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Listen "Ep 5: "Cry, but move on quickly": Life as an immigrant artist | Tèmítáyò Olófinlúà"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Tèmítáyò Olófinlúà and I unpack what it means to be an artist and an immigrant. We share vulnerable moments about struggling to survive, learning to write in foreign places, fighting for our creativity, and being open-minded.
We had a lot of laughs on this one, and this might be the episode where I’ve spoken the most!
Highlights
The struggles of job-hunting in the UK
Pivoting to writing for the stage
Stealing time to preserve creativity
Finding new writing communities
Mining stories/the writer as a collector of story ideas
Reimagining the concept of wins
Advice for artists looking to immigrate
We had a lot of laughs on this one, and this might be the episode where I’ve spoken the most!
Highlights
The struggles of job-hunting in the UK
Pivoting to writing for the stage
Stealing time to preserve creativity
Finding new writing communities
Mining stories/the writer as a collector of story ideas
Reimagining the concept of wins
Advice for artists looking to immigrate
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