My Mentor!

By last week, I had already gone on six research interviews so I started to think about who I wanted to ask for a mentorship. One of my interviews had been absolutely incredible and definitely stood out above the rest, because I felt like I could gain a lot of knowledge from that professional. He also specializes in prosthetics, which is exactly the field I see myself pursuing in the future, because it allows me to directly help other individuals and make the difference I want to make in their lives. So, last Friday I sent out a mentorship request email, and it was honestly one of the scariest things I've ever had to do before. I really wanted to have this professional as my mentor, and I spent the entire weekend constantly checking my email, hoping to have a reply in my inbox. I knew that it usually takes about a week to hear back about a mentorship, so I wasn't necessarily worried when I still hadn't heard back from him on Monday. Then on Wednesday morning, I checked my email in the middle of my ISM class and saw that I had an email notification. I was shaking as I opened the email, but when I saw the words "I would be honored to be your mentor..." I was so excited and couldn't believe it! I can't wait to start my mentorship experience, and I look forward to everything that's still to come in this amazing journey! Over Thanksgiving Break, I want to finish my display board, write interview assessments for all my research interviews, and complete another research assessment so that I'll be ahead of the due dates calendar.