Living in the West is not for the faint of heart, the weak, or the lazy. The West, and America in particular, demands much from its citizens and seeks a populace that is flexible and ready to change.
The change wrought upon unsuspecting immigrants is enormous and often disastrous. With the aspiration to accumulate wealth, or "ego oyibo" as some call it, comes the need for hard sacrifice which is most evidently observed on the social and cultural lifestyles of we Africans.
Living in the West is very challenging because it requires adaptation, evolution, and compromise. Some of us [Africans] embark on this journey for fabulous wealth while others seek a safe place to seek refuge. However, one thing that universally affects us [Africans] is the need for adaptation culturally and socially.
