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# Robert Nikic: We Came to America With Five Suitcases

Robert Nikic tells Tai Lopez how his family arrived in America with five suitcases, why he learned English first, and the second chance that changed everything.

- Published: 2026-10-16
- Watch: https://robertnikic.com/media/we-came-to-america-with-five-suitcases

## Transcript

The story is, we had nothing. Zero. We came here with five suitcases. And my grandma got hit by a bus. She was in a coma in Germany, actually, during the transition to the United States. So we were just in true despair. We didn't have anything to our name. We didn't speak English. I was actually the first one in my family to learn English. So I looked for a way out for my family. A lot of people don't take the second chances they're given. My family was given a second chance by coming to the United States after everything that happened in the Balkans. So I worked 18 hours a day. I still do to this day. I was waiting tables, you name it.