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amanze15:
pass inside, e go work

AgreatMan:
This one na indictment on some power brokers here. But I beleive they mean well to a larger extent n "overly dogmatic" (if i can use that) in some other instances. It gets to point where u know so much n know so little. I really don't like rules tho, more like an entrapment of d mind that u can always get ur way around. Daz y lawyers r rich (except, of course, in my country), they live by d rules but don't believe in d damn rules cos dey can get around it.

It's just a matter of belief, everybody is correct.

mevisbleek:
@Sure boy

When life happens, an engineer go find himself for call center
When life happens, a graduate of Masters in Medieval Weaponry go get gig for Hollywood making millions

Jehovah, guys study whatever you have a passion for an allow God do the rest. I no be spirikoko but this life don teach me enough things.

warriboy21:
Oh I c.....na fr d pump machine d error de.

Thks baba

Piuorji:
Rubbish . Human-beingssss na our way to Condemn , yet the ones who are the least helpful . Who SurebOy don epp Yet the quickest to condemn and share out indictment ...

KPhantom:
Abeg, which hand work or skills would u advice an intending student to learn here in Nigeria that can be very useful to make money while studying there?
cc wallspring, Lagosismyhome, imprriouxx et al...

KPhantom:
Abeg, which hand work or skills would u advice an intending student to learn here in Nigeria that can be very useful to make money while studying there?
cc wallspring, Lagosismyhome, imprriouxx et al...

Walspring:
Okay and God will answer our prayers

My travel transcript and 1st one week experience

Against all odds, I started my journey on the 17th of Aug. from PHC to Gidi. It was safe and smooth. I sha cried the morning I left my family. It wasn’t easy. The emotional pain and breakdown, took away all the excitement that was supposed to be associated with my trip. I for change my mind oh… but when I remember the direction naija dey go, I sha move on. My int’l flight was scheduled for the following day 17:55hrs. So had a good night rest but woke up quite early to have a chat with my host. He was educating me on how to survive should things go astray. Me sha just listen because I know say God is in control. After our discussion, I hurriedly rush down to computer village to fix my phone that fell into water and stopped working. Unfortunately for me, that was on a Thursday and Computer Village won’t open till 10am. I sha say make I move around Ikeja till 10am. Around few minutes to 10, I enter the market to go give the guy that will fix the phone and gave him the fone. The guy promised to fix it in an hour but hold and behold I dey there till almost 3pm. To cut long story short, I almost missed my flight and I didn’t get the fone fixed. Due to my lateness, na so everybody from the police at the entrance to the last checkpoint where tickets where checked before boarding took advantage of my situation and siphoned almost 15k from me including few lower denomination dollar notes. It was an emirate flight, and the flight to dubai was great the ICE was superb. Got to dubai around 4am, had about 4hours lay over and proceed to board for our Boston flight. The plane to Boston was not as new as that to dubai from lagos. Though the later had Wi-fi on board. I paid one dollar to get connected. Na so I use facebook call and whatsapp call talked to all my loved ones over and over again. Some knew about the feature (wi-fi on plane), while some dey doubt say na lie. Me sha no get time to argue with them. Did video call to some to confirm it.

Fast forward to POE, nothing unusual other than the normal greeting and biometrics with few questions like what program are you going for, I told her. It was followed by what this program will do for you, told her am already working in that field back home, and acquiring American education will expedite my career growth on return to my country. She sha ask me again say since I dey work, why my uncle dey follow sponsor me? I tell her say it’s a family age long tradition for family members to help and assist other family members in pursuit of career goals and dreams. She sha keep quite. At this time another Nairalander (don4ye) was called back after his PoE interview. But luckily nothing much, he was cleared and we both proceed to claim our baggage and find our way to our various boarding gates. Me and Don4ye sha depart from there. But I met another Guy going to Michigan Tech. So we both took the same connecting flight to Chicago while don4ye proceed to JFK.
Meanwhile the screening for boston no me here oh… Omo the TSA guy almost naked me oh. May be na because of the beards I kept (I’ve since shaved them off). Him later free me sha. So at BOS int’l airport our flight to Chicago ORD was delayed while waiting na so all the plenty things way I eat for plane come start to react together oh and the product of the reaction is better I keep it out of this transcript, because the tin nearly raise alarm for the airport. The white guy sitting near me think say I carry ammonia gas for my bum bum. The guy nearly go report me oh… him sha just change seat. Luckily after a few minutes of delay, we were called to board. Flight was about 2hrs or so. It was cool and safe. Good on board entertainment with on-board Wi-Fi. But I seriously doubt if it was comfortable for the lady sitting beside me. If the plane windows were openable, the lady for open them. I release no be small…. lol

