She's the first black American woman I've seen trying her best to survive in Kenya, whites do really well, wishing this lady all the best,,,gùkù nì ngima na nyeni kana mùkimo
@ladysafari014 ай бұрын
I knew a few who've lived in Nairobi for over 40 years...they are older over 600 years old.
@chilombomululu60344 ай бұрын
Our african brother please take care of this beautiful woman who has left all she knew and life behind to live with you 🎉❤we wish you well
@gilberttigere51164 ай бұрын
She debunked all the bad we constantly see and hear about black American women. Its important never to generalise. Its refreshing.
@chilombomululu60344 ай бұрын
@@gilberttigere5116 am telling you .may God keep and bless them .❤️💯
@johnkinyanjui53314 ай бұрын
Chunga bibi mzuri,ametoka mbali sana
@ladysafari014 ай бұрын
Follow Mckenzie Limiri,she's from Utah and moved to rural Kenya- Meru county. The Maguts on KZbin also moved. I'm planning to do the same soon. I've lived in the U.S since 1990 at 18 and ready to move back...I've missed out on special time with family and my passion for community development.
@user-tf7kp3ll2e4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Sounds very beautiful. Very inspiring to make that move to leave the US and go to the motherland of our ancestors. Africa is Paradise. Can’t wait to make it there someday with my husband and kids.🙏🏾
@henryodongo19114 ай бұрын
Kenya Is great country. I've heard so much about it. Planning to visit soon....
@Doreendorina4 ай бұрын
Welcome kenya
@susangitau28644 ай бұрын
Karibu kenya
@taluj22984 ай бұрын
Not one single lie about the rat race in the United States and the cost of living growing but pay isn’t ….. it’s an exhausting cycle!! People don’t understand even with a government job you got to work your way up those GS levels to make money…. You did well for you!
@carol-Cece4 ай бұрын
Karibu Kenya 🇰🇪 New subscriber! And I love it!!.. I fully understand you wanting to live in Kenya 🇰🇪.. the rat race in the US gets tiring after a while and we get soo unhealthy eating out and stuck on the traffic for hours!! Kudos for doing this with your family.. it’s encouraging ❤❤
@geoffreychege-he8ym4 ай бұрын
Welcome home guys...we love that you like here😊😊😊
@sheastech4 ай бұрын
Karibu Kenya 🇰🇪 people do not understand how hard the hustle life is in the US. Their is no social life. No peace, nothing but stress and aggravation. As someone who also left their us government job, I can tell you that money is NOT everything or the most important thing in life. Rural "shargo" kenya is absolutely beautiful 😍 and peaceful. Im learning Kiswahili and the Kenyan culture. Not having to think about your skin color is also a great relief. You can live more peaceful here. There are challenges, it's not some utopia...don't be dumb or naive, but nothing like back home in the US. The lower cost of living is definitely a huge help. I am absolutely more healthy now than my past Popeyes, Shack Shack, restaurant every other day and super stressful life. I actually have time to be a human being here. One thing I would say is if you come here you need to launch a business and try to help the community. Its not easy for introverts, but it is possible. 🎉
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right and you sound like a kindred spirit. I love not having to think about my skin color here or whether or not someone said or didn’t something because of the color of my skin. Thanks for tuning in! 😊
@statesduka4 ай бұрын
We can ship your Gifts and Packages to Kenya from USA
@jesusslord4 ай бұрын
One thing Africans from the diaspora do wrong is , you guys relocate to an African country and get stationary. Travel, Africa is very exciting if you make it your global village. Travel ,go see the wonders out there. There r interesting parts of the continent. If don't you will get stuck in a routine and complain about it. Come to Namibia for holidays, come scale the highest dunes, go see the pyramids, go dine with the indigenous tribes, explore!
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
😂 we’ve only been back for 3 weeks. We intend to travel but this is definitely home. And like my husband and I say “Tamu Tamu nyumbani”😊
@TheLillyPad084 ай бұрын
I’m so happy y’all. The food in Africa is fresher and healthier. Glad to see that everyone is settling in.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Hey Lillienne!! Please tell Soror Yvonne I said hi!
