As a native West African ( Sierra Leone) I totally agree with you that thievery is a serious issue in the region, our leaders owe us a lot for not providing security. Jazak'Allah'khair for making this video.

Thank you for sharing your experience and the struggle of living in the Gambia. I appreciate your honesty Amina. Take care sis. xx

Whenever I see the geckos, I'm happy because they are there to eat the insects 😁👍🏽 Thank you for another great video ❤️

Solar power banks are a good thing to have and solar lamps for those power outages. Also recommend generators .

Thank you sharing your honest views based on what you experienced.

About the school , it actually depends, if it is an Arabic school you are most likely using mats because some Arabic teachers prefer it that way, but an English school most definitely use chairs and tables

Thank you!!!❤️ These are NOT the NEGATIVE things. These are things we who are traveling there need to know. Not everything in life there countries are the same as we imagine. These are day to day stuff that you don’t just think about when you hear others talking about the beach, nice resorts, big houses, nice weather, no racism, friendly Gambians, etc. Although those are fantastic assets of Gambian…. You point out some things that when planning a vacation or a visit you just don’t think about. Thanks! It’s enhances your trip to be well informed❤

Great content 👍 we well come you to the smiling coast of Africa, the Gambia 🇬🇲.I your honest opinion about the Gambia,I hope the government look in the security situation very seriously and also electricity problem should be solvable.wellcoming our brothers and sisters in the diaspora to come back home to Africa to experience roots and culture of their ancestors.

Girl, this is Africa! I'm used to all of that when I was in Africa plus gecko loves lights and will be all over everywhere

Thank you ,you covered a lot!!!

Asalamwailaikum sister. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Baracka always💞

As salaamu alaykum and thank you so much for your time and another video. It has been over 40 years since I left West Africa (Liberia) and some of the same problems still exist. Well, we did not have internet and cells phones back then but yes the stealing was something I also very much disliked. What about the water situation during the dry season? Hopefully in the future you can give us an idea of the type of housing that is $250 a month. Also, what about your cell phone service now that you are there.

Stay strong big sis. You made a wise decision. May Allah grant you all the best

AsSalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu. Subhanallah! I'm making so many du'a about dealing with the bugs and other creatures. May Allah protect you all and your possessions. Ameen. Another great video, mashaAllah tabarakAllah. Jazakallahu khairun for your content 😘

As salaamu alaykum! I love your authenticity. I can relate with what you've shared so far.

Good for you sis. Sometimes it’s hard for Americans to leave what they are used too, those things you mentioned might have been a breaking point for some. Hijrah comes with struggles. May Allah grant you success

Hello again my sister!!! We need to figure out something about being overcharged! I have an idea... when you go to the market, just don't speak 🤣🤣. Just grab something and hand them how much you are willing to pay. And if they try to negotiate, just put the item back and walk away and hopefully they change their mind! Sounds unlikely to work, but could be a fun game!!!

Thank u for touching on these things sis

Love your honesty Sis.

I just come back fro the Gambia in banjul every road is build

Thank you! I have learned to bring items for blackouts.

Love your vids, exact, honest, love the supermarket with older children and your transparent honesty, especially when the diaspora are looking to consider moving to The Gambia.

Sister Amina, I'm proclaiming myself your Auntie, so I can get on you again about not running the Ads. Your consistent subscribers want to let the ads play. Notdoctor Guthrie though he be doing too much with the thirty minute to one hour advertisements. You're working to make these video's get paid. I know you have your reasons, good reasons for not taking payment for yourself, but think of it this way.. It's your money and your kids school wants it now👊👊👊 Don't let KZfaq sit on your checks give it to the school 💚

Thank you for sharing

4:45 Very true lol. I remember when my sister shipped her car from the US to here. The engine had no dirt at all. But a couple months later, it is like the car was in a v-rally 😂 But we just had to clean it every now and then 🙂

Very informative 👍

God keep you and family well and safe there. 🙏❤❤❤❤🙏👍🥰

I'm lol because in the Atlanta georgia area the internet goes out randomly. Depends on the area in the USA. Alhumdullilah I love your blogs and appreciate your honest and balanced experience.

