The dream of leaving your home country for a better life is valid.
Everyone wants a better living condition, and that’s completely understandable.
But over the years, I’ve noticed a troubling pattern among those eager to move abroad, and it’s become a burden I can’t ignore.
I’ve seen many young people waste time, doing nothing to develop themselves, just waiting for the day they’ll travel overseas.
The obsession is alarming. Some are chasing fantasies, not realities.
One major reason for this is the lack of truth about what life abroad really looks like.
Many people have unrealistic expectations because no one has told them what to expect.
In this letter, I want to share some hard truths about living overseas—truths you might not have heard.
My goal is to help you shift your mindset and prepare yourself properly.
Because while traveling abroad can be a great opportunity, how you go and who you become when you get there matters.
Let’s get into these hard truths—because to be forewarned is to be forearmed.
1. Money Doesn't Litter the Streets
Some people think the streets of America, the UK, Australia and Canada are littered with money.
They believe that once they land, dollars, pounds, and euros will be lying around for them to pick.
Why?
Because they have relatives abroad who send them $100 or $200 every now and then.
When they exchange it for ₦200,000, they start thinking:
"Wow! Money is everywhere abroad!"
But here's the bitter truth:
When you get to these countries, you’ll have to work your butt off just to make that $100.
And when you finally make the money, you’ll spend it as fast as you earned it.
The Harsh Reality About Currency Value
Here’s another bitter truth people don’t want to hear.
The value of hard currencies in Nigeria or any African country is not the same as when you’re abroad.
For example, if someone sends you $100 from the US, you can exchange it for ₦170,000 and feel rich.
So you start thinking, “I must travel! See how much I can get for $100?”
But don't be deluded. The reality is completely different once you get there.
The same $100 abroad can barely cover basic expenses.
For example, in the United States, some people pay $1,000 per month for a tiny studio apartment.
Not yearly. But every month!
In Nigeria, that same amount could rent you a whole flat for a year.
So what you pay per year in Nigeria, you’ll be paying per month abroad—just for a tiny space.
And before you can even think of saving, you have to pay rent, utility bills, taxes, and daily expenses.
That explains why many people abroad work many shifts back to back.
You work day and night, and yet, your money disappears just as fast as it comes in.
So don’t be deceived.
The value of money looks huge when converted back home in Nigeria or any African country, but living costs abroad are much higher than you think.
2. Making Travel Your Only Goal Is Dangerous.
This is another truth many people don't want to hear: Don't make overseas travel your only goal.
Some people stop doing everything else and focus only on traveling abroad.
The moment they decide to travel, they stop learning, stop growing, and stop working on themselves.
I can recognize these people from a mile away.
They don't ever make any attempt to improve their skills—they’re just waiting for their visa.
And many stay in this fantasyland for years on end with no result!
It's a dangerous and limiting mindset.
The Danger of Putting Your Life On Hold
Some people waste years of their lives just waiting to travel abroad.
They’re graduates who refuse to take a job, start a business, or do anything productive.
Instead, they sit around doing nothing. They hide under excuses, and waste their time because they're waiting for a visa.
Some apply for study abroad programs, and there's nothing wrong with that.
But when you apply over and over again with no result, or you don’t even have the money to fund overseas education—what should you do?
Simple: Start building yourself where you are!
There are many other ways to travel apart from scholarships or educational routes.
But instead of folding your hands waiting, learn how other routes work and start preparing yourself.
Stop Making Travel a Do-or-Die Affair
Many churches today are filled with people who do nothing but pray for a visa.
Pastors are now holding special prayer sessions for people who want to travel.
Some even pay pastors to pray for them!
But remember this—it's not just about going abroad.
It’s about how you go and who you become when you get there.
Don’t be desperate to travel abroad.
Stop believing the lie that you’re useless unless you leave your country.
That’s grand delusion!
You can matter here. You can make it big here. You can become successful before you ever travel.
If You Only Dream About Traveling, You’ll Struggle for Life
If all you do is sit around dreaming about traveling, you’re setting yourself up for struggle.
Prepare before you leave.
Travel with skills, knowledge, and a clear strategy.
If someone asks you, "What will you do when you get there?" and your answer is "Let me get there first, I’ll figure it out,"—you’re already going as a modern-day slave.
Once you arrive, you’ll take any job you’re given because you have no other options.
But when you go prepared, you choose your path instead of taking whatever comes.
It’s better to live prepared than to get prepared.
Most people don’t prepare before leaving—they leave by chance, not by design.
If you prepare ahead, you’ll be miles ahead of those who just go blindly.
Decide today: Are you going as an A-list immigrant or as a modern slave?
3. Leaving Your Spouse or Family Behind Is Not Wise.
Many young women make a huge mistake of traveling abroad before getting married or having a clear plan.
The exception here is for young girls or teenagers.
However, if you have a daughter, a sister, or you’re a young lady of marriageable age yourself, listen carefully.
Before traveling, if possible, get married and get skilled.
Why? Because finding a spouse abroad is not as easy as you think.
A lot of women travel and by the time they’re 35, 40, 45, they’re still unmarried.
Not because they don’t want to marry—but because there’s no one available for them.
Some women already have good suitors in their home country, but they reject them because they want to travel first.
By the time they return, those men have moved on.
So think carefully before making that mistake.
What's more. Whether you’re a man or woman, never leave your spouse behind unless you are 100% sure they will join you soon.
Some people have been abroad for many years without seeing their spouse and children.
