I came to the U.S. in 2012 on a student visa for my Master's degree. After graduating, reality hits. Met my wife (a Nigerian-born American), and the path to green card was smooth. Even with that, getting a job as a biochemist was hard. I worked in a restaurant (5 months), C.N.A (5 months), and a group home (2 years) while taking all my prerequisites to study medicine as a PA. Went back to school and graduated in 2020. Now working as a Neurocritical care PA in a hospital here in NYC. Since graduated, I have held my own private PA job, working for health insurance companies to medically assess their clients, and I have moved from one hospital to another with lots of opportunities. It's not always easy at the beginning, but it's possible when you don't dwell too long in one place.

As a Nigerian who has lived in the US for many years, and has visited UK, France, and some other 10 other countries, this is the summary of my advice Abroad is not for everybody (1). I have met many Nigerians that were happy but also met many that have regrets. 1. I met a Nigerian guy, he was crying where was working as a security guard. He told me his story. When he was in Nigeria, he was a manager of a milk factory owned by. He owned a house, 2 plots of land in Lagos, two cars, married with 3 children. He sold everything, and japa to US where the only job he found was a security guard. To make things worse, he had no papers, so there was no end in sight to his predicament.

True talk... Cynthia has always been hard working. So I believe her story...God bless you more dearie. Emate

Madam u are 100% on point. This takes me back to our main prob in Nigeria; forming and entitlement. I left Nigeria as a SBO in a new generation bank, but when I arrived in USA my first job was shoes picker for online storage facility. Ol'boy, I never knew I get skills for shoes picking, bcos while those yankee doodles are on 6 shoes me do pick 60...emi omo oro. 3 months for that job I became a supervisor. Right now Im a RN and doing okay, but like my pple will say "Isale oro l'egbin". About vacation time, most work will start you with 80hrs which is like 2 weeks. Only govt job and few other employers will give you more. That's is the difference btw USA and some European countries like Italy, Spain etc. America is a capitalist countries and does not give time off like other countries.

Your American experience is unique to you, and everyone's journey is different. Starting out, you might face challenges and make mistakes, but that's normal. It's okay if you're not doing well immediately. However, if you're still struggling after several years, it's worth reflecting on your choices and the company you keep. America rewards hard work, not just physical labor but also skills and intelligence. If you have valuable skills and work hard, you're likely to succeed. Unlike in some places, where even if you're skilled and intelligent, finding a job can be tough.

She spoke nothing but d truth

At the end of the day you as an individual has to find where it pays you. Not everyone in Naija is suffering. Some are. Likewise, not everyone abroad is suffering. Some are. Coming abroad has worked out well for me. It was tough at first but over time things got better and I cannot complain. But that is me. I wouldn't tell someone from Nigeria to come because things worked out for me. It may not work for them the same way. You have to have a plan for yourself. There are no guarantees in life. At times you've got to take a gamble.

Sister speak the truth and shame the devil. Not easy when you first arrived, it requires working hard , going to school or getting some kind of education/trade definitely will help. I am NOT suffering, I work 32 to 40 hours a week in a medical field.

She's absolutely right.... America dey level people oooo..

God bless Cynthia you have really encourage me. The Lord Has Done It Finally. Praise God for His Mercies endures forever.

Abroad is not for everybody (4) I live in the US but went to London some years back. I met a Nigerian lady in a restaurant. She was a 28 year old single woman with 2 children. From our interaction, she wanted me to visit her house, which I declined, she then offered to visit my hotel, which I declined also. She wanted to be my friend, wanted to hold my hands...I could tell that she has been lonely for years, but I was cautious, since I did not know anything about her, mental state, prior history....etc

Abroad is not for every body (5) My friend told me this story many years ago. He is a lawyer, and stopped over in London for a few days on the way to the US. He attended a party, where about 4 women introduced themselves to him. One offered to marry him and give help him to get resident papers, He was in shock. Literally, he just met this woman for about 3 hours. He said he spoke with some Nigerians in London, who told him that Nigerian women outnumber men about ratio 8-2 and very hard for a young woman to get married and raise a family. So, what happens to the women I asked. "They are just there, 25, 28, 30, 34, 40, etc...

Abroad is not for everybody (2) I met a Nigerian scientist, about 20 years ago in the US. He told me his story, he was crying when he told me the story. He had a PhD in biochemistry. I think he was director of a federal agency. He ended up in elementary school, teaching all subjects in a "ghetto" school. Kids used to laugh at his accents, and ask him if he had seen a car or a house before. His biggest regret was that his knowledge, research, PhD was wasted. Maybe, he was able to recover later, I don't know, but as at the time I met him, he was a sad man

Abroad is not for everybody (3) I met a lady many years back. When I met her, she was about 30 years, married and had two children. I think the plan was for her to go first and later bring the family but it did not work out that way. She had no resident papers. With tears in her eyes, she used to tell me things like "today my daughter is 10, today my son is 12, today my mother is 60" today my husband is 40" She was working as a maid, and had no resident permit. I have no idea how her story ended.

