Earlier this academic year I was matched with a mentee in my scholar’s group! Her name is Giuliana, she is majoring in neuroscience and is just as obsessed with dogs as I am. We discussed the field of neuroscience and I found out that she learned of her passion through shadowing a neurologist at the University of Miami hospital. In addition to being in neuroscience, Giuliana is hoping to join Guiding Eyes for the Blind! This is a service dog agency that trains guiding eye dogs. I found this amazing for I am currently a handler for 4Paws for Ability. 4Paws is a service dog agency that matches dogs to children with disabilities and veterans. I can’t wait to see what Giuliana does with Guiding Eyes! In addition to Guiding eyes, Giuliana hopes to become involved with a few pre-law clubs or sororities. Our conversation then took a turn from puppies and clubs to discussing our post-collegiate plans. Turns out that not only is Giuliana passionate about neuroscience, she is also passionate about environmental law. She plans to attend law school and pursue a future protecting the environment. Giuliana dreams of working for a governmental agency one day!
When discussing academic plans, I asked which class was Giuliana’s hardest. She quickly replied with general chemistry, and I believe that many would agree. However, Giuliana says that studying in Thompson is one remedy to her stress! Personally, my remedy is sitting outside Mirror Lake and eating chicken fingers. Very effective. This then transitioned to our favorite dining locations on campus. Giuliana loves Sloopy’s and honestly I couldn’t think of a better option. Sloopy’s is home to the Brutus Buckeye burger and world-famous milkshakes. It is a definite campus favorite. Giuliana claims that Sloopy’s is amazing due to its proximity to her dorm… which funny enough is the dorm I am an RA at! Through our conversation I not only learned so much about Giuliana, I learned of all the similarities we have. It’s crazy how many similarities individuals can have and not about until they have a meaningful conversation. Thank you ACES for matching me with an amazing mentee, can’t wait to get to know her better!