@whatisyourstorybylucy_diar38064 ай бұрын
I can't wait to move back home..Love for my country Kenya
@trevab5674 ай бұрын
Sonia! You are absolutely right, the view is breathtaking. It looks so peaceful there! I miss you guys already!
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Treva! Miss you back! Looks like a time was had at 1309! I loved to see it!🥰
@Animalsandwildlife.75274 ай бұрын
Come to Kenya and visit her in the village
@nathanjoseph2674 ай бұрын
It's great there. Iam a Kenyan in MA and work government job. I have a farm there, that iam building a house.
@nathanjoseph2674 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Link up with Limiri family and Musa Mfalme there are Americans in Kenya. Plus there Is huge population of African Americans in Kenya
@stellawairimu76724 ай бұрын
There are schools that offer American System of Education in Kenya.
@panafrican.nation4 ай бұрын
Lovely kids. Welcome 🇰🇪. The fitness that comes from dealing with those hills is underrated. I thought I was fit until I visited a place where the local guys were running up and down the hills like it's nothing. The altitude is higher too, which can take time to adjust to. About language, probably better to learn Kiswahili first. More return on investment I think, because you can get by with it in all of Kenya and most of Eastern Africa, including places where French is spoken. Secondly, it's probably easier to find content with subtitles. So you can immerse yourself in content in Kiswahili, with English subtitles, to just develop a natural feel for the language. Kiswahili is also easier to pronounce, and can make learning other Bantu languages easier. Consider looking for apps that can do two-way translations for simple conversations in real-time. About connections with people, that will take a lot of patience. Meanwhile, keep yourself very busy to distract yourself from boredom & loneliness. Hopefully, you'll eventually find that there are quite a few people who grew up or have family there, but live/work elsewhere, but are there often. Or even live around there, but are easier to connect with culturally. I went to college in the US myself, but I grew up in a similar place, cows, tea and all. I have cousins etc all over, so I know such people exist. Channels like "Jael of the village" are good to follow. They show that village life can be productive and dope. @AfroAmericaninAfrica (in Namibia) is a relocation pioneer -- channels like hers can help inspire the resilience/character it takes.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the encouragement and tips!
@alimungirimohamed80344 ай бұрын
I just like you and the way think of why you are there you must be very kind person baba njeri another lucky person take care of her don't let us down about walking is one way to be a Kenyan 😂😂
@panafrican.nation4 ай бұрын
@@alimungirimohamed8034 🙏🏾
@georgegg10794 ай бұрын
Rural life is nice coz most things require one to be on the move and do, be it working in the farm. I also got fed up with life in Nairobi and moved back into rural areas in Kenya!
@annmuthui71814 ай бұрын
Kenya is a beautiful country especially the rural area you are at.
@user-no6qc2tf6m4 ай бұрын
Is always good to live in the outskirts of the city the weather is cool and the people too is quiet and the green vibes
@rangimavinga93704 ай бұрын
So beautiful! The view was stunning. So happy you sharing with us!
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Rangi!!! Thank you for taking the time to watch 🥰
@AfricanUSA-th9ov4 ай бұрын
Don't Give Strangers Here Your Direct Location. With Time, You Will Fine Something To Do To Keep You Busy Around You. Do Stuff With The Children And Some Other People Close To Where You Are Living. Make Sure That You Have Some Incomes Coming In For You
@dandee74144 ай бұрын
Kenya is currently viewed as capital of Africa...UN offices are in Kenya
@tdunde4 ай бұрын
Acculturation is difficult especially for a westerner coming to a developing country. Take your time... welcome to Kenya!
@joshuaobaro93154 ай бұрын
I would like to say that you are courageous to take this bold decision. Hang on, for the love of your husband and God bless you.
@apostlekyande31434 ай бұрын
God bless you. You are the best wife.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
There are plenty opportunities for me to improve but I hope my husband knows that I’m the best wife for him.
