 Welcome back to the YouTube channel. It's your favorite village boy Mr. Ghana baby and I'm back again with another video I've been telling every African that it's time to make Africa home again. Yes. I agree Have you made Africa home again? Yes since last year since last year. Yes, which part of Africa? Accra the famous Accra Ghana Nice to meet you. You know, I can't pronounce your name. Yeah, because all that I heard on YouTube is DJ Who is I'm I'm I mentioned it right? Is it deja like deja vu deja? Yes Whoa, and the move away from the food just the food, you know the same deja vu. You have a sense of deja vu It sounds like French. Yes, my mom asked her why she didn't me. Oh, okay Welcome back to Ghana. But um, that's your mom. Yes, my mom and my grandmother. Whoa three generations Good to meet you all And welcome to a beautiful country. Thank you. Thank you for having us How long have you been in Ghana? Me? I have been here since last year October. You came to Ghana alone. Yes Yes, hold on My name is Wada Maya from Ghana. Yeah. Yes. Where are you from? I'm from Brooklyn, New York Your born and raised in New York or your born and raised in Ghana born and raised in New York And then you decided to Leave America. Yes to come to Ghana. Yes Hold on. Nobody told you you're getting crazy or something. Well Several times several times. Why do you think she's crazy? Well, she's just crazy, but I like you're going where to do what like That was a kind of a surprise to me And I was like, oh, she's gonna get past it because she's she likes to travel the world and go Different places. So she was born. She's young. She always wanted to go venture out different Yeah, different cultures and whatever because we always like My parents are still letting me Always learning different cultures different ways people do things since I was young on travel But we've never been to Africa. Nobody in my family never been to Africa. We've been to Australia. We've been to Europe We've been to Asia Never Africa Why? Well, let me explain my part We like like my mom said we travel all the time But Africa was never we never thought of it as being like a vacation Location So for me the first time I just had this thought in my mind that I want to go to Africa I want to see what Africa is about being that they show Nothing but negativity, but yet it's called the motherland So that put a question mark in my mind like why is this the motherland when you think of when you hear motherland You hear nurturing you think of something like Warm welcoming so I wanted to see for myself and then I came the first time December 2015 my friend Mimi invited me And from there on I fell in love with Ghana and I said that I'm going to bring my entire family to Ghana I'm going to bring my friends to Ghana and I'm going to show every black African-american in the states what Ghana is like what Africa is like And that is when you decided to move Yes You came alone or you came with mom and so I came I moved by myself But for the first week my mom came for the first check it out. Yes, because I'm like, oh my god I'm stressed out about it. Like is it safe for a person alone or whatever? Yes, and um, you know And I wanted to educate myself about it because you know We have the internet now. We have so many things, you know media shows certain things This is absolutely changing now because you can see beautiful things in Africa, but it's never been kind of Never been kind of on our radar because You know is And you know and we we were missing that too because we have to educate ourselves Yes, um, but um, sometimes you kind of have this idea That's drilled in you that you kind of have certain, you know, you see Europe you want to go there You see Asia you want to go there But you know never really after Because they don't show we don't see what we see here now Honestly, we see starving children We see poverty we see Just huts, but now that we're here. We're able to see the beautiful houses Um, we're able to see the resorts the beaches And people are actually enjoying life People are actually living their best life living their best life Yes, she's she works two jobs She's retired and she's like Yeah, no, I'm not trying to live that life Grandma, how many times have we been in Ghana? Three times grandma three times. Yes, you're not scared coming to Africa for the first time No Well, this part I didn't know what it was all about. Okay, you know, so they said Africa is Don't go there's dangerous, you know, you can nap you But when I got there, I said, oh no, this is a nice place very nice People live in the life here and everything so grandma. I want to know yeah are people in here welcoming Oh, yes I mean, welcome the people very very Yes, very welcome You know, I hear a lot of a lot of um, African Americans say like Africans are not welcoming. They don't like us But I've never really experienced that every Ghanaian that I've met was like welcome aquaba You're gonna make it. You'll love it. My sister even I met this lady the other day and she's like, oh, you're my daughter Oh, yes. Yeah, so everybody's loving and welcome Yeah You know just because of what you just told me. Yes Did you ever hear any African Americans saying that Africans don't like them? Yes I I've heard it a few times where black people in the states will say Africans don't like us Um, I'm not sure why I've never experienced that personally but They think that We're black, but we're not like we don't know What? Like our history here in Africa Um, and they think that we're not they're not welcoming here in Africa as well. So That I've heard it a lot a lot of times and my experience even in school and um, when I you know Some of my classmates even in college um It was always understood that um Africans We can we call ourselves african-americans, right? But we don't know true africa. So why are we african-americans? Like we don't have that relation Right, we don't have the knowledge and history and richness of africa. Yeah, except dr. Skinner's black and our ancestors came from here But that's why and it's always been like even when I was around some people I don't I don't know if it was from Ghana obviously because since we've been it's been absolutely welcoming And any canine I meet out in the in america It's always been welcoming. So I don't know if it's maybe it's particular countries in africa But um, you know, my mother used to tell us with her parents About you could tell your part and about slaves My grandparents