My Journey To America: Part 1

Sly Edaghese embarks on an incredible journey that takes him across the pond from the remote Nigerian town of Ubiaja to New York City, the capital and epicenter of the world. Like many Nigerians of his generations, Sly Edaghese's childhood dream was to go to the United States of America. Against all odds and early struggles in school, he was able to open the door to his future through education and ended up attending one of the most prestigious universities in the world.The turning point in his life is when, for the first time ever, he boards a plane at the international airport in Lagos. The plane flies him first to Amsterdam and then to London. In London he gets a connecting flight that finally lands him in New York City, to begin a new life as a student at New York University. This is the very heart of the story where the reader is treated to a sumptuous taste of life in the Big Apple.