@catherinenduati90674 ай бұрын
How nice to have relocated ftom the USA. That's courage. Welcome to Kenya and enjoy the diversity.
@danielkubo65724 ай бұрын
Ooh! This is good video, wish to encourage you to take heart and you will be ok. Stms some of us think USA is the best but when we see such videos we get encrgd to stay in our country. My advise is you start even a small shop or cafe at the nearest shopping centre so you don't get so much bored at home.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
The same energy it will take to do well in the US, a Kenyan a use right here and do even better. The grass is fake on the other side.
@mercyfox96934 ай бұрын
Welcome home. Myself I’m a Kenyan living and working in Germany but soon I will come back home
@sufuriamakima55384 ай бұрын
Who asked you where you live?, mko na kiherehere sana
@Karisma1874 ай бұрын
@@sufuriamakima5538why are u so bitter about her commenting about living in Germany. Take your bitterness elsewhere
@shawnettawebster11044 ай бұрын
My TARHEEL/ Dental Hygienie sister, I am so proud of you. I really do admire your courage and strength to travel so far from your family. I’m praying for continued covering, protection and blessings to you and your family that you and your husband have created. ❤️🙏🏾
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Hey Shawnetta!! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I have also loved watching your journey to wife and motherhood. Wish you and your family all the best as well!
@waihenyagachau50734 ай бұрын
Kikuyu language is easy to learn just take your time and you will get there.
@Doreendorina4 ай бұрын
Yeah sure
@Maina_En4 ай бұрын
I just came across your channel. I'm excited to witness your journey and I'm very interested to see how you adjust to the village life. I'm a Kenyan living in the 🇺🇲
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Welcome! How long have you been in the US?
@user-no6qc2tf6m4 ай бұрын
Kenya is great country ❤
@PapBob-jg7rd4 ай бұрын
Kia Simmons a Black America US Army Vet with Dual Kenya US or resident Kenya and US has been travelling to Kenya since 2009 and lives in both US Florida/North Carolina and Kenya . She operates Traverze Culture that does tours and relocation for Black Diaspora families and has a utube .
@PapBob-jg7rd4 ай бұрын
She has acquired 164 acres of land(Courtesy of 101 year old Kenya freedom fighter , buy now pay later ) for Black diaspora and locals to invest and build and looking for partners or investors .
@VivkLiving4 ай бұрын
I left abroad and moved on with my parents inter village for a few months and I loved it.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
It’s so peaceful in the village. Food and shelter are not something we worry about and I love that our energy can be spent on other things like maximizing our time with loved ones!
@Majosh114 ай бұрын
So true about losing weight yet eating 3 meals in Kenya while it's just the opposite in Kenya. Enjoy your move 😊
@whatisyourstorybylucy_diar38064 ай бұрын
I just subscribed and Karibu Kenya im joining you soon from Texas
@padrinonc14 ай бұрын
Congrats and I wish you, Kevin and the kids nothing but the best and God’s blessings be upon your family. Proud of you, it takes courage to make a life changing decision as you have made. Love the 5 reasons why the decision to move was made, but “honor your husband “ stands out. God says we are to honor your husband and your wife. He sacrificed part of his life to be with you in a country he knew nothing about not you are honoring him. Keep Christ front and center and you both can move mountains! Love you guys
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Hey Uncle Nelson! Love you!😘
@collinsmwenda5484 ай бұрын
Another version of Mekenze Limiri
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
She is an amazing an inspiration. It seems like she and her family have done so well.
@CCHardrick4 ай бұрын
This is beautiful to see Sis. My family and I will be moving to Kenya this summer and I would love to connect. ❤
@TheGathuras3 ай бұрын
Will you be settling in the village or will you be in Nairobi?
@jacimyers4 ай бұрын
Welcome to Kenya! you will definitely love it here.