Meanwhile prior to now, I heard already booked another flight to MSP Minneapolis from chicago with Evil SPIRIT airlines. Please oh for those still coming, no near that airline oh if u carry load. I had 2 big boxes totalling 45Kg, carry on box weighing less than 8kg and my laptop. Could you believe that I paid X5 of what I paid for my ticket for the luggage? My ticket was $33, na wetin them use catch me. Because I booked online I was like its so cheap for an 1hr30mins flight. Guys The EVIL Spirirt airline charge me $50 for the first box, $62 for the second and $55 for the carry on. That’s not all oh. Their limit is 20kg par box, so they say I should still pay $50 for the extra 5kg for my 2 boxes. Na so I quickly transfer things to my carry on box and laptop bag. I even got this prices because I paid for my luggage online when I found out that I would’ve paid more if I’m to pay at the point of checking in. PLS IN THE NAME OF EVERYTHING GOOD, AVOID THAT AIRLINE FOR YOUR CONNECTING FLIGHT IF YOU CARRY LUGGAGE. They are good for light travellers. If I had known, I for just jejely go find bus entre, pay like $100 for everything. I nearly forgo the $33 paid for the flight for bus, but after considering my luggage ( To use cart sef na $5) and the stress of moving the luggage around, I decided to follow them.

Fast forward to my final destination, I called my contact, a Nigerian girl that graduated from the school but currently on OPT to pick me up. She did come pick me up and took me home. Na so we unbag all the plenty things I carry oh. I later left her with them and went to sleep. Slept for like 14hrs, was really really tired. The previous night at Chicago airport was not funny at all. Couldn’t sleep for more than 3hrs because of the cold (AC), I had to go outside the airport and had a short sleep by the street side. The next day the lady woke me up that we should go to Walmart to do my shopping, i reluctantly followed her there. With her help, I was able to go around town and do more shopping. Took me as far as 25miles for shopping try to help me get the best tins at the lowest prices. We got home a bit late, i made okro soup and she made chicken stew, we ate and talked plenty things about naija. Told her naija is something else this days. She said she’s trying to get her people over here to join her. But she didn’t really know how to go about it as she didn’t do hers by herself. I sha ask her to tell her people to join the US thread on nairaland and I will do my best to guide them in the little ways I can. After all that we watched movies and slept off.

The next day morning I went out to make breakfast, and she came out to join me. After greeting, she said she will like to have a brief word with me and I said ok. Quickly fixed my breakfast and went to join her in the sitting room. Omo na so the girl list out every expenses for the house oh ie Rent, water, energy, heat, cabletv and internet. Everything over $1400 and she said energy varies. I was like sisi sorry oh, you dey work, me come to school on a very tight budget. To be fair to you I promise to live with you before coming but u never told me of all this expenses and what you pay on rent. I sha tell her say my levels no fit cope with that bill say I have to find a cheaper place or she adjust the bill and take out some things like cable and internet (I no send them for now) I can use free school internet. Na so sisi para oh… say if that’s the case, I will pay for the days I will stay before getting my place. I told her no problem. Hopefully before next week I will move out. As I’ve already seen a place for $250. Beside the house is very far from school. Though she promise to drop me or leave her car for me most times, but how long will that be? I really appreciate her for a help and welcoming me, but honestly I didn’t xpect this from a Nigerian… at least not this early. Funniest thing of all is that this same person is a benefactor of this same circumstances in her time.

