Sometimes a chance meeting can turn into a life-long friendship that changes your life. In the case of Margaret and Anthony Brathwaite, one of the first people they met when they moved to Canada in 1976 ended up becoming a dear friend who inspired them to give back.
For Master of Applied Nutrition student Yang Tzu-Yi, the decision of whether to pursue her master's was a tough one. After completing the last year of her undergrad in Applied Human Nutrition online while living in China during the pandemic, Tzu-Yi got a job in China as a teacher. She debated whether it made sense to walk away from a stable job and take on the high cost of paying for continued education and moving back to Canada.
Abigail Mitchell (she/her) is a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Guelph and holds an MA in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy from U of G. Her research focuses on domestic homicide, sexual femicide and internet-facilitated child sexual abuse.