In summary what she's saying is be patient and upgrade yourself!

God bless you my sister everything you said is true iam short of words

Cynthia Amadi get sense jor. especially the 'STEM' breakdown. weldone sis.

Daddy freeze big up for all u do in this platform. Me na Baltimore Maryland me de stay . coming to America changed my existence for d BEST TRUST ME n Oghene has been faithful all through not 9ja wey no get futuristic prospects for me.

Life is a choice, whatever choice you make, you live by it

He's wasnt projecting his own experience..he was projecting the experience of 100 n 100 of thousands of people

She is right Nigerians abroad come with do you know who I am in Nigeria 😂😂 that's why they struggle to settle

Wow Cynthia Amadi, I remember her from Extended family (by Bovi)

Big Respect to this woman. She is all about focus and hard work. Also, positioning is key (STEM). Age is never a barrier. I really appreciate her frank talk. God Bless.

That's true...bravo

😅hahaha! Sometimes I forget that I am in America I will great my neighbor good morning or good afternoon she say to me (what!) or what did you say 😂

Absolutely truthful

Waooooooo....abroad lover weldone

Cynthia, I love your vulnerability. You are my Shero❤. I have listen to your stories right from Emeka 'ike's marriage saga. I love you girl

Madam, not everyone is where you’re at in America, not Everyone dey where you dey

She nailed it.👍.

This lady is 100% right

All still bottled down to Smart Blue print. Many are making a lot of money unfortunately nothing still to show for it while person working with Uber or Walmart doing exceedingly wonderful. Some of the gist from the formal actress said smooth. Because that's her own experience. I've someone without paper and doing great than folks with Green card and passport. Destiny speak for all. Just a thought

She's 100% right. You must enter Street first before e go soft.

I live in America and can testify that she's speaking the absolute truth 💯

I agree,if you don't like STEM,what should you do?Most important get a bachelor or masters in a professional career.Viewers do your research on what works best for you. 😢😢The pressure is real in USA.

Yes there is dignity in labour

This is absolutely the truth... Coming to another man land to achieve what you used 20 years plus of your life to achieve in Nigeria and even maybe what you could not even achieve in 20 years of your life ; just to achieve them in a day, a month or a year. You better don't deceive yourself. It's either you do warehouse or wash oyinbo yansh to settle in. And in a long run, it becomes story.. how I wish I join this life to back her up

The challenge is everywhere. Settling in a new country requires one or two years so you can fit in properly. Other people's story can be easier though.

Many Nigeria re doing the same thing abeg stop with lie many people have be doing the work before nd many re still doing it here in Europe

She's cute & Aware.❤

You did not tell a lie my sister. In two weeks I work 7 days

She's right you have to work your way up America 🇺🇸 is good work with your brain 🧠 forget whatever you are in Nigeria 🇳🇬 if you going abroad japa if you get money 💰

Are you better than those lines in Nigeria

Cynthy nwa!!!!! You deliver hard core truth

God bless America one million times. If you go to school in America, the sky is your stepping stone if you have your legal documents.

The difference between you and people in Nigeria is just exchange rate and from her statement is suffering from mental slavery. What you people need to be questioning is why will one America dollar is higher than your country money, what kind of economy is that if not brainwashed

Europe different from everyone ooo

Baby Freeze 😁

Sorry, i dont agree with you madam. Many Nigerians do more difficult jobs more than the one you have done. Uber is a cool job and many Nigerians are doing it with pride

Facts! If you bring your nigerian hustling mentality to the western world you will make it but if you just bring your nigerian mentality without the hustling spirit. OYO na your case. Make path to british citizen was easy but you still have to hustle my brothers and sisters

His own reality is different. Most of us pays out dues. This is not our country. The beginning is always hard but with time you will be on your feet.

What I do know is that there are healthy Nigerians ready to work like slaves but there are no jobs in Nigeria. Besides only the best of us with some form of formal education & a little money get picked. And I mean that about every industry from construction to I.T. Rights of employees in Nigeria gets trampled upon everyday, bosses sometimes choose to not pay employees. The slave wages also ridiculous. Non existent labour rights if you ask me. Hyper inflation etc

Me a dey sleep well I dey club well I day party well abroad is different from everyone and I never wash oyibo yash before Europe is different for everyone oooo...we have IT guys that work from home lot of people work from home make una nor make personal experience to look like everyone own

U.S. citizens sef dey hussle o

Freeze wey never fit update he vlog dey say suffer....there's sick leave, family bereavement, jury duty, floating, every other Friday off, many more plus your normal leave which could 2-4 weeks depending on Ur grade.

