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Shannon-Personal Narrative

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Way back when
When i was in 7th grade i met a 6'5 lady named shannon. She impacted my life for the 2 years i got to know her. Shannon was not only a giant but a gentle giant, she had glowing personality, kind heart, everything about her is what i strive to be.
I met shannon at my school, theodore jamerson a small school located on the united tribes campus has a mentor program for students in 6th - 8th grade. I started at Theodore Jamerson my 7th grade year. The setup of the mentor program was placed to help students think about their future and all the possibilities you have. At the beginning of the year a mentor was randomly selected for you. They come every Friday and weekends were optional. Butterflies in my stomach started form when the first Friday with our mentors came. I was very nervous to …show more content…

On our way to the zoo i asked her a couple questions about her life such as, “ what do you like to do on your free time?” She replied, “ read read read, i love reading.” I've always wished i liked reading as much as other people, but i just can't get into a book unless it's worth reading. Shannon felt the same way she said, “ I didn't like reading till i was in college.” “ The trick is to picture yourself as the main character in the book and go from there.” As we approached the zoo we met the fellow classmates of mine, her husband, and her son. Walking over to meet them was nerve wracking, it was scary enough meeting shannon now i have to meet her husband and son. All the nervousness was in my head of course, when i met her husband Adam, he immediately made me feel like i was more than a stranger he just met. Cole, her 3 year old son who just started talking was shy, but as we started to walk around he began to lighten up. At the beginning he hid behind his moms leg, and now he was trying to talk to me, ask me to go play with him, and asked if i was gonna come with them to the

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