@serahm654 ай бұрын
Karibu sana mama watoto, you have a beautiful view up there, don’t stress yourself with the language learning, it’s really easy and the kids will teach you how every day, they learn it so fast and of course Baba watoto should be able to help you too. Just enjoy your healthy life in the beautiful village ❤
@lizmaloba5914 ай бұрын
Welcome back. Home is always the best ❤
@Kenyamaraadventures4 ай бұрын
You are a gem, and a beautiful soul. I wish I could like your video twice
@melodylee13564 ай бұрын
I am excited for you Sonia. This is awesome!! Thank you for sharing your life with us. Thank you for your vulnerability. Very informative. I be looking forward to your videos.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Melody!! So good to hear from you. I hope all is well! Thanks for watching!
@melodylee13564 ай бұрын
@@TheGathuras Yes all is well!! You are very welcome 🥰
@lifeinthecountrysidehome4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing those tips. It is always nice to hear someone prospective who is actually living there. I hope you and your family have an enjoyable time and adapt well to the people and the new environment.
@gilberttigere51164 ай бұрын
I love the toy improvisation i just saw there
@nyokabiinspired4 ай бұрын
Kikuyu is easy to learn❤
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Heeelllppp me!! It seems like they are talking so fast! 😳
@kweliyake52124 ай бұрын
Kikuyu is easy to learn. You seem to easily adapt to changes. Swahili is the national language and English is the official.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the correction.
@Ceciliapampii4 ай бұрын
Congratulations! Wise choice...I relocated to India from Kenya to join my husband too...miss home but I resonate with the 'to honour husband' bit😊
@TabPie4 ай бұрын
So beautiful!! Definitely not our walk outside around the clinic!!! I miss you SO much but you so SO happy!!! Dirty every day!!! It’s a blessing!!! 🫶
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
It certainly isn’t our walk around the clinic. These hills are no joke! Miss you back!
@galgallosora29224 ай бұрын
Just based on your accent i bet they will higher real quick to teach English in one of them top elite school where they teach western curriculum.
@DerrickDerRon4 ай бұрын
I love it! 🇰🇪 I'll be back there in July.
@Esther-yo7un4 ай бұрын
Welcome to kenya.. I miss home.
@janewambui12883 ай бұрын
I'm a new subscriber..... congrats to the gathuras,I like how you both decided to come home &more how you are learning & teaching yourself,kids Kikuyu its amazing,my sister is Boston & everyone here is really astonished how she manages to teach them Kikuyu,i must say thats the best decision you made,they now can connect with their roots..... congrats hope to meet you one day......hugs.
@TheGathuras3 ай бұрын
Thanks and welcome!
@wambuimwangi92254 ай бұрын
This must be in Murang'a my village..
@emmanuelisanda14494 ай бұрын
Looks like Kisii
@jacksongikaria57804 ай бұрын
@@emmanuelisanda1449 its muranga check mathai supermarket muranga
@amondinyandat-zw1no4 ай бұрын
Great video. Yeah sometimes it's not just about money but also living. Karibu Kenya
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
So true!
@amryllifetours79574 ай бұрын
I love your family. This is Panafricanaism at its finest. Continentals marrying diasporans . I am Caribbean American in Rwanda . i love you guys please where in Kenya are you . I will be there soon.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
We are in Murang’a
@annewanjiru26174 ай бұрын
@@TheGathurasI pray that your family is safe during this time ❤️🙏🏼
@bumblebee42804 ай бұрын
God bless you. What a nice lady. 😊
@papd35324 ай бұрын
As a guest of US Civil rights Organizer , Charles Cobb Jr. Kenya's Independence VP Oginga Odinga was once arrested in Atlanta while in Atlanta protesting against Black discrimination together with 17 other SNCC students . This was an embarrassment for the relations between US and Kenya after the state realized that they had locked up Kenya VP . He refused to leave jail until all the black students were released . His wishes were granted .
@papd35324 ай бұрын
In 1963, US first Black Chief Justice, Thurgood Marshall, who was friends with Kenya Nationalists Tom Mboya, Oginga Odinga and Jomo Kenyatta, was responsible for writing part of Kenya's Independence constitution particularly the part on rights of racial minorities including white, Asian/Indian,Arabs etc . Prior to Kenya Independence 1963 racial segregation in Kenya ,white 1st class citizen, Asian/Indian, Arab second class citizen ,black Kenya 3rd class .
