Immigrants of Toronto

04/04/2022

All good things come to an end. It's not easy for me to say goodbye to a project so dear to my heart, but after doing it for three years, it's time to take a break.

I'm not sure when I'll come back to it but stay tuned, I may surprise you.

Listen to the last episode here: https://buff.ly/3IYUJ5m

17/01/2022

Top Ten Episodes of 2021! 🎉

The next one at #1 is Pragya Diwan! From India 🇮🇳

Pragya’s journey started because she wanted a challenge. Most people stay where they are if things are good. But Pragya is different, she took a long flight, move to the other side of the world, and started her next challenge.

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14/01/2022

Top Ten Episodes of 2021! 🎉

The next one at #2 is Karla Medina! From Venezuela 🇻🇪

Karla’s story is different than most of the ones I share. Most of my guests decided to move to Canada to have a better life, in the case of Karla it was to preserve hers. Fearing that the worst could happen, she decided to leave Venezuela and try her luck here.

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12/01/2022

Top Ten Episodes of 2021! 🎉

The next one at #3 are Gunjan & Farhan Kafil! From India 🇮🇳

Time to confess that because of technical difficulties, we had to record this episode twice. The good thing is that I think the second and final take went way better than the first one! One thing I loved about Gunjan and Farhan is that they took the time to travel Canada before settling in Toronto. Honestly, I wish I someday do the same trip.

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10/01/2022

Top Ten Episodes of 2021! 🎉

The next one at #4 is Mariela Gutierrez! From Mexico and the US 🇲🇽 🇺🇸

My wife found Mariela on Instagram and the first thing she said to me was: you need to interview her. And so I did. Mariela’s immigration perspective is quite unique. Born in Mexico and raised in the US, moving to Canada was a new experience for her.

Listen on your favourite podcast app or directly on the website!
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07/01/2022

Top Ten Episodes of 2021! 🎉

The next one at #5 is Dean Lobo! From India 🇮🇳

Dean is another amazing human being that not only has a great story but also has dedicated his professional life in Canada to help minorities.

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05/01/2022

Top Ten Episodes of 2021! 🎉

The next one at #6 is Melanie Anthony! From Mauritius 🇲🇺

Melanie is my first and only guest from Mauritius. She’s an amazing person who arrived here in 2016 and has a very interesting story.

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03/01/2022

Top Ten Episodes of 2021! 🎉

The next one at #7 is Laura Strumer! From Brazil 🇧🇷

On 2020, her first episode in the podcast was the most downloaded one. So, it just makes sense that her second participation made the top 10!

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31/12/2021

Top Ten Episodes of 2021! 🎉

The next one at #8 is me! From Mexico 🇲🇽

In this episode, I talked about how we are sometimes too harsh on ourselves when thinking about our success as immigrants.

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29/12/2021

Top Ten Episodes of 2021! 🎉

The next one at #9 is Ryan Hollinrake! From Canada 🇨🇦

Although not an immigrant, he helps them through Access Community Capital Fund by granting loans to start their businesses.

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27/12/2021

Top Ten Episodes of 2021! 🎉

Starting the countdown at spot #10 is Meera Bala! from Sri Lanka 🇸🇱

She talked about how she experienced discrimination when she arrived in Canada as a child.

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23/12/2021

🎉 One hundred episodes! 🎉

And what better way to celebrate this than by announcing the top ten most downloaded episodes of 2021!

🔟 Meera Bala
9️⃣ Ryan Hollinrake
8️⃣ Oscar Cecena
7️⃣ Laura Sturmer
6️⃣ Melanie Anthony
5️⃣ Dean Lobo
4️⃣ Mariela Gutierrez
3️⃣ Gunjan & Farhan Kafil
2️⃣ Karla Medina
1️⃣ Pragya Diwan
🎉 🎊 🎉

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05/12/2021

This was a very cool experience for an immigrant like me! I never followed the CFL 🏈 until I moved to Canada 🇨🇦

Today, my friend and guest .konigs, invited me to the CFL Eastern Final between the and the .

As a Torontonian, I cheered for the Argos. But I have to recognize the great second half the Tigercats gave!

And also, it snowed a little during the game! It was awesome!!!

Anyway, just wanted to share this experience that, although it may be common to someone who was born and raised here, for me it was completely new!

04/12/2021

Weekend giveaway! 🎉

I have 2 pairs of tickets 🎟️🎟️ for the FLEE Advance Screening on Monday, December 13, 2021 @ 7pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox theatre in Toronto, courtesy of Elevation Pictures

FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years,one that threatens to derail the life he has builtfor himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan 🇦🇫

To participate, just follow Elevation Pictures and Immigrants of Toronto and write down the name of a guest of the podcast who arrived in Canada as a refugee 🙋‍♀️

I'm running this contest on all social media platforms. This Monday I'll do a raffle and will pick the winners randomly.

Good luck! 🤞🏻

Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens...

18/11/2021

Improving our English should be one of our top priorities when we move to Canada. Today I'm joined by Jessica Beck, host of the IELTS Energy podcast, to talk about how to improve your English and prepare for the proficiency test.

Listen on your favourite podcast app or directly on the website: https://buff.ly/3nqa4V3

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25/10/2021

I should have posted this last week but doesn't matter. What matters is that we've reached 25,000 downloads! 😀

I want to thank all the guests (yes, all 61 of them) because this podcast wouldn't be what it is without them. And, of course, all the listeners who download this podcast.

THANK YOU ALL!

16/10/2021

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11/10/2021

I never celebrated Thanksgiving until I moved to Canada. And even then, it took me a few years to begin.

I found it hard to start a tradition so late in my life. Not that I'm old, but most of my traditions come from when I was a kid.

But lately, my wife and I have been celebrating it and this time we even cooked our own turkey! (I'll post some photos later)

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! And thank you for listening to the show.

21/09/2021

Today is World Gratitude Day 🙏 and I want to say I'm grateful for the opportunity to listen to so many amazing stories and also for the thousands of downloads since I started this project🎙️🎧

Thank you for listening!