YouAlberta
Welcome to the first installment in YouAlberta’s new “Have You Met” series in collaboration with @ualbertastudents! Every other week we’ll get to know a student from the University of Alberta.
Have you met… engineering student and avid rock climber Patryk? Spend the next few minutes getting to know him a bit better!
What three words best describe your U of A experience?
Sleepless | Satisfaction | Growth
Why did you decide to study your major?
The discussion of how certain materials work always has me wanting to learn more.
What advice would you give to your first year self?
Don’t be so hard on yourself.
You can invite anyone — alive or dead, real or fictional — to dinner. Who would it be?
Alex Honald
What is your favourite way to unwind after a long day?
Late night rock climbing.
What do you miss most about campus/in-person classes?
Meeting people
What are you most proud of?
Being the first in my family to go to university.
What’s one thing you can’t live without?
Caffeine
What is your go-to study snack?
Hardbite chips
Who inspires you?
My parents.
About Patryk
Patryk is in his Second Year of the Materials Engineering Co-op program and the son of Polish immigrants who have sacrificed everything aside from their souls so that he could be here. Patryk views his university career as a complete devotion to his studies, but also as an opportunity to grow and learn about himself and others. When he is not studying or on his way to public wifi, you can normally find Patryk in your local rock climbing gyms.