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...

The Places You'll Go- Much, Much Further with a Mentor

Mentor, mentee- I’ve been both, and I honestly couldn’t say from which role I’ve learned the most from. Mentors have been guiding me since high school, and the scholastic trajectory they set me on led me to where I have set root to thrive- college. As a...

Checking in from San Francisco

Hi I’m First! Family! After graduating from Harvard University in 2014 and completing a Fulbright Fellowship in Mexico this past year, I’ve landed in San Francisco to become a Dream Director with The Future Project, where I’ll be helping young people...

Planning for Post-College Life and Fighting Senioritis

As graduation gets closer and closer, most seniors just really want to get done with everything and take a breather. I, for example, just want to lie in bed and re-watch that last episode of Game of Thrones. That ending was great, cathartic even, since I had really...

Mentorship Programs

Hey! Here is what I have to say about mentorship programs and what you can do to start one.