Many have even started new families over there, abandoning their original homes.
That was never their plan, but desperation pushed them into it.
Your story doesn’t have to be like that.
Travel with skills, knowledge, and a solid plan.
4. Traveling Without High Income Skills Is Not Wise.
The 'Skill Level Requirement' for Travelling Abroad.
Now that we’ve uncovered some harsh realities about traveling abroad, what’s the next step?
It's simple: You need to prepare the right way so you don’t end up trapped in the rat race, or worse, as a modern-day slave.
The smartest way to do this is to meet the Skill Level Requirement.
What does that mean? Let me explain:
Level 1: The Struggling Unskilled Worker
These are people barely surviving in their home country as unskilled workers.
For example, you’re a cleaner, nanny, sweeper, or doing any low-paying menial job.
Yet, you’re desperate to travel.
I’ve seen people in this category: unskilled, not well-educated, but eager to leave.
They say, “If I can just find the opportunity to go, I’ll work as a nanny there.”
They have no real skills but think traveling abroad will automatically make them rich.
Why?
Because someone once gave them $50 or $100, and after exchanging it in black market, they saw the huge difference, and now believe that’s how money works abroad.
But they are wrong.
If you’re at Level 1, you’re not ready to travel.
Level 2–3: The Low-Earning Worker with No Extra Skills
These are people who have jobs but earn very little and have no additional skills.
For example, someone who works in a daycare or a small school, earning ₦₦50,000 (less than $30) per month.
In today’s Nigeria, what can $30 even do, especially if you have a family to cater for?
It means you’re earning, but just barely surviving.
If you’re at Level 2–3, you’re not ready to travel.
Level 4: The Side Hustler with Additional Income
These are people who have jobs but also have side hustles that bring in extra money.
For example, take two ladies I follow online:
- Folashade Daini and
- Mimi Ojei
These ladies started building their brands before traveling abroad.
They started their YouTube channels, online businesses, and content creation while still in Nigeria.
So, by the time they traveled, they were already earning online.
Even now that they’re abroad, they still run their businesses, sell courses, and do masterclasses—earning money globally.
They never struggled abroad because they were prepared.
If you’re at Level 4, you’re getting ready—but you need to push higher.
Level 5: The Skilled Worker with Monetized High-Paying Skills
People in this category already have high-paying skills and know how to monetize them.
For example, they:
- Build quality brands online with followers
- Run online businesses
- Teach people monetizable skills
- Work remotely for high-paying global clients
If you’re at Level 5, you’re ready to travel without struggling.
Level 6–10: The Professionals and High-Ticket Experts
These are:
- Doctors, nurses, engineers, and other professionals who are already earning well.
- Those with qualifying exams that will allow them practice abroad.
- Freelancers and digital marketers who already earn six figures and above.
- People working remotely with global clients, already making six figures.
Or if you have high-ticket digital skills, big companies will pay you thousands of dollars because they need experts.
If you’re at Level 6–10, you don’t have to fear traveling, because you’re already a 'hot cake.'
5. You Should Travel With A Minimum 'Skill Level 5'
So here's my point in a nutshell:
If you rate yourself on the Skill Level (1–10), you must travel abroad as a minimum of Level 5.
Why?
If you’re below Level 5, you’ll struggle when you get abroad.
If you’re at Level 5 and above, you already have high-income skills, and you can position yourself for better jobs and business opportunities.
This is why I always encourage people to learn high-income skills.
You can register on platforms like Upwork or Fiverr and start developing skills in dealing with international clients.
Even if you start small, earning $10 or $20 per gig, you’ll learn how to communicate and negotiate with global clients.
Over time, you’ll start attracting clients who can pay you $1,000, $3,000, or even $5,000 per project.
Once you develop these skills, it won’t matter whether you’re in Africa or abroad—you’ll keep earning in hard currency.
But if you travel without these skills, you’ll end up taking any job you can find—and you won’t have a choice.
If You’re at Level 1–3, You Will Struggle Abroad
People below Level 5 will end up falling to Level 1 and 3 once they arrive abroad.
They are unskilled workers, who struggle in their home country and will struggle even more abroad.
In fact, when Level 1 people travel, they drop to zero.
If you go as a Level 2, you may drop to Level 1 or lower.
If you go as a Level 3, you may drop to Level 2 or 1.
But if you travel as a Level 5 or above, you won’t drop.
Why?
Because you already earn money in dollars.
You already work with clients abroad before you even step foot abroad.
You won’t need to beg for jobs because you know how to find high-paying opportunities online.
All these things are skills.
If you don’t realize that, think again.
That’s why I’m creating this awareness—to help you prepare.
If You’re Below Level 5, Don’t Rush to Travel Yet
If you’re between Level 1–3, please don’t struggle to go abroad yet.
Work on improving yourself first.
Because a lizard in Nigeria will not become an alligator in America.
A lizard in Africa won’t become a crocodile overseas.
If you’re a struggling nobody here, you’ll be a struggling nobody there too.
But if you become an elephant in Nigeria, when you get abroad, you’ll still be an elephant.
You’ll be recognized instantly as someone valuable.
6. Start Developing Global Skills Now.
Don’t just go abroad to survive.
Go with the mindset of thriving!
Even if you’re traveling on a student visa, start developing high-ticket skills now.
Be a different kind of student—one who already earns in five or six figures.
By the time you graduate, you won’t struggle looking for jobs.
If you plan to stay abroad, you’ll already have a business and an income stream before you even finish school.
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