New Year Special: What Brings Us Home | Stanley Opara

What does it mean to feel at home—across lands, timelines, and technologies?

What does it mean to feel at home—across lands, timelines, and technologies? This New Year special features an openhearted dialogue, where host Gayathri Shukla and guest Stanley Opara weave together their personal stories of migration, identity, and imagination. From oil-rich Nigeria to the majestic Rockies, this episode journeys through the past, present, and future, exploring:


What it means to belong to a place, to people, and to oneself
How stories shape our sense of home The impact of climate change on belonging
The risks and possibilities AI poses for human connection
Why humility, resilience, and hope are more urgent than ever
This episode is an invitation to slow down, reflect, and come home to yourself, wherever you are.

Resources mentioned:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-immigrant-story-podcast/id1555915922
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanleyopara/
https://www.amazon.ca/Landed-Transformative-Stories-Canadian-Immigrant/dp/B0B7PSHKMR/
https://www.campfirekinship.com/