 I must confess that I really had a great time in Brazil and I know that most of you could see in the videos that what Amaya is indeed living his best life in Brazil. I want to use this opportunity to say a big thank you to Isaac the Traveler who left everything that he was doing to make sure that we are safe and sound in Brazil. A big shout out to DJ Sankofa in Salvador Bahia and everyone who made this trip a memorable one. Listen, I got stuck in Brazil. What do I mean by that? I was supposed to leave this country via Panama to Kingston, Jamaica on the 16th of October 2023 until that dream got shut down by the change of rules by the airlines. I was so excited going to Jamaica but the dream nearly got shattered but I'm not going to give up. Definitely not going to give up until I got myself and the whole team in Jamaica because the goal is to bridge the gap. I cannot do everything on myself because of the concept that I have for Jamaica so I have to wait until I make sure that the whole team come along with me to Jamaica. And how does that affect me is because of my African passport. The airline prohibits Africans without American visa to transit in Panama. You know why? Because of the deadliest voyage where Africans pass us through the Panama forest to go to the US. You see that? This is how the journey is. You are tired so we need to rest man. Are you crazy? Man, you see a lot of people over there? They all go into the same place. They all go into the United States. You see that? It's no easy. You know mountains upon mountains. I sort of travel a lot but this is the craziest journey I've ever made. It's no easy. I'm not lying. I'm telling the truth. This is the craziest journey I've ever made in my life. It's no easy. I'll bring you the next. We're going to be in this forest for almost one week. Yeah, I think one week or five days. So whatever will happen I'll let you know guys until we get to Panama. Adios. We're still here man. This is second day in the bush and it's at night. You can see. Believe me or not, I had no idea about that until I got in here. And now that I'm here, now that I know, I need to let you know that this is what is happening in the South American region where Africans and Asians use this route to enter into USA. So we walk all the way, you know. A lot of people are falling sick. Your feet is going to get rotten because you're going to walk in the rain, in the muddy and you get somewhere, it's on the mountains. You see that you can walk there like two, three hours and your body is going to dry and by the time you realize it's raining again. So that is how it is. So I went through this heavy and thick and tedious and I was able to pass through, successfully to the Panama border. And I guess that is why we did not Trump wanted to build a wall between America and Mexico. We are checking that if there's patrol officers are coming. If not, they have to cross over. But if there's patrol officers are coming, they will tell them, hey, they are coming. So we have to relax in there until they'll cross or they will pass away. So you see, you see them. They are just waiting over. They are waiting over until the situation is calm. Then they will allow them to go. You see the camera? You see the camera what I was talking about? You see the camera what I was talking about? You see now they have seen that the place is calm. So they are going to jump over. You see, you see that he has jumped and he's going to run. You see, you see, if he's not being cached straight to the United States because this place he can even pick up a car and straight. Yeah, you see the patrol officer, you see the patrol officer chasing them. You see the patrol officer chasing them. Stuck, man. This is what we say, stuck in Brazil. Oh my goodness. Stuck in Brazil. There's no space. But actually this is a good stuck, you know. This stuck within women. Oh, oh my God. This is where we stayed for five good days and the five days is over. It's about time for us to continue the journey. Let's go to Suriname, man. And I'll tell you more about what is happening because I feel like everything happens for a reason. So this is the car that we're going to the airport with. So we are on our way to the airport and I just hope things goes as planned this time around because I can't afford to stay here one more day. I just need to step out. So yeah, come along with me. I'm excited that finally everything is okay. No. Okay, finally not everything is okay. Wait till I get my boarding pass and I'll come back to you guys, man. But feel free and like the video, subscribe to part of this awesome channel. Come along and let's go. And using this airport since I came here, but it's so hard to pronounce the name. It's called Kongon Haas. Kongon Haas. I feel so terrible, man. Like I have a terrible headache. More like a flu. I'm even struggling making this video, but I have to try and, you know, vlog to from Brazil to Suriname. The journey must continue. No matter what, I'll find myself in Jamaica. But for now, let's go to Suriname. I feel like crying right now because I got my boarding pass that is going to permit me to leave this country. My goodness. You guys have no idea, man. The stress has been real, but I'm super excited. Like I said, God has his own plans. You can make your own plan, but God has his own plans because let me tell you something. What is happening to me right now, you won't believe it because we even have the chance of meeting the vice president of Suriname. I mean, we are going to Suriname as soon as we touch down and VIP lunch has been booked. Somebody paid for it. We are heading to Suriname. Our accommodation has been paid for. Listen, I'm literally not spending anything on this trip. The only thing I did was to book the ticket. So, yeah. I mean, everything happens for a reason and I'm excited to go to Suriname. Come along with me. Like, see, you have no idea. Like, I don't know if you guys can hear the excitement in my voice. I have to eat just to celebrate this moment. Five days stuck in this country. See, he was crying, man. He thought you would not make it. He was