Musings of a Nigerian Immigrant

It's with a wave of sadness that the truth permeates your being that this is not home. Travelling to America has been romanticized that you fail to make your enquiries about how things work here. Your Aunties and Uncles might have complained of how difficult it is living Overseas. But we failed to see it, to us they were being stingy and uncooperative. So it's with this recollection that I now understand what they were saying beneath the thinly veiled talks. It's so difficult to succeed especially coming from a country where mediocrity is praised. I use to feel upset at people that come back complaining about how the system in Nigeria is faulty but now I understand. Nobody who wants to be someone significant is content being average. It's either they rely on their white privilege they combine that with hard work. This is just my morning musing. Somehow something has got to give. Shoutout to my fellow immigrants struggling to be outstanding. Thanks for reading.