My dear sister is 💯 right about all she said , A lot of people help their families back home in Nigeria with all these jobs lfor examples money to build a house n japa for brothers comes from these kind of CNA in Nursing homes, There is NO shame about it , you work to pay all your bills n still send money to Nigeria for friends n families members, All you need is put God first n be focus with your future, Thank you Dr Frezee for Topics like this for people in Nigeria to know that one can make it here in America or Abroad that you need to start from somewhere n there is no shame at, because I'm the Abroad nobody gives you money for assistance like they do In Nigeria,

Madam, no be say we look down on any job, na minimum wage system favour those Walmart workers

She's saying the bitter truth

Daddy freeze always ask them of the bills they pay. They always talk of money, job, good pay blah blah, yet when they get all the good pay the system collects it back I'm the name of bills. Let them tell us that side. What's the point earning $2000 a month yet blls takes 80% of that. You end IP saving the rest to renew your papers and the cycle continues the next year. That's why most of them can't send good money back home to their aged parents. Their only advantage is the fall of the naira, so when they send peanuts to Nigeria, it turns into Millions and the people here will be thinking they're millionaires over there. I bet you if the exchange rate is the same for dollar and naira, that's when you'll know a lot of them abroad are not better off financialy than most people here in Nigeria.

She shouldn't say all the time she spent in Nigeria was a waste. That's really wrong cause the exposure and audience she has now is credit to her acting career in Nigeria. Alot of Nigerians act like America and other countries is heaven and Nigeria did nothing for them. That's why Nigerians are disrespected alot in the diaspora.

Na involuntary Slavery! all of una dey package am’ 😂

Abroad is different to different people. There is not one reality but multiple ones related to ones background, professional experience, education, values, personality, exposure, attitude ect... Not everyone can clean oyingbo yiensh. Even for that u need to have the minimum medical skills to do so. Then I don't think it is a standard situation for anyone who wants to japa. Truth of the matter there are a lot of small jobs for migrants in the US and across EU. It goes from fast food work to nannies jobs. When u r not a national of a western country this is the path which is the most expected unless u have an international background and experince enabling u to compete with different job categories.

This lay has sid it right ✅️ is not only science though there is dignity in labour like for UK it depend on you if u wan sufer because some of our people wan to more hours just to make too much money 💰 I'd u wan catch fun u can oooo that guy na him personal story him talk

The problem here is the cheap popularity Nigeria gives them gets into their heads. Nollywood actress no be status in productive terms. Na by chance fame. Maybe even through promiscuity. Abroad you must be of service, true service to society, bcos those systems work. You can't cheat or blab your way to the top. You came abroad and was placed exactly at your actual profitability levels. Simple. If you were a practicing doctor, Architect or the likes, you would not even come online to make videos. It will feel beneath you. There is beauty and dignity in Labour. Most Nigerians learn when they arrive in societies that work. If you are humble with skills, you will just fit in normally. Making hair, plumbing, sports etc. You will excel. Most of these unproductive people who cut corners in Nigeria think they can do so elsewhere.

I live in America, I no wash toilet and Oyibo Nyash

I have over 400 hours of sick leave that I've not used and may not use.

Daddy Freeze, Your attitude of not paying attention to people discussing good facts will nullify your intention of goodwill through your platform.

I don't know her, but she has my full 100% respect!!! She speaks facts, and unless you're coming to spoil your papa and Nigeria name, you gats to hustle. Also, Daddy Fresh, your antique was out of pocket when she told you jobs she did. Would you rather she did 19 or stole? You should have been praising her and not doing those antique. Those are JOBS!

Freeze na very bad host. Just distracting and talking over his guests.

Nigeria just cannot be great. Its easy to shout PDP/APC, but then the biggest thing the typical Nigerian dreams of is not to create/add value in his land with so many problems, thereby getting the bucks, rather we talk of japa where we go tilling and harvesting where the people there have created. No noise again about getting ''our' mandate ba??

This is exactly the truth. When u advice Nigerians them go turn you to person wey nor want make them better. I don see wey person dey do 4 jobs and na still student??

There is diginity in labour here o,just remove your shoulder pad then you will be ok,you can get your dream job at any age i have some friends earning 500 pounds per day and thats a lot of money here bro.

Not all of us dey suffer, i came foe masteres in 2021 and got a job before i finished. I work 37.5 hrs a week. I am on salary not on per hr jobs You are right Cynthia STEM is the way to go in the USA.

No be everyone de suffer. Not all newebie de suffer. I get one guy wey come 3yrs ago. He just go buy house now with $61k cash he drop for deposit. Even realtor open mouth . Na machine operator II he be. Tell me where he wan see 100m cash in naija in 3 years even as a Professor. He never even thinl of school yet. For their companies some naija wey don work there for over two decades few get over $1m sitting in their 401k . A RN Nurse showed me an offer he got yesterday for $70/hr 40-45hrs per week . Overtime de if she want. She never marry ooh. In a month she will do well over $10k and na office she go de for the facility. No be everyone de suffer. Do whats best for you. Build your sef , know what is cashing in.

This is absolutely the truth... Coming to another man land to achieve what you used 20 years plus of your life to achieve in Nigeria and even maybe what you could not even achieve in 20 years of your life ; just to achieve them in a day, a month or a year. You better don't deceive yourself. It's either you do warehouse or wash oyinbo yansh to settle in. And in a long run, it becomes story.. how I wish I join this life to back her up