When Faith Travels: How Immigrants Rebuild Their Spiritual Lives Abroad December 14, 2025 Japa Stories & JourneysMind, Body & Faith by Eyitayo Gray In Lagos, church was not an event. It was a lifestyle. On my street alone, we had at least five churches: big ones, small ones, ...
THE ACCENT THAT OPENS DOORS — OR CLOSES THEM December 13, 2025 Japa Stories & JourneysMoney, Work & CareerStories & Features by Eyitayo Gray GATHER MEDIA: Let’s start at the beginning. Do you remember the first time you felt ...
THE FIRST WINTER: STORIES OF SHOCK, SURVIVAL & SOFTNESS December 13, 2025 Culture, Events & City LifeJapa Stories & Journeys by Eyitayo Gray If summer is Canada’s welcome party, winter is the senior immigration officer — unbending, unsmiling, ...
Japada Isn’t Failure – It’s a Different Kind of Courage. July 12, 2025 Japa Stories & JourneysOpinion & Hot Takes by Eyitayo Gray Let’s say the unpopular thing out loud: Going back to Nigeria after japa is not ...
Love Is the Only Thing That Follows You Across Borders – An Essay for Tired Immigrant Hearts March 9, 2025 Japa Stories & JourneysLove, Family & WeddingsStories & Features by Eyitayo Gray When you strip immigration of flags and forms, what’s left is love. Love of the ...
The Janitor Who Speaks No English and the Nigerian Man Who Won’t Shut Up February 4, 2025 Japa Stories & JourneysNewcomer Playbooks by Eyitayo Gray As told to Gather “We do not share a language, but we share a building, ...
The Loan That Ate Our Friendship January 10, 2025 Japa Stories & JourneysMoney, Work & CareerNewcomer Playbooks by Eyitayo Gray Some betrayals don’t start as betrayal. They start as kindness. For Ayo and Malik, it ...