Very balanced well presented Nubian Queen

🦋🦋THANK YOU GREAT INFO🦋🦋

Are there any Islamic studies teachers there for adults? I'm seriously considering making an exploratory trip to Gambia (largely based on your positive video chronicles), but only if there are teachers of the Islamic sciences-- especially Qur'an. I truly appreciate your honest reporting. May Allah (swt) bless you & and your beautiful family immensely and make your trials easy. And, insha'a Allah, i pray you'll have a Blessed Ramadan!

The other thing is if you don’t have family over in African, one will definitely struggle

Keeping it real. Thank you for that

My husband is a police officer in The Gambia and I told him what you said about all the thieves and he said it's hard to catch them and sometimes they go to Senegal. I also know that the government spent money that wasn't theirs so it's hard to make laws for people like themselves.

Thank you for this video as always I look forward to your videos, I do hope you will post them more regularly and considering live.

You know what, my hair got affected too!!! I remember you saying this, so i brought more oils with me, and yes I did need them xxx

As always great video thanks for sharing!!!

I would have thought you would have brought up the fact that you have to pay for the school in The Gambia where schools are free in the US to attend. Or that there's no bus to pick up the students to go to school like there is in the US. Those are concerns if I had children in school I'd like to know about.

Hello I enjoy your video and being honest I’ve been in Gambia 1999 me and my sister we loved it I haven’t been back since we only stay one week and in Senegal I also live in Manhattan born and raise I hope to visit this June I wouldn’t mind staying every three months because I am no longer working I’m a healthcare worker but I came out on disability I would like to know is that your house in the background it is beautiful I was thinking about getting something

Love Amina ❤ 😍 💖 ❣

Very well spoken. Thank you👑

As salaamu alaikum sis, Thank you for this info 💖

Exercise is the key

Shukran for the information.

Thanks for sharing 🥰

Asalamualaikum sister Jazak Allahu Khiaran for sharing. May Allah make it easy for you. Ameen ❤️

May allah bless you

I have some kids over there that constantly asked me for money. Tell me that their lives are miserable and I don’t know because I can’t see them. I love them with all my heart, but sometimes I feel like they might be taking advantage but that’s only my thoughts it’s not 100%, but maybe if you’re not far away from them, you could check things out for me

Love the content 🥰

What schools are y’all going to that students don’t have seats 😳 I’ve lived here my whole life. That’s never happened to me or anyone I know.. You’re very brave though. Coming here despite all the negatives you were hoping to meet

Asalaamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuh, good information on some of the struggles….the spiders🙄. Not sure how you adjust to that 😂. There are definitely bigger issues, but the insects, SubhannAllaah. Great points and thanks for sharing!

It’s funny that you mentioned these things because someone did a video last week on the huge rats that come into the yard and homes. That made me second guess my decision to go there. I had a bad dream after the video…I see your frustration and disappointment about the thievery. That’s so unfortunate because even though we may have more stuff we done have more wealth. Stuff doesn’t mean rich or wealth. I wish that most Africans can come to the states and see and experience what it’s really like being here. They don’t realize that they have the wealth! Most own land, however us in the diaspora mostly don’t own land nor property! One thing that came to my attention initially when I was on my way there the first time was the sexual tourism. Unfortunately, I saw it in east Africa but not so much with very young children as they have there. That would bother me very much so if I saw that. I appreciate you sharing these things and I had to laugh at the sand showing you out and making you feel as if you weren’t in shape.😂🙂well just think, now you’re that much more in shape than when you first got there!

Due diligence is so important.

Thanks!

Great video 😊

Those experiences definitely would be an issue for most people who lived in the west. I suggest that you get some dogs to protect your belongings. Peace🌷

So proud of you

Thank you for looking at the lense of your camera!