used to tell me about the slavery in america, you know We don't they don't know nothing about the african here But it's just when they come over here everybody's slaves. They know that they come from africa. Yes. Yeah Grandma your your grandparents are african-americans or Yes, okay, because I'm seeing a jamaican flag in her clothes. I just wanted to know Yes, so the jamaican part is my grandfather. Yes, right? Yes, my grandfather's from jamaica and I decided to do jamaican food because gana reminded me so much of jamaica. Have you seen any similarities between gana and jamaica? Do you see the color of this flag? Definitely like a shanti the shanti flag. Yes Yes A lot of similarities We did an ancestry dot you like an ancestry dna thing and it showed that we have roots from i-posts and gana and the shanti tribe when we checked it out in in jamaica Queen nanny of the maroon nanny maroon. Yeah, she was she was the first like the first slaves to go to um jamaica And she led the first war and actually won against the british Yes, you know like I really want to take a trip to jamaica. I was supposed to be there last day july And because of covet I couldn't go to jamaica. Yeah, you will love it. I'm coming to jamaica. I know I have a lot of You have to come to jamaica Yes You came to gana and established a food truck business. Yes, so I actually got the truck built here in gana from the ground up literally um I have a friend ghani in from the states um that basically guided me to the people to Where I should get it built which was in north kanishi um, that was an experience within itself, but um I was supposed to be done by last year december. However, the truck wasn't completed until like february but We made the best of it and I believe that you know Everything happens for a reason it happened at the right time because I got a lot of like Acknowledgement from me building the truck here in gana So I would prefer to build it here in gana than to ship it from like china or something just so that it's more closer to me I feel like you're building in here because you want to give back to the society I want to give back to I want to give the jobs to my people. I would rather do that Wow Yes, I mean you're young. Yeah, and you move to africa. Yeah, especially gana You know, we have so many young africans in the diaspora who doesn't want to take that step Right. I mean, I know I have almost half of my subscribers are within 20 to 34. All right, if you have a new message, yes for such people What would that message be? So my message to you is that if you feel it in your soul If you feel it in your heart, you have that fiery desire that africa is calling you gana is calling you I advise you to to follow that that feeling because once you get here everything will fall into place um Everything will align because it has aligned for me And I'm just so thankful that I followed that voice in my mind to Make that move from 2015. So I would say just do it. Don't be fearful of it It's easier said than done, but just go for it. She's saying just do it But she's not telling us that she has a youtube channel that you need to follow Yes, support her. How many subscribers do you have? 4.4k Let's do this. You know what I always tell my subscribers when I meet people like you Because I'm on a journey to change the narratives of africa and I believe that Your story can change the narratives more than me all the time. Just because I like shouting a lot Shouting in front of the camera and all that. So, you know what we're gonna do. I'm gonna put your youtube channel there I mean, we have to get there to 10,000 subscribers by tomorrow. So, you know what we're gonna do 10,000 by tomorrow By tomorrow 4.4. Okay. You have 4.4k subscribers. So I'm gonna put a link in there You know this channel. We are here to support each other. We say by force I'm not gonna I don't beg them. They know it. Yeah It's by positive everybody's duty to go and subscribe to your channel and support you Because what you've done, I think your story is inspirational and can inspire so many people out Tell them to subscribe to your channel subscribe to my youtube channel Give me 10k by tomorrow guys. They should use I won't disappoint you guys to follow my journey living here in gana building a food truck in gana Hiring staff creating jobs and just enjoying life living my best life in gana Are you really living your best life in gana? I really am. I really am. I was miserable but miserable back home She came back home and forgot she was really a married I'm like I wouldn't be doing this if I was in gana Okay. Yes I'm sorry. What? No, let me know. Yeah. Is this the main reason why you left america? The main reason yes because the way of life, um, I used to work for the federal government back home and um I was so miserable like like I said, I love to travel. I love to explore. I love to be out And my job Consisted of me being in No, no and I like freedom as far as if I wanted to go travel somewhere I I don't want to go ask my boss if I can go And um take a week off vacation. No, that just didn't sit well with me. So now I'm here. I have my own business. I'm able to Do it on my own like it feels different having something of my own rather than working for someone Let's do this. We have to you have to help me change the loyalty. I will help you change an avatar You have to promise me because I don't want a situation where they will subscribe to the channel And then you will not be giving them content No, I will promise. I promise. Thank you. I promise To your subscribers to my new 10k subscribers. I will give you content. I will be out there more I am a little shy sometimes, but I won't be shy anymore. Um, if you have a message to your fellow african-americans out there Yes, or that message be I think it's important for every African-american every black person not just in america to Visit africa at least once in your life if you don't want to move you have to make that visit I feel like when you come here, you will know and feel it for yourself. You know what I mean like I believe in the states. We're lost. We don't know who we are. We don't know where we come from I think it's so important to know where you come from to know the struggles of your ancestors because that allows you to Have a confidence within yourself it allows you to Just do more and and and know that you are worthy of so much more. You deserve so much more. So come to africa Come to gana You will love it. Don't