! You have to have your own emergency plan: Thanks a lot!!
I resonate with some of the decisions you mentioned in your video. Healthcare, family, opportunities for kids, career opportunities are some of the topics I considered when I made that decision. In fact, I am also able to provide support to nieces and nephews with educational expenses back home in Kenya due to opportunities here in the diaspora. One concern that I considered was the ability to travel back and forth across the oceans to visit kids years down the road if I made the decision to transition back to Kenya. Will my wife and I have the strength to do it? Will the kids find time to visit especially with busy lives? Will they be able to afford it especially if they have their own families and careers? How often will they be able to travel back and forth? All interesting questions that require careful consideration and decisions. I have one kid who just started his career and one who just started college. My wife always told me not to get stuck on a fork on the road. Make a decision and go with it. Hopefully I will have made the right one when I look at the rear view mirror many years down the road.
Good content.
YES!!! Too much truth!! Thanks :)
Thank you for your honest feedback. I live close to Long beach and my goal is for my son to finish his HS then go to college then come back to kenya . I travelled extensively in Africa; America and Europe so its a calculating move. It takes time my brother and alot of patience. I totally get it as a "kenyan /American Nomad"
YES!!! Jirani we've got to get them back eventually!!
Wuod Odidi what you need is to change patterns instead of regrets. You have very good advantages
You are right brother!!
@@WuonOdidi I think you should start eyeing for jobs at American Embassy Kenya. Am sure with your good education you stand a very good chance and that means Nairobi will be your other home
@@petergichanga3380 Thats a great idea!! Nipeane visa :)
Valuable insights
You are an amazing orator
Thanks for always sharing your thoughts with us
Of course!!
Your topics are always thought provoking. The Healthcare issue is dire. I have dreamed of your exact thought. Efficiency of systems and roads frustrating. Luckily staying connected with friends is a lot easier. What I questions is the quality of education. What is quality in education, who decides and does any western nation still provide that. What do we want our children to learn. What ultimately benefits them and makes them better well adjusted citizens of the world. What is quality of life. I know, I am an over thinker.
YES!!! This is why I want to uild my own school and hospital...I dont know how but I know I will!
Yes, systems that work and school systems for the kids are a big put off for relocating to Kenya. Green spaces are another major issue.
YES!!! That's our main issue!
Again, please don’t listen to the commenter that said these commentary videos aren’t valuable. How could this video not be valuable for an aspiring diasporan?
You are right!
Kudos Wuon Odidi for such an informative video.Could you kindly do one for those hoping to move to the diaspora
Thank you so much :) I will!
Other than businesses and a home, you need a passive income that is steady and stable and that is rent income
Very true!!
Lol! I am stuck at that short broom stick....Lord at my age I don't think I can bend for that long....Beautiful house by the way... what do you lecture by the way...?
Thank you so so much! I'm in special education!
These are very valuable insights. Thank you for sharing
Thanks :)
Thank you for this very eye-opening insight. Please note the difference between US English and UK English which is spoken more in Kenya and other English-speaking former British colonies. Gas in the US is short for Gasoline which, in the UK and other English-speaking countries, is Petrol! Gas in Kenya and most other English-speaking former British colonies is cooking Gas otherwise known as propane gas in the US. I come in peace.☺☺
In Kenya we also say fuel to mean petrol
YES!! Thanks for the clarification :)
@@bellaolum9768 Yes, even in other English-speaking former british colonies. because fuel means more than just petrol, includes diesel.
Interesting.
Learning as usual. Thank you, sir🙏
Thanks!
The problem in Kenya is that we don't have a system when you call police they tell you they don't have petrol imagine and thiefs are in your compound
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@betsyakoko6810 wow this is funny but pathetic
Sad but so true! 😂
999 is dead 😢
Yes :) Its funny but very true!
You are a super orator.
Thanks!
in my view i wouldnt transition to kenya before the kids grow up
Same here
@@ronnahwandera6679
Why?
Remember, Children will grow anywhere. They have a path of there own.
In swahili we say, Ni Mungu tu!
Team Jael here👋🏾
As always, thanks for sharing new ideas and concerns.
Wuon Odidi,
Always remember, everyone has there own path in this life.
Many people worry too much. Don't you think you & your family worry too much about life that you have not seen?
You have told us how you grew up,
Sometimes when you give or offer so much to your supervisors....( you can finish the line)
What am trying to say is,
Struggle is something good in our lives. We learn & appreciate things when there's Struggle.
One day,
Just meditate about it!
Some people chose that option..we are still undecided!
