Crossing the Bridge
From Myiah Davis to Rah-Sha Al-Hassan
Assuming the role of a mentor has been a interestingly, challenging journey, dealing with two educated women concerned with academics, staying focused, and being involved. My mentee Rah-Sha was first introduced in my life as one of my sisters in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. who I was afforded the opportunity to bring in myself. I never knew all the details of Rah-Sha’ s life and everything she was involved in, until it started preventing us from being able to participate in activities and spend time together. The bridge between Rah-Sha and me is very stable but a long one to cross. I rarely see her unless it’ s for a brief second in the Student Center, and every time we made plans to go out and meet, a school assignment or group meeting intervened as an obstacle to prevent us from crossing this long bridge we are building.
I am all about being at school to get an education, and preventing somebody from studying or completing an assignment to go to the movies, dinner, or just to have a small conversation, goes against this ideal. Rah-Sha and I, unfortunately, were not able to meet up and cross our mentee-mentor bridge together this semester, and for a young woman student, who is going to Boston Medical College after next year, trying to graduate from the Freddye T. Davy Honors College, remain active in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the Greer Dawson Wilson Student Leadership Training Program, amongst other things, I do not regret this.
The bridge between Rah-Sha and Myiah is standing tall and strong, and is ready to be crossed when time and opportunity coincide. With finals coming up and class assignment due dates getting closer, I let Rah-Sha know continuously that I am here to support her if she ever needs my help or anything from me, and am available and ready to cross this bridge with physical meeting activates whenever she is.
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