He Left Guyana to Build Their Future ❤️🇬🇾 | A Guyanese Love Story 1979 — Part 3
Ravi left the woman he loves in Guyana and travelled to America with one promise — somehow, he would build a future for both of them. ❤️🇬🇾
But New York in 1979 is nothing like he imagined.
Far from home, Ravi begins learning what it really means to start over as a Guyanese immigrant — the cold, the loneliness, hard work, counting every dollar, and depending on the kindness of family while trying to find his feet.
Then he meets Sunny, another Guyanese man whose story changes the way Ravi sees his own future.
Years earlier, Sunny also left his wife and children behind in Guyana to build something better in America. He remembers arriving with almost nothing, sometimes sleeping in building stairways, with nobody there to help him.
Now, after years of sacrifice, Sunny is finally preparing to return to Guyana and reunite with the family he left behind.
For Ravi, Sunny becomes proof that perhaps his dream for Rosalie isn’t impossible after all.
Meanwhile, back home in Berbice, Rosalie continues waiting.
She misses Ravi.
She thinks about him.
She even begins knitting something to keep him warm in the New York winter.
And then one day, a bicycle boy arrives at her gate with a message from Mr. Singh:
Ravi is calling at three o’clock.
In 1979, there were no mobile phones, no WhatsApp and no video calls. For two young people separated between Guyana and America, even hearing each other’s voices required planning, money—and a little help from the community.
Rosalie walks to Singh’s Shop early.
Thousands of miles away, Ravi walks through the New York snow toward a public telephone.
Two people.
Two countries.
Two telephones.
And one conversation they have both been waiting for. ❤️
Their story continues in Part 4.
If you remember leaving someone you loved behind in Guyana—or waiting for that overseas telephone call—share your memory in the comments. 🇬🇾
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Imagine waiting all week just to hear the voice of somebody you love. ❤️🇬🇾
No WhatsApp. No video calls. No texting.
Ravi has to find a public telephone in New York. Mr. Singh has to send a boy on a bicycle to tell Rosalie. And Rosalie has to walk to the shop and wait for the phone to ring.
For those of you who lived through those days — do you remember waiting for an overseas call from family in America, Canada or England? ☎️
Tell us what it was like. I would love for the younger generation reading these comments to understand what staying connected really meant back then.
And one more question…
Do you think Ravi and Rosalie are going to make it? ❤️
🇬🇾 Guyanese Memories — preserving we stories, one memory at a time.
Nice story
Watching From Hindustan
This is such a beautiful story ❤❤❤❤🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🇯🇲🇯🇲💯
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤from New York.
Very nice story
Beautiful story. Please make longer episodes
bless
I remember those days all too well.The joy of receiving your first pay check, knowing fully well you couldn’t make this much in your own country.What you bought with the first pay check and what was put aside for savings.I remember sending home my first 50.00 bucks back then to my family.
Part 4 please and please make this video a little longer plzzz please
I remember this during that time Guyana had a limited telephones .Scarafices coming to a new country.
My favorite series always waiting for the next episode,thanks for all your hardwork ❤😊
Please bring out the next
episodes quickly, i just enjoy this series so much
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I love it. It’s very refreshing and I can’t to hear the fone call.
❤😊 struggle is real
I’m in love with every episode but can we get a little more longer please 😩🥺
I remember the phone waiting. Go to a neighbor house.
Next video please
Really remind me of long ago when they were hardly any telephones around you have to go to a neighbour who may have a phone.
I really missed those wonderful years. The universe has changed so much, have to work from sun up to sun down to make a good living.
Can’t wait to see Rosalie face when she gets her gift.💝😊
Uncle knows how to save money 💰
I do hope Ravli and Rosalee get married eventually 😊😊😊
Everytime I watch this make me remember how I always waited on my husband to home from sea days dose past and we don't talk to each other and he still doing the sea work ❤
Can't wait to see the next video.
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Waiting on the next one ❤
Sometimes i get emotional watching these video
This is so soothing.