I always dreamt of America as a young girl.
Studying, living and working in America.
The great America...I remember thinking! I always envisioned it as the center of the universe, the country where for most dreams the sky is the limit. I wished to be here.
Two years prior to graduating from high school I started concurrently applying for admission into U.S. universities and for scholarships. I didn't leave a stone unturned, exhausting all my network contacts yet still I ended up empty handed. I kept running into a common thread: Foreign students were ineligible for scholarships and federal aid of any kind. I was ineligible!
My dad suggested that I attend college in Zimbabwe whilst continuing my search for U.S. scholarships and study options. My efforts proved futile. It was impossible to find a private sponsor.
At 21, I moved to Harare, Zimbabwe's capital city. At the time my family was living in Kadoma, 140 kilometers southwest of Harare.
This blog is about my immigration journey - which began in the late-1990s - from Zimbabwe to the United States of America. I am sharing my experiences with the objective of helping individuals who, similarly to me, may find the immigration process impermeable. I am not an attorney and the contents of this blog do not constitute legal advice.
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