The Non-Immigrant Student

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Hellloo my favorite people! (shhhh, don't let the Youtube people hear), I have missed you! I have also missed recording audio content for my podcast! I feel like since I got comfortable with Youtube, I found it hard to come back to creating for my podcast again. I'd like to make the promise that I will be back with a new episode/season soon but these days, I'v...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Hi guys, I'm back with yet another episode featuring one of my best guys, Excel Chukwurah ! "A friend, a colleague and a brother", we've spent the last two years making the best of our work & personal lives in New York City since we both moved here from Chicago and Ithaca, NY. Sadly, Excel & I will be temporarily saying goodbye to the US as we wil...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ HELLLLOOOO GOOD PEOPLE! Yes, yes, I have missed you too. How have you been? I hope you have been keeping well. If I tell you all that has happened to me within the past three months since you last heard from me here, you would not believe! So many changes! I didn't know Season 4 of my life in the US would hit this hard! I'm now in a state of perpetual embrace broth...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Hi guys!!! How are you doing? How have you been?  I hope you're thriving & in good health! I'm back with yet another new episode and this time, I came back with a three-time guest; one of my best girls, Busayo! In this episode, we dive into the details of our first big fight and how it almost cost us our 11-year long friendship! It all started with a Galentine...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Hey guys, Season 4 is finally here!!! And I'm back with a surprise for you....I'm on a new mic!💃🏾  Definitely feeling excited, elated, exhilarated about the new year but at the same time -  anxious, worried and tippy-toed!  My hope is to capture all of these feelings in this new season, and share how I will be embracing and navigating the perceived changes in thi...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Happy New Year my fellow NISs! Wow it’s been 3 years doing podcasting. Started in 2021 just after I moved to the US and now we’re here. Season 3 was a good run - I learnt to navigate adulthood, living in New York City, and survived corporate America. I definitely feel like I learnt a lot about myself! This season will be all about 'Embracing Change'. The plan is to...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ This podcast was originally recorded for Youtube and can be viewed here .   Our conversation ventures beyond the professional, diving into the essence of what it means to be healthy in every aspect of life. We navigate the murky waters of emotional and financial stability, touching on the lessons learned from our Nigerian roots to the challenges faced abroad. Discover the ro...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Helllllllooo people, It’s almost time to bid farewell to 2023, and usher in a new year! Grateful for the many of you that are still here and hoping for a bigger and better next year for all of us! I hope this episode also inspires you to look back on the beautiful year you’ve had, what could have gone better and lessons you might have learned about life and yourself.  Sendin...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Recently, I had a very crazy idea to voice log a day in my weekend life in NYC! It took a lot to put it together but I’m so happy to see it worked out! I had such a cool & cozy Saturday ft. laundry, a visit to the nail saloon, plant mum duties, cooking a typical Nigerian breakfast and hosting a friend! My friend came over to spend the whole day and we had a lot to catch...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Heyyyy y'all! I'm baaaack, and this time I'm back with a familiar guest - Bussy B! As Detty December approaches, Busayo and I sit down to reminisce our experience(s) of going back to Nigeria during Christmas (for me) and Summer (for her). I went back home in December 2022 to see my family and attend my sister's wedding while she went back in July 2023 to...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Hi guys! Coming to you all the way from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, please say hello to my friends and fellow Corp baddies - Pearl Abue , Daniella Mafe & Blessing 'Bibichukwu' Akonure . I've never had more than two guests per time on a recorded episode so I was a bit nervous about the outcome BUT we had so much fun doing it! (and the episode chapters say it al...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Sneaking this in again - Podcast feedback form   :) Have a lovely rest of your week! Tolu Support the show Please rate the podcast and leave a review wherever you listen; it helps me reach other people like you. Also, follow here  for more :) Thank you! 

