The Pantry offers a little bit of everything, tips, guides, how-tos, stories, and jokes about the immigrant experience.
The Pantry
Dec 23, 2025
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6 min read
Thanks again for all the support, reposts, comments, questions, and suggestions.
Oct 16, 2025
7 min read
Every newcomer brings something unique to Canada.
Oct 10, 2025
8 min read
Immigrants rarely have that village.
Sep 4, 2025
4 min read
You'll be done reading in less than 5 mins.
Aug 13, 2025
5 min read
A portrait on being relentless.
Aug 7, 2025
25 min read
Some of the best things I have learned that I think are worth passing along.
Aug 6, 2025
"We eat, and food becomes part of who we are."
Jul 1, 2025
July 1: Canada Day. Also mid-year resolutions day. And if you’re in Quebec? Moving day (IYKYK).
Jun 23, 2025
Return migration has been on my mind and heart for many months
Apr 2, 2025
Because homesickness doesn’t disappear with daily Whatsapp calls home.
Mar 12, 2025
What do immigrants, Derek Sivers, and his latest book, Useful Not True, have in common? It turns out, quite a lot.
Oct 23, 2024
You innit. So you might as well read it.
Oct 9, 2024
16 min read
There’s a time for everything.
Oct 2, 2024
10 min read
"Memories have a will of their own."
Sep 18, 2024
"Before I moved to Canada, I’d had little cause to try foreign food."
Sep 11, 2024
9 min read
Change can be beautiful. Just ask Dr. Prince Dan-Jumbo.
Aug 13, 2024
14 min read
"LeBron James made me do it."
Jul 21, 2024
12 min read
Where do I start my story from?
Jun 28, 2024
11 min read
"The good? There’s so much to learn. The bad? There’s so much to unlearn."
Jun 13, 2024
Food is culture.
May 12, 2024
Apr 9, 2024
Let's delve into it.
Mar 28, 2024
We asked Sanchari Rai, an immigration consultant for tips, and she delivered the goods.
Mar 24, 2024
Australian immigrants share some of the culture shocks they’ve experienced while living in Australia.