Nathan played an important role for me when I moved to Toronto. He was assigned as my 'buddy' when I was admitted to the program. Moving to a new, big city was daunting. Needing some guidance regarding the city itself and the PhD program (What are some good neighbourhoods? How the heck do we live on this stipend?) I reached out to him with a bunch of questions and he was SO kind, so helpful, and went above and beyond to give me the information to help me navigate this new life on which I was embarking. The 'buddy' program relies on volunteers; already the fact that Nathan had volunteered to help in the first place speaks volumes about his character. And then to give such genuine help too... what a beautiful person.
Nathan played an important role for me when I moved to Toronto. He was assigned as my 'buddy' when I was admitted to the program. Moving to a new, big city was daunting. Needing some guidance regarding the city itself and the PhD program (What are some good neighbourhoods? How the heck do we live on this stipend?) I reached out to him with a bunch of questions and he was SO kind, so helpful, and went above and beyond to give me the information to help me navigate this new life on which I was embarking. The 'buddy' program relies on volunteers; already the fact that Nathan had volunteered to help in the first place speaks volumes about his character. And then to give such genuine help too... what a beautiful person.
