60 acast.com Diary of an immigrant https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/diary-of-an-immigrant en chukwunonso arinze immigrant, immigration,canada,newcomers,immigrant stories,toronto,GTA,diaspora,African immigrant,international students,starting over,interviews chukwunonso arinze Every immigrant carries a story they rarely get to tell. Diary of an Immigrant is where those stories finally get heard. Host Victor Arinze sits down with people who left everything behind to start over in Canada: the nurses, students, dreamers and builders shaping this country from the GTA to coast to coast. These are raw, honest conversations about the sacrifices, the loneliness, the setbacks, and the victories nobody posts about. Whether you're an immigrant, the child of one, or someone who wants to understand the journey, you'll find a piece of yourself here. Real people. Real journeys. No filter.

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]]> Every immigrant carries a story they rarely get to tell. Diary of an Immigrant is where those stories finally get heard. Host Victor Arinze sits down with people who left everything behind to start over in Canada: the nurses, students, dreamers and builders shaping this country from the GTA to coast to coast. These are raw, honest conversations about the sacrifices, the loneliness, the setbacks, and the victories nobody posts about. Whether you're an immigrant, the child of one, or someone who wants to understand the journey, you'll find a piece of yourself here. Real people. Real journeys. No filter.

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]]> false chukwunonso arinze diaryofanimmigrant.ca@gmail.com 6add9158fe64430a93a29c43 diary-of-an-immigrant https://open-static.acast.com/global/images/default-cover.png https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/diary-of-an-immigrant Diary of an immigrant <![CDATA[15, Alone, and starting over: Tosan's journey from Delta State Nigeria to Canadian Nurse]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:55:00 GMT 1:54:20 6adf77d4b50147298bb74f45 false https://shows.acast.com/diary-of-an-immigrant/episodes/6adf77d4b50147298bb74f45 6adf77d4b50147298bb74f45 6add9158fe64430a93a29c43 A short one-linerA Nigerian nurse on arriving in Canada alone at 15, finding her people, and building a life from scratch. full 1 1 At just 15 years old, Tosan left Delta State, Nigeria, and moved to Canada with no family here to lean on. Twelve years later, she's a nurse with her own podcast, and a story every immigrant needs to hear.


In this first episode of Diary of an Immigrant, Tosan opens up about growing up as an Itsekiri girl from Nigeria, navigating school and college alone in a new country, and the long road to becoming a nurse. She talks honestly about the struggle to get her papers, how therapy helped her through the hardest seasons, and why church and friendships became her lifeline.


For anyone thinking about moving to Canada, or anyone already here and feeling alone, Tosan shares real advice on building community, finding your people, and preparing for the parts of the journey nobody talks about.


Follow Tosan's own show, Peas in a Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/peas-in-a-podcast/id1656341957


Real People. Real Journeys.

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]]> At just 15 years old, Tosan left Delta State, Nigeria, and moved to Canada with no family here to lean on. Twelve years later, she's a nurse with her own podcast, and a story every immigrant needs to hear.


In this first episode of Diary of an Immigrant, Tosan opens up about growing up as an Itsekiri girl from Nigeria, navigating school and college alone in a new country, and the long road to becoming a nurse. She talks honestly about the struggle to get her papers, how therapy helped her through the hardest seasons, and why church and friendships became her lifeline.


For anyone thinking about moving to Canada, or anyone already here and feeling alone, Tosan shares real advice on building community, finding your people, and preparing for the parts of the journey nobody talks about.


Follow Tosan's own show, Peas in a Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/peas-in-a-podcast/id1656341957


Real People. Real Journeys.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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