crying, man. He thought you would not make it. I was like, you know what? Don't worry, man. You know, the other option was to go back to Ghana. I'm like, you guys are not going back to Ghana. Landed in Brasila. Is it Brasila? The capital of Brasile, if you don't know now, you know. And we have to, I mean, do two different transit, man. We're going to the border, which is Belem, border of Suriname and Brasile. So we have another flight to catch. So, yeah. Hi. We have another flight. Where are you going? To Belem? To Belem, Maravilla. For the cookies, no? No. No. Come on. All right. Thank you. So we have to transit, get another flight. And when we land, we still have to take another flight to our final destination. I won't lie, man. Brasile really surprised me, man. Like, this is not the Brasile that I expected. Brasile. Hi. I've been to almost three different airports, and all of them are huge, you know. And so far, this one is my favorite. Hi. How are you? Thank you. Thank you. 200. YouTube country. From Ghana. Hey, get 12. We've got to keep moving. I feel like everyone is so nice. Everyone, they want to speak to you. So this is where we'll be taking our next flights from here to Belem. And then, yeah, it's going to take another two hours. Then from Belem, we'll do another transit to Suriname. So come along. Let's go. I'm tired. It's the worst experience ever, man. I just want to sleep right now, man. For like two hours, 18 minutes, we've landed in Belem. I feel like Brasile is a whole continent on it all, man. It doesn't feel like a country. It feels like a continent because it took the plane for two hours and you're in the same country. Oh my goodness. So remaining with our last flight to our final destination, which will be in about an hour or two, but I'm so exhausted. I really love how Brasile immigration don't waste so much time. I mean, they don't ask you so many questions. As soon as they grab your passport, they just stamp in, you know, because when I was entering, they never even asked me where I was staying. They never asked me anything. They just took my passport and they said, welcome to Brasile. And I'm leaving and they just took my passport. Just one minute. And as it was granted. Why did Lily fight? Lily called me. It's like fate because I'm here for business, traveling back, and she called me. You guess what? Maya is coming. Maya is coming. What are you going to do? I say, I welcome them. Thank you. Welcome. Thank you. Thank you. He's Surinamese? Yeah. Is that Surinamese? Yes, I'm Surinamese. Fantastic man. I can't wait to touch down in the country. It will be one or two. It's about one hour and 45 minutes. One hour, 45 minutes. We're here. We touch down and ride in the country. Yes, really fast. And I've been to Ghana already. Really? So when you're there, you might thank you. That even makes me more excited because I really want to know the similarities between Surinam and Ghana. I've done a lot of research and hope stepping foot in there will confirm whatever I've learned so far. So cool. My phone is off. My visa is on my phone because we applied for eVisa. I forgot to tell you guys when we applied for eVisa and it was pretty fast because we had a few people that really helped us for us to apply. So yeah, my visa was on my phone and when I get into the plane, I don't think I'll have a charger. So I'm just trying to, as I wait, trying to power my phone. I just hope it powers. I'm so excited. Really so excited. I don't feel well, but I feel like this trip will make me feel better. This is our final plane for tonight. This is the plane that is taking us to the promised land. I'm sick, but knowing that I'm going to a new country, all the sickness just disappear. Everybody has left the plane because I was sleeping. I slept from takeoff, cruising, and landing. I didn't hear anything. You see, everybody's out of the plane. Okay, we're finally here. That is the most important thing. Oh my goodness. It wasn't going to be the last landing. Nah, this feels like Ghana, man. It's hot. Who shows that we are in Ghana? When you enter the interior and all those places. Really? Yeah, where we live, then everything. Everything. Everything. As soon as the wind blew, I was like, this is Ghana. The Atlantic Ocean. Ocean, yeah. We are at the opposite of each other. Yeah. Wow. At the other side of the ocean, you have West Africa. What is the name of this airport? Johan Adel of Pangol Airport. Okay. Which is a version of African descendant. He was one of the great sons of Surinama, one of the great, one of the, yeah, you can see, greatest of all time. Wow. Yeah. Well, his name to be on the airport. Correct. He says a lot. Exactly. I can't believe I'm in Surinama, man. It feels like a dream. It feels like, I mean, you'll get a chance to talk about Surinama, but never thought that they would come out and step foot right here. 7472. So, we are currently in the VIP room inside the airport. The big shout out to the businessman who made it possible. I mean, this will be probably one of my favorite countries who do it. I started from the airport. But hey, I mean, the similarities. Let me tell you something. Like, this is Lipton. All right. And the milk. This is not fresh milk. This is a evaporated milk that we use in Ghana. This is my first time stepping out of Ghana that I'm seeing another country using evaporated milk. First time ever. Look at that. Thank you. Did you taste this kind of tea when you went to Ghana? Yes, of course. It's exactly the same thing. Yeah. Will you say Surinama is Ghana or South America? You can almost see that. But you have to see for yourselves. Okay. I love that. It's just the beginning. You have to see for yourself. The tea tastes exactly like the way we make tea in Ghana. The Lipton same brand. The milk same brand. This is crazy. This is crazy. You know, when you go to some African countries, you can't even get the same milk. For real? Yeah. So it's it's crazy how like you guys have the same milk with us. Our people brought the milk along with them. We finally made it. And guess the person that I've been disturbing all this