Learn from Mentoring

A brand new school year, which mean’s brand new faces surround the campus community. However, this year is a bit different because of the new role I have gained. Someway or another, a stranger has now become one of my closest friends and mentee. My mentee is...

Sweet Summer in Texas

Summer is quickly coming to an end and although I’m excited for my junior year of college, I’m having withdrawals of leaving my internship. Every summer is always a busy summer for me. In high school I was always traveling across the United States, not...

First Senior Year Vlog, 2016.

As a blogger at I’m First, this video is meant to provide an insight into my life as a senior in college. In this video, you will hear that organization is key to being able to successfully function through school. <iframe width=”560″...

Mentors & Magicians

If they wanted to fly, they flew. If they wanted to disappear, they disappeared. I wasn’t just their mentor; I was their magician. This past summer, I had the opportunity to mentor 8-11 year olds in a special effects filmmaking workshop in Charlottesville, VA. I...

Mentors and Building Relationships – The Key to Success

The most influential mentor I have had was a teacher in high school who taught courses ranging from hospitality and tourism to entrepreneurship. The way his class worked was extremely hands on, so instead of a bulk of lecture type classes, we focused on real world...