From the United States Back to Africa

There is always the tendency for people to want to migrate to a better life somewhere else. You have people that are moving from Africa to go to Europe, North America and Asia. You also have people that are making the reverse move from North America, Europe and Asia to Africa looking for opportunities to a better livelihood.

If you are planning to make a move to relocate back to your homeland and you have been away for a very long time it is not a good idea to just pack your bag and head back home as they say. The best manner is for you to at the very least visit your homeland first and get to relearn the ways of the society that you left behind some time ago. Societies change and that is true whether you are making the move from North America back to Africa that you used to call home. Forget about all the information that you see in the media and also forget about information that people give you. You have to come and make the assessment by yourself and then decide whether it would be a good idea to come back.It is amazing how society changes people and that is true of all societies.

If you are coming as a result of not having any other option but to come then your situation is different. You have no alternative and you are about to be thrown into an unknown situation and you have to survive. If you have a choice, the idea is to approach your new society as if you are almost like a kid. You are coming to learn new ways and it is going to take some time.

If you are going to start a business, it is going to take some time for you to be successful. When people leave from Africa and migrate to Europe or North America they do not just become overnight success stories. It takes time for them to learn the ways of the new society and then the knowledge that they had acquired from their old society would kick in. It is the same way with trying to come from overseas and succeed here. You come in and the best way is to maintain a low profile.

Forget about all the luxurious cars that you used to drive. In fact you might want to sell your cars and come here and buy one that would make you blend into the society. If you come in here with your fancy cars and try to maintain the lifestyle that you had overseas you would get into trouble and start looking for an exit strategy.

It is at times very hard for people coming from overseas to not standout at times in the new society. But try as hard as possible not to do that. This means if you come in here and see that the majority of the people are taking taxi cabs to work then the is what you would want to do .If you find out that the majority of the people are taking bikes to their different destinations then that is what you would want to do. If you find out that the majority of the people walk to go to the market then that is what you would want to do also. If the majority of the people are going to church then that is what you would want to do on Sundays also.

There is going to be a time when you would know that you have succeeded and that is when you would want to start bringing out your fancy cars and clothing if that is the lifestyle that you choose to live. People are going to be criticizing you a lot especially if you are coming from industrialized countries to the homeland and you are acting like just one of them. They are going to be saying that you did not bring anything with you coming from Europe. That you came empty handed. Accept all of that and if possible keep the knowledge that you have acquired to yourself. It would come out eventually. The simplicity that made you successful once you hit Europe is the same that is going to make you successful once you make the move back to Africa.