@papd35324 ай бұрын
US first Black Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall was disappointed at the post independence polarization between Nationalists leaders President Jomo Kenyatta and VP Oginga Odinga and assassination of Nationalist Tom Mboya in 1960s . These were his close friends .
@papd35324 ай бұрын
US civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King lost his life in 1968 at age 39 and his close friend Kenya independence Nationalists Tom Mboya lost his life in 1969 at the age of 38 . Both Tom Mboya and Dr Martin Luther King had 4 kids each all below age 13 .
@moniquetuset4 ай бұрын
You inspiring me girl! 😊
@joycew.65314 ай бұрын
Wow that reminds me of Muranga/ Nyeri region where I worked and lived in the early eighties....I really miss it...btw I am from UG but now I live in Canada. Enjoy paradise.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
That’s exactly where we are! There no place like it!
@BettyMesso4 ай бұрын
I guess it boils down to your needs as an individual n as a family to choose to relocate or not. For some, its the thrill to rat chase n love for fast life that they relocate. Whatever works for one is all good.😊
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
This is so true!
@abuwarith14 ай бұрын
God bless you and your family. great decision! nothing happens overnight and it wont be easy. deal with things head-on and look for solutons. most of all HAVE FAITH!
@myhealthisgreat4 ай бұрын
Great Video. Please start a tour company to encourage more black Americans to visit Kenya. I think most of them would do great if they invested in Kenya . Which part of Kenya is this?
@jacksongikaria57804 ай бұрын
muranga
@marymuthoni15514 ай бұрын
That is awesome thank you
@k.h.a.n.a93464 ай бұрын
Tell them sis...our kids get filthy because they play outside with their neighbors or cousins outside. And somehow people take pictures of them and use them for asking donations and aid...makes me mad as an African😢
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Yes!!! 100 times yes!
@spicylife37924 ай бұрын
Yes, Those who exploit my people for money as we get stereotyped. Enjoy girl.
@samuelmbugua84144 ай бұрын
You are another makenzi limiri, who also relocated to kenya meru county you learn a lot from her channel.
@MohamedAli-ly7jo4 ай бұрын
You must been breathing clean and fresh air😄
@MamjieNaerobigal2544 ай бұрын
Work on the three things and enjoy🥰
@mashkurnyandoro364 ай бұрын
That's a lovely part of Kenya. Where is that? I'm in Nanyuki Laikipia.
@andrewmosiere50324 ай бұрын
BOSS HUYO NI BIBI YA MTU
@LetsTravellChannel4 ай бұрын
@@andrewmosiere5032 not just that. None of anyone bness
@254Original4 ай бұрын
Am happy for your family. Blessings to you all.
@nyamburakimani81804 ай бұрын
New sub here! This is gold content… my best for you and your fam and your transition here
@rachelfaraja3 ай бұрын
Lovely content dear.. welcome to Kenya 😊 You are doing well so far. I live in the Capital city Nairobi and somehow wish i was in the village at home.
@TheGathuras3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 🤗
@elizabethkaranja5704 ай бұрын
Welcome home❤
@rutholang10074 ай бұрын
Welcome am happy for you and your family. Though making money here is not as easy.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
It’s easier to start a business in Kenya than America. There is so much opportunity here if someone is willing to step out and take charge, start small and grow using God given wisdom.
@DorothyMusyoki4 ай бұрын
Good content. You got a new subscriber. Karibu sana Kenya
@lettysirkkaiyambo41864 ай бұрын
Hello my long lost Sister❤❤. I think we look alike. What do you think?
@Shirleyowens3834 ай бұрын
And under your video is the title Why I’m Moving Back to America for good.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
🥺 not everyone has the best experience and I hope the best for them wherever life takes them
@Shirleyowens3834 ай бұрын
@@TheGathuras Then Why can't you have that attitude in America?
@patriciamuenimulwa18084 ай бұрын
The kids will enjoy most.
