I started my PhD program this month at McGill University in Montreal (PhD in Educational Studies). My summer off was great but it went by so fast! I have to admit that I am not looking forward to doing course work again but I’m hoping it won’t be so bad. It was hard to say goodbye to Concordia after so many years there. I built up this support network for myself and other students and made many friends. It’s hard to start over.

The vibe at McGill is very different from Concordia. I think it might be tough to find my place in this new community at first considering that I only have one course on campus and it’s in the evenings every other week. Basically, I am never on campus! I guess PhD student life is like that.

I am taking a mandatory seminar class with the chair of our department. It’s nice that I get to meet my entire PhD cohort. My peers are doing very different and interesting research project. I’m hoping we’ll bond to support each other because grad student life is so isolating. So far, so good!

Starting a whole other journey with this PhD thing, let’s see where it takes me.

In Peace & Friendship,

Wahéhshon