Nice…! #granrappa

We pray for you may Allah making it easy there is two things I pick up that kind of hurt my feelings when you talk about the robbery and those that increase the prices I grew up around any other thing you just mentioned it's easy for us but I understand where you coming from make sure you make a lot of Duas you and your family we pray for you as well we welcome you all by the sake of Allah ❤️

Yes I agree.but saying the negative is good so people are not deluded in thinking everything is perfect and great.some of the point you mentioned I had the same issue here in Egypt lool Mashallah

Snatching phone is common be very careful with your phone when you recording on the streets

How do your children coping in gambia .i hope you will visit america for holidays viewing from jamaica

Beautiful sister

Come to Sénégal more confortable

We love you

Curious to know what made you make the move from US to Gambia.

Asalamu alaikum Amina, we have good islamic schools here Alhamdulilah The one you talked about are the "local quranic schools"..

You are so right the Power cut are a big issue in😞 and she’s so right about that security people jump over and steal things in your homes.🤬

I would also say make sure you know about the security guards you hire to know they're trust worthy

How much does it cost from the USa To Gambia? And how does some one from gambia get a visa.

nice video

May Allah aid Gambia and it's government in controlling the thievery. Where I live in the US, car jackings and killings are almost "normal" unfortunately. So we have to keep it real with ourselves when weighing pros and cons. I'd rather hire the security for thievery! Or I wonder if guard dogs are a thing there?

MashAllah in our village in the bush we don't have theivery there #Badibunka4life

I would like to see a Ramadan vlog In sha Allah 😃

hi you dont need to hide face/ god never told to fasting/ wife can be only one/. i love wise africans

Did you visit first before deciding to move? Before I visit anywhere I do extensive research on the region.

The reason sanitary issue maybe a problem in Africa or should I say Gambian because I’m Gambian and can only speak for Gambia. We wash our hands and use our hands for everything so to us using your hands it’s normal. Being from the Western world, you might find it difficult or weird,🤷🏽‍♀️😁 we eat with our hands we touch things without hands but also we wash our hands so many times you lost count.😃

Salaam my sister. About the security in the Gambia, please get a Guard Dog an no thief will ever enter in you property again.

Learn the language that way your chances of being overcharged are less and people will warm up to you more if you speak the language that's the top tip

What part do you live

Yeah girl. They put your loaf of bread in the tiniest piece of newspaper right on the counter. Dassit. Lol

So what’s the gun laws for protecting your property and family?

You may want to get dogs to protect your property based on KZfaqrs that moved to the Gambia .

Do you feel that being Muslim helped you with your acclimation to Gambian society?

Its a big deal in the Gambia our Internet keeps going out so what your saying about the Internet is not true. Maybe your area it didn't go out as much. But Gambia internet sucks.

Oh no! Not spiders 😭. I can handle lizards but not spiders! Subhanallah I was considering making hijrah to Gambia but I'm now thinking is that a safe thing to do as a single mother with no husband?

Have you got 7 girls and one boy?

Assala. Alikum sis What about the visa, College, and hospitals

Not to be funny but what kind of critters do you struggle with out there?

I think I could deal with the theft cuz it could be a whole lot worse and I can repurchase material things - mad concerned about the jacked up prices 😂😂😂😂😂 “bruh I’m not vacationing here - I live here!!! Ack right!!” 😂😂😂

It would be great if you could do a video on islamic schools there any you would recommend ?

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How big are those spiders please...lol? And what about 🐍 snakes in home please?

45:23

Assalam o alikum sister iam a Quran teacher can I teach Quran to your kidz

Are you Somali?

My sister you need to strengthen up on your Islam you supposed fear nothing and nothing but Allah what's this fear stuff you talking what you teaching your children same thing

spiders, cows and hair problems ......ah well there goes Gambia.

sounds like a sh** hole