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Hello everybody! It has been a while since the last time I released an episode. So to be clear from the start, this episode is the last one I’m launching, at least for a while.I launched the first episode in August of 2019. But I started wo
This episode was originally broadcast on September 14, 2021.Pragya Diwan moved to Canada from India to pursue her career. As she says, things were just too good, so she looked for a change.In this episode, she talks about her journey as
This episode was originally broadcast on August 10, 2021.Karla Medina moved to Canada from Venezuela worried about her life. She didn't know when she arrived that she had a case to apply as a refugee.She talks about resources that peopl
This episode was originally broadcast on May 18, 2021.In this episode, I chat with Gunjan and Farhan Kafil. Originally from India, they met in Dubai and decided to move to Canada. But before establishing in Toronto, they took a fantastic ro
This episode was originally broadcast on September 21, 2021.Mariela Gutierrez was born in Mexico but moved to the USA at a very young age. Later in her life, she decided to move to Toronto.She talks about the struggles of the immigrant
This episode was originally broadcast on July 20, 2021.Dean Lobo moved from India to Toronto in 2018. He took a bridging program that helped him adapt and find a job in his field.He talks about the microaggressions that sometimes we, as
This episode was originally broadcast on May 5, 2021.In this episode, I chat with Melanie Anthony. She's my first guest from Mauritius, and she shares her journey of immigration.Subscribe to the PodcastIf you enjoyed listening to th
This episode was originally broadcast on June 8, 2021.Laura Stürmer, my guest from Episode 24, joins me one year later. Her life has changed quite a bit since the first episode we did together. First, we talk about how she switched jobs whe
This episode was originally broadcast on June 22, 2021.Today I'll be talking about how we, as immigrants, measure success, as well as sharing a few tips to avoid comparing our life with people who didn't move to a new country.Three
This episode was originally broadcast on October 19, 2021.Ryan Hollinrake joins me today to talk about how Access Community Capital Fund helps newcomers with no credit history in Canada fund and succeed as entrepreneurs.Subscribe to the
This episode was originally broadcast on June 29, 2021.Meera Bala moved from Sri Lanka to Canada in 1988 due to the civil war when she was only a child. When Meera and her family arrived, they didn't speak English, and there were very few S
Hello and welcome to the immigrants of Toronto podcast.Today I’m launching episode one hundred and what better way to do it than by announcing the top 10 episodes of 2021.For the next few weeks, I’ll be rebroadcasting the 10 episodes th
Today is December 18, 2021, and do you know what we are celebrating? Today is International Migrants Day (https://www.un.org/en/observances/migrants-day)!We hear many things about migrants, and today I want to share what it means to be an i
Mifrah Abid moved to Canada from India a few years ago. She always believed in social justice. When the pandemic hit, she faced a challenge in her career as a teacher, so she pivoted and started a podcast called Across Her Table, where she inte
Monica Rojano moved to Canada in 2013 with her family. After looking at other options, like Australia, she decided to move to Canada because she wanted her children to experience this country’s diversity.In this episode, Monica shares his e
Alan Middleton has been mentoring immigrants for quite some time. As an immigrant from England to Canada, he identifies with the struggles that newcomers face.In this episode, Alan shares his experience as a mentor as well as some valuable
Maria Martinez is my first guest from Peru. I’m very excited to have her as a guest. She moved from Peru in 2017with her husband and her two children. She came as a student at Humber and, to force herself to practice her English, joined a Toast
Jessica Beck, host of the IELTS Energy podcast, joins me today to talk about the importance of preparing for the English proficiency test. She works at All Ears English Education, and today she shares excellent advice on how to improve your Eng
Today is Remembrance Day. And to commemorate the occasion, I'm joined by Rodrigo Königs. He's a good friend of mine and also a WWI enthusiast.We recorded this episode at Prospect Cemetery while visiting the tombstones of four immigrant sold
Vadim Lidich joins the podcast today to talk about his experience of moving to Canada at a very young age by himself. His family saved enough money to send him here to give him better opportunities.Subscribe to the PodcastIf you enjoyed
I want to talk about Halloween. It may be a common topic, but in the last week, I had conversations with three different newcomers who not only don’t celebrate Halloween, but they think it’s just an American holiday.I’ve always loved histor
Mustafa Ansari joins me today to talk about how volunteering helped him to build a network in Canada. It not only helped him to find new friends but also to find job opportunities.He also shares his experience of living in a community where
Ryan Hollinrake joins me today to talk about how Access Community Capital Fund helps newcomers with no credit history in Canada fund and succeed as entrepreneurs.Subscribe to the PodcastIf you enjoyed listening to this episode, don’t fo
Inna Figotina was born in Russia. Her family moved to Canada when she was just a child. She didn’t speak English or French and, today, she shares her experience as a seven-year-old who only spoke Russian in Canada.She also shares how she ad
Mariela Gutierrez was born in Mexico but moved to the USA at a very young age. Later in her life, she decided to move to Toronto.She talks about the struggles of the immigrant journey as she saw it from her parents, moving to the United Sta
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