@@lynlassiter5033 I'm beggining to think soo...may be we are just overthinking!!! Thanks a lot!!
Have been following for quite sometime any advice for young Kenyans seeking to the US because of the current state of the coutry ,majorly economically
Thank you! You should absolutely come if you get the opportunity..however, its okay to move and come back to kenya!
Having heard your concerns, and they are plausible, I would suggest you stay on in the USA until your kids are at college level. They can study there while you live here.
good point!
My cousin Wuon Odidi, please know that problems, difficulties and issues will be found everywhere and anywhere in the world...with varying levels of course.
But I believe, home is best no matter what. Set up a routine at home, make one or two friends.
BTW, do you find isolated from both prople in diaspora and back home? Do you find you neither belong here nor there? Do you feel like an international citizen with a no man's land?
I feel these a lot😊
Yes!! We never completely belong in one place! So we band together as diasporans
Nice video...enyewe living in CA is a big deal....the perception that moving back to the village is failing, if only some of those people who have that perception would realise what an achievement that is.
I know!!!!
Karibu madaraka festival dec 14th Tom Mboya labour college dec 14th
Remind me! I'd love to come!!
❤❤❤❤ thanks for being honest but home is home soon you will be happy 😁😁😁
I agree!!
Kenya's issues for me are dealing with anyone or anything official, some cultural practices, and the fact that everyone seems to be trying to steal (corruption). As far as vibe and nature, Kenya is great!
YES!!!
Transitioning back home has its challenges, but doing it with little children makes it more complicated, if not a disaster. An adult with determination and willingness can always find a way to adjust, but kids, I don't know. Just make sure you do not deprive them of the basic necessities of their upbringing. You may not be able to forgive yourself if you do. GOOD LUCK.
Kids adapt faster than adults in my opinion
What are they going to be deprived? They're around family and spend more time with their parents whilst in Kenya. Plus he and his wife thought their plan through. As adults, his supervisors will be better prepared to face life, as opposed to if they only lived in Long Beach.
Thanks! :)
I tried it, it was a disaster! Went back after a year. Child struggled to make friends, extra curricular activities in Kenya are so expensive yet free and many options in the US. Also, at 17 a high schooler in the US already has a DL, part-time job, and a spot guaranteed in one of the Universities either local or put of state. For the adult it's a paradise, for the kids, it's damaging and very isolating.
@@rubanikq2 That's what some of us anticipated but after almost 2 years in ke, the 10 year old was depressed, isolated, and withdrawn. Cultural food was exciting and tasteful for a few months, several visits to beautiful NBO malls, kids activities, and visits to animal parks, they still expressed how much they missed food from one or more restaurants/eateries in the US. This was coupled with their childhood friends from pre-k constantly asking when they were coming back, FaceTiming them from Disneyland or Hershey's Park during summer fun. The psychologically battle was unbearable as I watched mine struggling to respond. Trust me it is "the small" things in a "kid's" life, that matter most. Their physical and psychological transformation is directly pegged to such social fabrics. Prioritize your children's future and successes, mind you, they go along with your relocation decision but they suffer in silence as months or years wear on. I look back and thank the heavens for returning them to the "culture" and a system where 99% of their wishes are catered for. Parents, please steer and offer your children full support. The best arrangement is where you travel with them back home for holidays, that's my view.
One supervisor was mopping the soil 😅
I know :) :)
Everything has its pros and cons but you could have waited until the kids are all grown to move.Kids comes first in the us and are always given priority.All the best in your decision but just remember once you have kids it’s not all about you and don’t turn your kids into you or your parents!
Good point!
Wow! I was just about to ask you if you are a professor.
:) :)
Great insights
Thanks nyamin!
but Wuod you leave in kisumu perimeter which is a city
We are in the village but just 20mins from kisumu CBD
I love your videos so much
Thank you brother!
What area do you teach?
Special Education
Great content
Thanks!!!
Thanks!!
Thank you
Karibu sana!
🔥
:)
Content poa sana....
Asante sana!
That's really interesting 😂
Thanks!
It's only a matter of time before you move back to the us. I've seen many people in your shoes. Kids too young
How do know?
Many people are wishing us success :)
@@WuonOdidi your videos are eye opening - your story is similar to my story - we both came in 04.. but find it difficult to go back kids still too young.Good luck
Exactly! It happened to me.
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:)
Volume yawa😂
We add?? :)
With healthcare if you have 200k pa you will have excellent care....my family is in Kakamega and they have had the best.... I don't know what is available in the USA
Good to know!!