As a Henry Barnard School mentor, I am gaining valuable experience to use in the social work field, but more importantly, I get to hopefully positively impact a child’s life by being able to relate with him or her. Next, I have truly found my place within the ballroom dance community at RIC that have become my family, especially our “girl squad”, a group that prides ourselves on being supportive and strengthening one another. It is a unique activity that allows me to be social and form unique partnerships with other members, both on and off the dance floor. When I came to college, I was apprehensive since most of my friends went away to expensive private schools in the city, but the friends I have made here have shown me that I made the right choice. Currently, my biggest stressor is my family life. I am surrounded my conflict whenever I am at home, so as much as I try to be a very positive person, this gets difficult when I am forced to listen to my parents’ screaming and crying whenever they are both in the same room. Thus, I have taken matters into my own hands to do what is best for me by taking on more classes at RIC and working two
As a Henry Barnard School mentor, I am gaining valuable experience to use in the social work field, but more importantly, I get to hopefully positively impact a child’s life by being able to relate with him or her. Next, I have truly found my place within the ballroom dance community at RIC that have become my family, especially our “girl squad”, a group that prides ourselves on being supportive and strengthening one another. It is a unique activity that allows me to be social and form unique partnerships with other members, both on and off the dance floor. When I came to college, I was apprehensive since most of my friends went away to expensive private schools in the city, but the friends I have made here have shown me that I made the right choice. Currently, my biggest stressor is my family life. I am surrounded my conflict whenever I am at home, so as much as I try to be a very positive person, this gets difficult when I am forced to listen to my parents’ screaming and crying whenever they are both in the same room. Thus, I have taken matters into my own hands to do what is best for me by taking on more classes at RIC and working two