Colombian content creator Juan Giraldo is from Medellin, but Lives in Boston, USA. She has more than a million followers on TikTok and shares with viewers what her life is like in the North American country.
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Recently, he posted a video offering advice to those thinking of moving to the North American country and those already there. “Don't believe that by coming here and living or working in America you're going to fulfill the American dream,” he cautioned.
The young man said many people believed that by being there they would become “instant millionaires”. However, he pointed out that the country has only been given one chance to win. “If that were true, everyone here would be rich”He added.
What advice do you have for young Colombians in the United States?
Giraldo He suggested starting a life of credit. “Learning to borrow in America opens doors for you. The purchasing power in this country is huge and a sensible person, at the age of 23 or 25, can already buy a house, and they lend him a house,” he noted, “Ticktoker.”
The next piece of advice he gave was about its importance Learn at least the basics of English Before coming to the country. Pisa said it was a recommendation she wanted to apply for because she ignored it and believed she could learn the language while already in the North American country.
He then commented that it was necessary Can live alone. “I still haven't learned and it's a little sad because, for example, I come from a Colombian culture where everyone is happy, everyone is family, and I have to come here and get used to being alone all the time,” he noted. .
“I'm telling you these advices that I give you personally, they're things that I've already experienced, that I've already been through. As they say, You have to learn everything in life“, he concluded his video.
The publication of the young man went viral on the social network with more than 560 thousand views and almost 50 thousand likes. Many thanked us for the suggestions and others shared similar stories in the comments section.
“Loneliness is the only enemy”, “It was hard for me too, now it's normal, I live happily”, “English and an art whatever it is, carpentry, plumbing, construction, barbering, nailing, whatever” and “Thank you, the hardest thing in this country Loneliness” were some of the reactions.
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