COMING FOR AMERICA

The Turbulence

I was only one step into America, and the curtain had already risen on what would become a comedy of epic gaffes and stumbles

BOOK SUMMARY

Fresh off a plane from his Kenyan village, wide-eyed Andayi arrives in Detroit to study at Eastern Michigan University in a country he believes is overflowing with milk, honey, and boundless opportunities. Instead, he’s ambushed by a whirlwind of culture shocks—slang he can’t decode, machines he can’t operate, and customs that leave him dazed or running for cover. From mistaking “pizza” for a person’s name to fleeing a grocery store at the sight of grilling hot dogs, cooking fish heads in the dorm kitchen, sexual harassment fiasco, serial killer realities, first time use of a computer, bypassing all-you-can-eat buffets because he’s afraid he can’t afford all he will eat, discovering the truth behind Kentucky Fried Chicken, and realizing even the dollar store plays mind games, every moment is a comic misfire. But beneath the hilarity lies a heartfelt journey of grit, growth, and a sense of belonging. As America keeps tossing curveballs around every corner, one question lingers:

Can you take a man out of Africa without taking the African out of him?

TABLE OF CONTENTS


SYNOPSIS


First Chapter 1


Midmost Chapter 18


Last Chapter 35