Journal Entry - March 8th

I met with my Mentee today. We talked more about her problems with her school work, and how she has low grades in all her classes. We talked a bit about ways that she may be able to fix these problems, such as leaving lunch a few minutes earlier in order to reach her locker on time so she isn't late, or maybe spending an extra 20 minutes a night studying her math.

Her cousin who is living with her will be moving back to Portland soon so that should help, since she won't have to share a room any longer. She said that it was very difficult to study with her cousin around because she (her cousin) wanted to watch TV while studying, or wanted to interrupt her or fight over who gets to study where. She said she really felt like part of the reason she was doing so bad is because there were so many distractions.

She wants me to look and see if there is any program that will let her tour the State Hospital. I'm not sure why she wants to tour it, but it really interests her. She has kind of hinted a few times that the idea of going into the mental health profession also interests her, but she doesn't know where to start.