@samuelmbugua84144 ай бұрын
Hi I am a new subscriber were is this village part in kenya.
@sofie96084 ай бұрын
Why is it so hard for me to get it in my thick head that following someone is honouring ur husband😢 ...
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
This was easy for me because it was something I also wanted to do. It becomes harder to follow and honor when it’s something we don’t want to do. But when you consider that honoring your husband is also honoring God, it becomes easier.
@bettyacademy4 ай бұрын
Hey, this is Sonny❤
@nyashgerald35854 ай бұрын
U got new sub here Kenya nice content ma'am
@malissasampson91034 ай бұрын
So proud of you sis! I appreciate your vulnerability in this vlog. And thank you for the realness with the heavy breathing! 😂Because inclines be inclining! 😂Truly happy for you and the fam ❤❤❤
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Girl! There was no hiding he heavy breathing🤣. And there is no need of recording if the I’m not going to be real! I love you! 😘
@dwamburu14 ай бұрын
Try and connect with fellow Americans living in Kenya especially those married to Kenyans or start a WhatsApp group with such people because this will in the short term fill in the ‘isolation gap’ .
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
That’s a great idea
@Dollarzonne4 ай бұрын
@@TheGathurasFantastic idea and I am blown away by your reasons and secondly concerns but the Power in you is Attitude. You are at the top of this. I hope and pray that your daughter can one day meet my 9 year old Haniffah. That would be lovely.
@carolineprice58184 ай бұрын
Africa is the best,when done with making dollars ,better to go back!@
@ShiningHopeInspirations4 ай бұрын
Great 👍
@elizabethwangui20084 ай бұрын
Get teachers for friends, they speak good English and they will be able to teach you Swahili. I am currently in Diaspora, planning to come back home and l will touch bases with you.
@faithyande67024 ай бұрын
I want to come and live in the village
@papd35324 ай бұрын
Kenya's independence constitution was partly written by first US Black Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall who was friends with Kenya Nationalists Jomo Kenyatta, Oginga Odinga and Tom Mboya . Tom Mboya was a Keynote speaker at the March in Washington in 1963 and close friends of Dr. Martin Luther King, Harry Belafonte ,Andrew Young, Sidney Poitier, Ralph Abernathy and other black civil rights leaders .
@papd35324 ай бұрын
The Kenyan Nationalists and US Black Civil rights leaders set up resources to help educate Black Kenyans denied higher education opportunities by white before Independence in 1963 . Hence Obama father to Harvard .
@papd35324 ай бұрын
After Harvard where Obama father had studied Phd Economics, he worked with Nationalist Tom Mboya who was Minister Of Economic Planning and was responsible for writing Kenya's post independence Economic framework . Obama wrote about his father ,Tom Mboya and their Nilotic Luo peoples( same group as Actress LUPITA NYONGO, Ugandan-British actress SHEILA ATIM of WOMAN KING,LRA rebel JOSEPH KONY against Yoweri Museveni in Uganda comprising at least 20 million spread out in 9 territories including Tanzania ,Kenya, Uganda, DRC Congo, Chad, Central Africa Republic, Lower Egypt/Sudan, Ethiopia Gambella/Eritrea) .
@iamaggie4 ай бұрын
Nice, I have subscribed.
@Lantronic4 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@Globalpeace1234 ай бұрын
Very nice place I love it ❤❤❤
@alicewambugu59344 ай бұрын
Well come ❤
@elsieaugustin-pw3yu4 ай бұрын
You got a new subscriber
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Welcome! 😊
@PriscillahMwangi4 ай бұрын
New subscriber here ❤. Wish I could like twice 😅
@Mystoryscripted14 ай бұрын
I want to do it God help me youre one brave woman will subcribe you for more.
@judykaranja30354 ай бұрын
Just subscribed
@ibrahimdhere4 ай бұрын
You won’t need to visit Planet fitness anytime soon.
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
Nope 🤣
@mzuribeauty42874 ай бұрын
Waoh! Do your kids go to school in the village?
@TheGathuras4 ай бұрын
They will… we’ll be checking out schools next week.