As par my school, orientation dey start next week, while lectures dey start upper week but I don start my course registration. Am supposed to take only 9 credit unit, but am taking 11 cos of my background. The school is quite cool. Plenty Jobs. Job listings on our career link is almost 18 pages. Since yesterday I don dey apply, I still dey apply from GAs to oncampus factory jobs with wage ranging from $7.5 to $15 per hour. The school is in a small town of a population less than 20k mainly whites (over 95%). The director of international Students has been so nice to me. According to her, she said in the 80’s there where over 100 Nigerian students that studied there and they were all of good conduct. Some just left as recently as last year as professors. I’ve also seen a Ghanaian, Cameroonian, south Sudanese and South African. The hustle is still on…
By the way, I don start to cut my hair by myself oh… but just yesterday I say a saloon advertising $10 for a cut. May be I will go there after every 2month.

Please oh MsNas, imperiouxxx, warriboy21, lagosismyhome (nice lady),slimmy2005, amanze15, aadeyi, Ojap, SirRiddy, Sureb0y, Dickoflife,halidaf, biikeys, deetus and all the babas them, how person fit use get more than a job? If the first job is not upto 20hrs a week. Is it lawful to do 2 or more jobs as a student?

sureb0y:
I'm replying this cos you mentioned me and I'm giving the benefit of doubt just in case you misunderstood all I have written so far. Read up the difference between destructive criticism and constructive criticism. I do not condemn anybody... I criticize to suggest a different way of making something better and I always say it that I could be wrong or right. Some close minded people who read that last long post will think I'm attacking particular people on here, shior. The bottom of that message is... No matter how much you know, always leave the door open to learn new things. When you shut your mind out to learn new things and you aggressively shoot everyone's opinion/experience down, you won't learn something new. For example, where I stay... I already have my house rent for next 3 months covered (Technically free) due to some paroles wey I run. I paid for just 1 month, I have the next 3 covered (It is not a pay 1, get 3 promo). Instead of saying lailai, impossible/or trying to prove you have experienced it to show you know better than me which will make me ultimately keep the knowledge to myself. Just ask me politely to tell you how I got it done. Would the world/thread not be a better place if we adopted this approach?

I'm the quickest to condemn and share out indictment. hahaha, na wa o. I repeat, if I say make I condemn anybody for here... e go turn battleground for egos. I have neither the time nor interest in such a thing. Who have I helped? It depends on your understanding of the word "help". I don't need anyone to come and thank me and feed my ego on the thread (again, this is not an attack on anyone). some people send me pms telling me to come here and post because they just want to read about anything new I have experienced. That's the only thing some people need and they'll agree that I have helped them. Some people just want to know how to pass and get into better ranked schools, they'll say my posts are useless to them and they're right! looooool.

Finally, While I am responsible for what I write and the meaning I hope a reader gets, I am definitely not responsible for what the reader reads and the interpretation they give to it. If you don't understand me, simply ask.

lionlee216:
Deetus and lagosismyhome, email sent

MsNas:
So, oga mi, your expenses were subject to your own personal tastes and your choice of city which was Denver. Most of us don't even get close to what you spent at all and most students I know learn to live cheaply. I'd rather go for my American visa and have lots of opportunities after graduation than to go to Canada o. All man for him own. Lol.

Please tell your wife that all Nairalanders on the US thread are welcoming her oo. And to take care of you well, cos you be better husband.

NairaSea23:
My travel transcript and 1st one week experience.

Please oh MsNas, imperiouxxx, warriboy21, lagosismyhome (nice lady),slimmy2005, amanze15, aadeyi, Ojap, SirRiddy, Sureb0y, Dickoflife,halidaf, biikeys, deetus and all the babas them, how person fit use get more than a job? If the first job is not upto 20hrs a week. Is it lawful to do 2 or more jobs as a student?

amanze15:
depends sha, no be all those gas stations wey dey along country roads o lol

biikeys:
The fact is that apart from tuition, he could still do virtually everything written there at about half their cost.

NairaSea23:
My travel transcript and 1st one week experience

I made okro soup and she made chicken stew, we ate and talked plenty things about naija. Told her naija is something else this days. She said she’s trying to get her people over here to join her. But she didn’t really know how to go about it as she didn’t do hers by herself. I sha ask her to tell her people to join the US thread on nairaland and I will do my best to guide them in the little ways I can. After all that we watched movies and slept off.

