After finding accommodation in Canada, I still had some settling in to do. There were household things to buy, and some of the equipment in the house was unfamiliar. I knew how to cook, clean and do laundry, but I needed help understanding what I would be using in my new home. The vacuum cleaner was one…

Yam was one of the foods I looked for after moving to Canada. I found it in a Chinese store. That shop also had other familiar ingredients, and African stores became places where I bought things such as garri, Nigerian biscuits and drinks. As I settled in, I was learning where to go for different things. Some shops…

There were foods I had seen in movies that I wanted to taste for myself. I enjoy trying meals from other cultures, and I had been interested in Korean and Chinese foods. During summer in Canada, I went to a food event where I got to try several different things. One of my favourites was a filled…

I am not very active in the mothers' group I joined in Canada, but it has still been helpful. I read what people share, go through the comments and find information that is useful to me. Sometimes someone asks a question I am interested in too, and I can learn from the replies. That has been one…

Summer was a season I really enjoyed in Canada. The weather was an adjustment. Alongside that, I was discovering things I liked about the different times of year. Some of my memories are about going out and spending time with people. Others are simply things I liked seeing around me. Summer Brought Opportunities to Go Out I enjoyed…

After settling down in Canada, one of the first things I needed to do was get groceries. It sounds like a normal errand, right? But when you have just moved from Nigeria to Canada, even something as ordinary as shopping comes with a few adjustments. I went to the store to get what I needed, and while…

One of the first ordinary things I had to learn after moving to Canada was how to get around. Taking the bus sounds simple until you are in a new country, in an unfamiliar neighborhood, and you do not yet know which direction leads home. That was me during my first few days. It Started With a Grocery…

Finding accommodation in Canada was one of the first things I needed to sort out after moving. For me, my Airbnb was never meant to be permanent. I had booked it so I would have somewhere to go immediately after leaving Toronto Pearson Airport. I stayed there for approximately two days. By then, I had already found…

My first night in Canada was not glamorous. By the time I reached the Airbnb I had booked, it was already late. I was tired from travelling. I was hungry. Very hungry. But at that point, I did not have the energy to start figuring out where to get food. So I unpacked some of my things, took a shower, drank…

After all the research, packing and travelling, I finally landed in Canada. Toronto Pearson International Airport. I remember being excited when I got off the plane. I had spent so much time preparing for Canada that actually being there felt different. The flight was over. I had arrived. And now I had to figure out what happened next. If you are preparing…