The Immigrant Journey: A Conversation with Dozie Anyaegbunam
In early August, I kicked off a new series of conversations about what it really means to move abroad. Not the logistics of shipping containers or filling out visa forms—but the lived experience of starting over somewhere entirely new.
To launch the series, I spoke with Dozie Anyaegbunam, founder of The Newcomers Substack and podcast. Dozie left Nigeria during the decline of the Buhari presidency, uprooting his family to start fresh in Canada. What he’s built since is more than just a newsletter—it’s a field manual for the psychological, cultural, and practical realities of immigration.
This conversation was raw and insightful. Below are the key takeaways and a condensed Q&A for readers who want to see what life really looks like on the other side of the passport stamp.