believe what others say about africa. Come experience it for yourself and um Come see me And there is this thing that you know, let me tell you something my experience with an african-american Um, the first time that I went to china I never knew that I was even black, you know, like I'm just gonna be honest to you because in africa You don't hear people saying I'm black. I'm black. I always say oh, I'm from gana Yes, I went to china and people were calling me a black man. Yes. I'm like, whoa. Yes. So am I a black man? Yes, you are So, let me tell you so I got to know I'm a black man and I went to class for the first time and I had a african And at the end of the day Like we saw it out. I started talking to him bro. I never knew that there's anyone called black american African american all I thought is okay. I'm from gana. I'm an african from gana So like there's so many africans out there African americans out there who don't want to hear They're african. It's so heartbreaking. Yes. It's so sad and a lot of them once again, we don't know We're so lost and we're so detached from Our history that we don't even think we're african To me, everybody's african. You know what I want to know Yeah, I want to know what are the kind of misconception that african americans have for africans because sometimes I don't get it like I was in china and my own african american classmate asked me How come you speak english? Yeah Like do you know how to speak english? You know that i'm like What do you think? Yeah, so I want to know from you. It's like it's not like i'm making it up No, no, it's real life. So before I came here one of my friends asked me was I gonna live in a hut Like she actually thought it was just huts here in gana in africa period So, um, that's the reason why we need to educate our people. This is why we need to do these videos and like my mom said Um, they were asking do they wear shoes? Do they speak english? Even when I was in school? Um, you know, it was a negative term They was oh african boogie scratcher african That was huge such a big thing. Yeah, and luckily like in my family we raised that everybody is you know, right? I was interested us in other cultures So we was not so much because I had some neighbors that were from africa and we used to be like Um, perfectly fine. And then that term came up african boogie scratcher Yeah, so they made us kind of look more into it and whatever and it's like what? Yeah, I'm sure they're not walking around with bows and arrows and Right It was a movie we saw and that's how we all thought that's what it was Yeah, walking around with the loincloth With bows and arrows and you know, it's like so we had to educate ourselves I mean anyone would have an intelligence understand that that's not Everywhere and everything No, but that's what that's what majority of People in america think of africa. It's just one way and so i'm an educated Uneducated because I think recently I saw a video of a guy Calling an african american the guy was an african american but he's saying you don't look like an african american Because of the shape of your head Where the person is from so many misconceptions. Yeah, I mean, I know there's certain characteristics with different countries and Some people are shorter some people are longer Like a lot of people tell me I look like i'm gunny and what do you think? The other day it said gunny and women are one of the top five most beautiful women. So yeah, yeah Let me know like you're in Ghana. Yeah, if you don't speak out do people know that you're an african american um If you don't speak up Not sometimes sometimes so I don't know if it's like how I dress they automatically know But a lot of people here was just like you look gunny and like you have to be done Anyone tried to speak tree with you and oh, yes all the time when I went to go get my hair braided The for like the first week I came back. Um They were speaking to me and tree. I'm like, oh, I'm sorry. I don't speak tree And they just laughing at me like you did you just come out the airport? I'm like, oh gosh, I need to learn I know like few words I know And guns are really respectful. So like when it comes to like Yeah, please how are you? It's like people I think my girlfriend is Kenyan and then she came to Ghana and she started saying Hey, how are you? And I'm yeah, no, that's wrong yesterday. Yeah, I was telling my mom yesterday. You can't say you have to say That's too that's too casual Watch out, how are you good afternoon? I know the three things that I said about Ghana. You must know when you come they're very polite Everyone looks nicely dressed and everything because in america pants hanging down And that's the whole thing. But number two is the traffic the traffic I'm like, oh my god, I can't You just gotta know when to go out. Okay, which is never 10 o'clock at night I think it's because of where you staying There's a traffic here. Yeah The junction. Yeah, they're all here. Yeah, that's because of where you staying right? Yeah And um, let me know like apart from your mom and grandma. Have you ever brought anyone back to Ghana? Yes my entire family basically, um My youngest cousin seven years old My to 16 they all came here in february. They loved Ghana they said it's different from any other place that they went Um that they visited before so they want to come back help me with my truck. My dad should be coming in february um Yeah, my brother is coming so and then I had friends they were planning to come in april But because of cold but I had like seven friends coming. So I told you I'm bringing people here I'm bringing my people here. So I'm living up to my word. They're all coming because You took the step. Yes. Yeah, and and I'm telling them they need to experience africa for themselves So I'm aiming for my birthday next year for them to come. Let's see how kovid Treats us. Yeah, make sure you invite me for the oh, yes I would invite you make sure you come I won't guys. He says he's gonna come I want to say thank you so much for sharing your experience with me and Mommy, thank you so much. I can call you mommy in africa, you know You're my son. Thank you grandma. It's it's a pleasure meeting you for the first time All right, um, don't forget to like the video share and subscribe and make sure you go to your channel Like I said, it's by force to go support hands. My name is still mr. Ghana, baby The one and only village boy from Ghana. I'll see you in the next one. Peace out