NairaSea23:
Na so sisi para oh… say if that’s the case, I will pay for the days I will stay before getting my place. I told her no problem. Hopefully before next week I will move out. As I’ve already seen a place for $250. Beside the house is very far from school. Though she promise to drop me or leave her car for me most times, but how long will that be? I really appreciate her for a help and welcoming me, but honestly I didn’t xpect this from a Nigerian… at least not this early. Funniest thing of all is that this same person is a benefactor of this same circumstances in her time.

imperiouxx:
That's why towns are better. I paid $400/mo for my 2 bedroom apartment. My fast internet was $50 while utility was total of $80. I rented the second room to the Louisiana boy and my monthly cost became half.

LagosismyHome:
Wow 400 for 2 bed ...not bad at all and very student pocket friendly . What Town is that. ?

Songitto:
@sureboy, thank God we finally hear from you, Bro. you fall our hand oo, cos we dey gbadun your motivation, you just come with another write up this time around... When you know what is best for you and what your planing to become you only have to take the useful point that is suitable for your goals.. , everyone of us has purpose of what we are planning to become in life, God we always lead us to the right path

imperiouxx:
That's why towns are better. I paid $400/mo for my 2 bedroom apartment. My fast internet was $50 while utility was total of $80. I rented the second room to the Louisiana boy and my monthly cost became half.

mevisbleek:
Hi,

Awesome question. I might be crucified but trust me, small brain dey my suggestion (I am only suggesting I no dey advise, lol).

1) Go learn how to drive tanker or them big trucks
2) Plumbing
3) Welding- God fit help you, maybe you might get selected as one of the welders when and if the Keystone Pipeline projects gets approved. Lol

LagosismyHome:
While studying ..i dont really know except getting GA or some form of assistance or oncampus jobs... other forms of making money might be there but thats d way i know

After studying. ... so many options for this depending on your area of interest. IT Skills and healthcare for sure but then i dont know how uptodate the IT will be in Naija but i guess at least having d foundation wont be bad..outside of IT and health care so many , like for example if u were a female knowing how to make hair wont be bad because its expensive to braid hair ....or maybe even sewing. If u are in a high naija population city. U fit dey sew cloth for owanbe and if sown abroad labour is not cheap or taking pictures in owanbe party or even Dj or MC on d side ...but really depends on if u are in a high naija city

sureb0y:
I'm replying this cos you mentioned me and I'm giving the benefit of doubt just in case you misunderstood all I have written so far. Read up the difference between destructive criticism and constructive criticism. I do not condemn anybody... I criticize to suggest a different way of making something better and I always say it that I could be wrong or right. Some close minded people who read that last long post will think I'm attacking particular people on here, shior. The bottom of that message is... No matter how much you know, always leave the door open to learn new things.When you shut your mind out to learn new things and you aggressively shoot everyone's opinion/experience down, you won't learn something new. For example, where I stay... I already have my house rent for next 3 months covered (Technically free) due to some paroles wey I run. I paid for just 1 month, I have the next 3 covered (It is not a pay 1, get 3 promo). Instead of saying lailai, impossible/or trying to prove you have experienced it to show you know better than me which will make me ultimately keep the knowledge to myself. Just ask me politely to tell you how I got it done. Would the world/thread not be a better place if we adopted this approach?

I'm the quickest to condemn and share out indictment. hahaha, na wa o. I repeat, if I say make I condemn anybody for here... e go turn battleground for egos. I have neither the time nor interest in such a thing. Who have I helped? It depends on your understanding of the word "help". I don't need anyone to come and thank me and feed my ego on the thread (again, this is not an attack on anyone). some people send me pms telling me to come here and post because they just want to read about anything new I have experienced. That's the only thing some people need and they'll agree that I have helped them. Some people just want to know how to pass and get into better ranked schools, they'll say my posts are useless to them and they're right! looooool.

Finally, While I am responsible for what I write and the meaning I hope a reader gets, I am definitely not responsible for what the reader reads and the interpretation they give to it. If you don't understand me, simply ask.

Piuorji:
Ur 1st writeup was liked , all the others epistle have been to just feed your ego so yes its all about feeding ego for you too