Traveling and living abroad can be a wonderful and rewarding experience, a dream come true for some, but it can also be a horrific and interminable nightmare. "From Dust to Snow: Bush-Faller" chronicles the true-life experiences of (Bush-Fallers) Africans (primarily Cameroonians), in Europe and the United States. Featuring more than twenty accounts from students, asylum seekers and the employed, contributors in this work of 'edutainment' ferry you through their experiences, first-hand, from the moment the idea of traveling overseas was conceived, through departure emotions, first impressions upon arrival, culture shock, hardships, comic moments, high points of each life, and even re-entry shock, including deportation. One way or the other, you should find yourself on one of the pages of this book, either as a foreigner or as a host. Prepare yourself for what is about to happen; Discover the African Dream, a Dream far bigger than Bush-falling.

In this international version of From Dust to Snow, undertake the search for the African dream, and discover that the true African Dream is far bigger and more complex than the dreams that have propelled millions of Africans from their beloved continent. Journey with Fako Kilimanjaro, an African Renaissance Ambassador, through a panorama of more than forty unreserved testimonies from African students, asylum-seekers, and the employed in Europe and the United States. Contrast their stories with illuminating perspectives from non-Africans. Share their experiences from the moment the notion of travel abroad is embraced, through hardships, triumphs, formal and comic moments, to deportation, voluntary return, and re-entry shock. By the end of this book, the nature and character of your own dream could be reborn. Arise - for the Re-awakening of Mother Africa has begun, and it is intricately woven into the future of her children, humanity as a whole.

"'From Dust to Snow: The African Dream?' is a vivid portrait of recent African immigrants in North America and Europe (with illuminating perspectives from non-Africans): Eye-opening, fascinating, groundbreaking!" -- P. Obeng (Professor, Wellesley College and Harvard University) " A page-turner!takes you from Africa where dreams are born to the four corners of Europe and to the US where some are shattered and others are built!." -- Jessie Atogho E (Editor-in-Chief, Cameroon Radio and Television) "!will help non-Africans to understand better the Africans in their midst. These stories also raise the pertinent question - what happens to African societies if their educated sons and daughters do not come home?" -- B. Janz (Professor, University of Central Florida) "'From Dust to Snow: The African Dream?' will entertain all, educate all, and inspire many." -- Delanyo and Elizabeth Adadevoh (President and Mrs, African Leadership Foundation)