Esther Crystal

OnComingtoAmerica

Society EN ↓ 39 episodes

Living in the US as a Nigerian student can be rewarding yet trifling. Every Wednesday join Aaliyah & Esther, as they explore topics in relation to their interesting experience as Nigerian students in the U.S. If you’re a Nigerian student in the US, hope to move to the US to study or just want to hear two leading women babble about interesting stories and thoughts, then this podcast is for you.

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Author

Esther Crystal

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Society

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Latest episode

Aug 17, 2023

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Episodes

It’s Time for the Holidays 27.11.2020

Today: Happy....New Week but also Happy thanksgiving! On this week’s episode, we chat about something we often take for granted in the school calendar; holidays! Christmas, Easter, New Year, Thanksgiving! And we compare them across country. We think you’ll like this one. Especially since we KISS, kept it short and simple.

You Want to Study Art? 18.11.2020

Last episode we talked about STEM So we thought we don’t we make things a little more practical by bringing a non- stem major on the show. On this week’s episode, the artistic and talented Naomi comes to share a few words with us on her experience as a non-stem major! Enjoy!

Is it only STEM??? 11.11.2020

Another week, another great conversation ! We talk about whether we can truly succeed as Nigerian students in America without studying a STEM major, how much pressure we feel to find jobs and much more. This episode was suggested by a wonderful listener! Thank you 😊

The Journey To Med School 04.11.2020

Ever wondered I think I’ll like to be a doctor but don’t know how? Should I go for medicine? In this week’s episode we speak to @bimpegiwa. An aspiring doctor about Med school, making the decision and how she got here.

How Are We All Feeling? 28.10.2020

It’s #endsars everyday until they do but with everything that has happened, one week after no arrests no accountability we created a small safe space to discuss we our heads at.

“We can refund your donation”?! 23.10.2020

Is #endsars only for the heterosexual??? Is it exclusive to straight people??? So what happens to our LGBTQ brothers and sisters that are also harassed by SARS??? Please let’s not get distracted.

Nigérian Diaspora: What can we do? 14.10.2020

The past few days have been ALOT. The Nigerian youth are fed up! We are sick and tired of being sick and tired. The government keeps making promises and providing stories that touch about how they will make a change, but that’s dead... we need to see results... ASAP. People are dying everyday in Nigeria at the hands of SARS and police officers. The least we can do as a diaspora is support them onl...

Work. Life. Balance. 07.10.2020

From a young age, we all can’t wait to be grown up. What does it actually mean to be grown up? Rush hour traffic? Limited self-care? Exhaustion? The working class loves to scare college students with Adulting 101 tips and scares. But is everything many say true? Is the real world really the ghetto? Listen to this episode with out special guest Faridah Koledoye to find out!!!

Am I Really An Imposter? 30.09.2020

Often times we find ourselves in positions we don’t necessarily believe we deserve or worked to get. In this episode, we explore we we feel this way, experiences that show it and how we can help ourselves.

Friendship: It is what it is! 23.09.2020

In this episode we explore the what it’s like making friends in a foreign country especially for us moving to America. How did we make friends? Who were our first friends? And moving forward how do we keep those friends? Hope you enjoy this episode and thank you for listening!

I’m Black So What? 16.09.2020

Are Africans Black? In this episode we discuss how we felt moving here and recognising as black coming from a place where everyone is black.

FRESH OFF THE BOAT 09.09.2020

And we are back with another episode. In this episode we speak on our experiences leaving Nigeria and how we felt when we got to the U.S. Enjoy!

MEET YOUR HOSTS 02.09.2020

What’s better than having your Fave podcast launch?! Getting to know your wonderful hosts! Enjoy!

EAGLE HAS LANDED! 01.09.2020

Looking for fun times? Search no further! This is the place for you! We got the gist, the research, the topics and the info! If you are an immigrant student, let us be your tour guides!

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