Joining The Program: Big Brother Big Sister

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An example of my leadership experience was when I joined the program called Big Brother Big Sister, in which I became a mentor to Faviola, a shy fifth-grade girl. I collaborated with her for almost a year, so we have many things in common. We both were non-English speakers when we first came to the United States. Also, we were both newcomers as we started school in America, and we both went to McKinley Elementary School. Thus, she improved her English while I was her mentor. To improve her English, we would talk in English, and I would correct her grammar if she said something incorrect. When she is around strangers, she is not as nervous as the first time we met. I influenced her in a positive way because she wasn’t comfortable around me when

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