Capstone Service

            Mentoring at Hand Middle School was such a great experience. I not only got a good walk out of it, I also got to know Nicole better. She is a pretty cool person to hang out with, and it was such a relief knowing someone else when I went to my first mentoring session.

            I was so nervous because I had no clue what I was doing. I did not even know if the student I was mentoring would like me, or even need any help with anything. It turns out that I did not need to worry about anything, because not only did my student like me, he was also already interested in college.

            I distinctly remember how shocked I was when he first came in and right when he sits down he starts firing questions at me. It was such a relief to me, because that told me he was not shy and would not be awkward. However, I was so shocked that it was a little overwhelming how curious that boy was.

            He did not need any help academically, but he had told me that he just wanted to be involved in the program. He originally had wanted to be in Big Brothers, Big Sisters. However, the process was taking so long, so he settled for the mentoring program with Hand.

            We had a pretty relaxed relationship and did not have a problem talking about anything. We mostly traded stories after running through the checklist for the day. We also played a lot of Scattergories. He loved playing, because he was so good at it. He beat me every time, which was a little embarrassing for me, but worth it to see him having a good time. It was good experience just getting to know each other and learning from each other.