while. Hi. Hi. Thank you so much. You finally made it. Trust me. She made everything possible. Thank you. No, thank you. Wow. Yeah. I was like, what am I going to do? You know, coming to Surinama, I have no idea. And then she's like, you know, I'm going to make sure everything is okay. Just leave everything to me. Ah. Go this is our first day. Yeah. First day. You're one of the Africans, eh? Oh, so you know that, eh? Wow. Which, which, which country in Africa do you think you're from? Ghana, I think. Ghana? See, the, the, the, the, the air that blows in here hits like you're in Ghana, man. Hi. I got a camera. Let me hug you, brother. Welcome to Surinama. Thank you. How do you say welcome in Surinama? Welcome to Surinama. Welcome. Welcome back. Oh, that's a beautiful voice. Thank you. Thank you. Whoa. You, you guys do the same thing. Can I have my outfit, too? Your fits well, yeah. I'm sorry. This, this feels so much at home. My goodness. Tourist. Like, this is not Africa, man. This is out of Africa. Appreciate this. Can a guy look like me? People here is the one that looks more like me. Here to connect the dots. For us to know that we are the same people. And people in Africa have no idea that we have brothers and sisters living in this side of the world. So we're here to bridge the gap. And I hope you guys could pray to us so that we'll be able to tell good stories about Surinam to our fellow brothers and sisters in Africa. Thank you. Thank you. And right now we will proceed and take you guys to your hotel. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Yes. Okay. Thank you. It's like, why do I feel like everyone here looks like me? It's crazy, man. Like, exactly. I love that. I love that. Like Africa, man. You know, it's like coming out of, what's the name? Congo. They're coming out. Oh my goodness. I can't wait. From Ghana. Yeah. Good morning from the Maroon Village. We're finally here. This is where we slept last night. And right in front of me is the Surinamese River. Such a peaceful environment, even though when I decided to come to this Maroon Village, everyone was telling me that this is a dangerous place to be. Don't go. I have noticed this about anywhere that you see black people living. You know, people get to tell you that it's dangerous. Don't go and all of that. But I'm here. And I mean, even last yesterday, I didn't close my door when I was sleeping. My brother, how are you, man? I'm fine. Are you? Good. You know who manages this place? Are you the owner of this place or yours? No, I'm not the owner. I am a tour guide, but I'm also come here a lot of time with the group of tourists. So I'm also here with the two guests. Why is it that when I was coming in here, everybody was telling me it's dangerous? That's the story I heard of a lot of people. But so as you can see, there's no any danger here. So you stay here like three days. Exactly. And all the days your door was still open. You enjoy the village with all the people. Did you ever see any dangerous thing? No, even yesterday around 10 o'clock I was swimming. Swimming in the night? In the night. In the river. Exactly. And you didn't see anything bad here? No. So I don't know why people say the village is dangerous. So I will say invite you people to come and visit yourself. Exactly. And then you will see how beautiful and how quiet here is. But can you tell us something unique about the Maroon villages? Something unique about the Maroon village. So like you say, you know, in Suriname we have like six Maroon tribes. You have the Salama Khan tribe, one of the biggest one beside the Suriname river. And yeah, what do I have to say more? I am like I'm speechless. It's so beautiful. So I can't describe it in words. But what I want to say is that you can come and visit yourself. So you can experience it yourself. Yes. It's amazing man. Yeah. And like we have one of the most popular guys from Ghana all the way in my village. So people of Ghana and everywhere in the world come visit yourself and then you will see. Thank you. Thank you man. I cannot give up on this journey of connecting all black nations across the globe. This is country number two and I might go back to Ghana and come back proper because this trip has been one of my expensive trip that I never expected. But I just I'm telling you this because I feel like traveling within Africa and traveling within South America and the Caribbean, I mean the Caribbean countries, I mean, Suriname is part of the Caribbean country. So let me just put it that way, even though it's in South America, it's as expensive as traveling within Africa. The logistics in here, it's not that easy. I have to take three different planes to get here and it costs a lot of money to get here. But we are here not because of the money. We are here because I want to bridge the gap. I want to connect to our people. I want our people to know that we are one. I want people in Africa to get to know that we have people that are in the new world and at the end of the day we learn from each other. At the end of the day we just get to know that we are not enemies. At the end of the day we get to know that we are just one African people. So that is the goal in here and I hope you guys enjoyed this vlog. Don't forget to shout out, come closer, don't forget to like this video, subscribe and be part of this awesome family. But a big shout out to Shadda. I reached out to her when I decided to come to Suriname and within two days she made everything possible. Of course for somebody like you we were very honored to have you and very happy that we were able to bring you around and make people of Suriname be more acquainted to you and also to introduce African African countries to our Afro-Surinamese culture, food, history here in Suriname. So we want to say a big thank you to you all. Make sure you go follow her page. Do all the nice things in there. What's the name of the page? Yeah you can find me at SuperShard on Facebook. Also Black Success Suriname, the acronym is Black Success Sur. It's uniting roots and shaping futures. All right, thank you so much for everything. I appreciate you.