Leave me a fan note ❤️ My AI co-host's description for this episode: Ever wondered how it feels to step out of your comfort zone, face your fears, and conquer new territories? Well, this episode is a testament to that! As your host, Tolulope 'Esther' Olukanmi , I take you through a captivating journey. I discuss my life's voyage, from growing up in Nigeria to making my mark in...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Hi guys! I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed recording! As promised: T-Shirt interest form Feedback form (I'd love to hear from you!) Love, Dating, Marriage Youtube channel The Morning Show on Apple TV+ Painkiller on Netflix My article on Addiction - Dancing with The Devil Going back to Cornell Till next time ✌🏾, Tolu O. Support the show Please rate the pod...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Hey guys! I'm back one more time before July wraps-up, and this time I'm back with a guest! Yay! So I caught up with an old friend over brunch up about two weeks ago and decided that we needed to continue the conversation over a podcast episode. We had so much fun recounting how we met (during NYSC) and sharing how we've been full-blown thrust into Adulthood s...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Hellllloooo!!!! I know, I missed you too! This time I came back with a guest, yay! She's none other than Ivy F. Ochieng and she's without a doubt, one of my favorite people! Some of you might remember her as Ivy from this reel OR as my Kenyan sister/roommate from that reel but she's one of the very first friends I made when I moved to the US  and was also my v...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ I know, I didn’t see this change of plan coming too but I think it’s an episode we all need. Just incase you need to sit in/sit with your feelings this week, I’m here for and with you.  Happy Listening! Anyway, I hope your week is off to a great start and hope that you’re keeping HOPE alive regarding the 2023 Nigerian Elections… #fingerscrossed #NewNigeria #OBIdient.  Sendin...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ The Non-Immigrant Student podcast is 2-years old today! As I said in the Season 3 Trailer, ''Your girl is beck''... and for good this time! In this episode, I bring you up to speed on everything that has been happening with me since I graduated from Cornell in May 2022. From the updates I also share, I hope you'd understand why the hiatus took that l...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Happy New Year my fellow NISs! Welcome back, as you join me on this journey of self-rediscovery, self-altruism and more!  Yes, I’m back for good this time! In Season 3, I’m going to be sharing my everyday life experiences as I navigate Adulthood (Faith, Money, Lifestyle & Relationships) and Corporate America as a Non-Immigrant!  Season 3 will be all about the TEA!  I’ve...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Grace Imanariyo was born and raised in Rwanda and is the youngest of 4 girls in her family. She grew up in a loving Christian home and was always passionate about Technology and getting to meet people. She received her Bachelor's degree (with honors) in Computer Science from Muhlenberg College and her Master's degree in Engineering Management from Cornell Universit...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Hello my fellow NISs! The long-awaited episode is here!  🎉 Listening to both episodes again brought me so much joy & laughter that I thought to share Part 1 with you - to at least give you a head-start, and also bring some joy & laughter your way this weekend! The planned official release for both Part 1 & 2 is on November 1st, 2022... but in the mean time, enjo...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Nyamekye Afua Nkansah, LL.M.   and Abena Opong-Fosu, LL.M. are recent graduates from the Cornell Law School. Afua graduated with an LL.B. from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 2017 winning the award for “Best Project” in that academic year. She ventured on to “Makola”  which is the Ghana School of Law, Accra, where she practiced her law degree and was la...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Dedicated to those in waiting. P.S:  This episode is an addendum to a Medium article I wrote - ''Remember, and Do Not Forget : A very long poem about putting our Trust in God'' . I hope it blesses you too :) Tolu Support the show Please rate the podcast and leave a review wherever you listen; it helps me reach other people like you. Also, follow here  for...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ ...It’s one thing to admit it and admit it openly but a whole ‘nother thing to put a label on it. I have now put a label on it. My time at Cornell has been tough. I have struggled and I’m almost coming out on top, still alive and gasping for breath but I made it. Graduation is around the corner; I still have a lot of questions but now I know that I would rather be at Hollywo...

Leave me a fan note ❤️ Happy Labor Weekend guys! This one's for my prospective undergraduate friends/audience planning to study at a College or University in USA! Fath' Ma Marcelah is a sophomore from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo majoring in Landscape Architecture at Cornell University. In her spare time, she loves to design and enjoys dancing. Daniel Idakwoji is a sophomore from A...