Ghanaian Man Recalls Sleeping At Train Station When He First Arrived In US: “It Wasn't Easy”

Ghanaian Man Recalls Sleeping At Train Station When He First Arrived In US: “It Wasn't Easy”

  • A Ghanaian man who immigrated to the US has inspired his audience with his rise from grass to grace
  • Sam Charles recalled that he slept at the train station when he first arrived in the US for greener pastures
  • His compelling video has amassed over 174,000 views and sparked a flurry of positive comments for the determined young man

A determined Ghanaian man named Sam Charles has stirred reactions about how he slept at a train station when he first arrived in the US.

In a short clip on TikTok, he briefly disclosed that he faced challenges but braved the odds. He indicated that he did not have things easy.

Ghanaian man in US.
Ghanaian man recalls sleeping at train station when he first arrived in US. Photo credit: samcharles.
Source: Instagram

Charles gave his audience a view of where he first slept while recounting his struggle.

''I slept on this brick when I first arrived in the US. I didn’t have it easy,” he said in the TikTok video.

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The footage has been viewed more than 174,000 times and has raked up hundreds of comments on Sam Charles' platform.

Watch the video below:

This video comes after a Ghanaian woman in the US was reportedly deported to Ghana after her friend reported her to authorities. Another man who travelled to Canada to be with his wife has been asked to return to Nigeria without further delay.

Dbee said:

I now respect your videos cause you’ve suffered before.

Newman TV Gh commented:

She broke up with you because of how you mentioned her namewhat is issabera.

Omaegbu Praise325 indicated:

Omo the struggle is real am in Baltimore.

posted:

This man is fine .

Sheila Marbell wrote:

We also want to sleep there.

Benzero posted:

Still, we will come .

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Ummabdul32 said:

That’s Union Station.

Marshalmiezah commented:

If you don’t really have a good connection or anyone there why will you go there and suffer … no sense.

Greyy Blue said:

Ghana fo) ne “literally”.

Maryantwi20 wrote:

l received my travelling breakthroughs in Jesus' name and amen Canada.

I-am-Time wrote:

How do you pay your tuition fees..cos it seems very expensive.

LaudBzzl wrote:

Boys abr3 .

Francisadjei96 commented:

Big bro.

Ama Broni said:

Someone even stole one of my luggage at the train station.

TikTok man explains why Ghanaian students get deported from Canada

In a previous story, YEN.com.gh recalls reporting that a Ghanaian named Henry Jackson, a TikTok, explained why some Ghanaian students were deported from Canada shortly after arriving in the country to study.

According to him, most of these students must answer question three accurately, which asks about the purpose of their trip to Canada.

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Henry Jackson stated that Ghanaian students who travel to Canada to study should not mention that they intend to maximise job offers when Canadian immigration inspectors enquire about the reason for their move.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.