As part of my Leadership 210 class, I had to complete 10 hours at the HJDC and therefore I had additional time spent as an individual with other students. The atmosphere was really different because we did not follow any specific guidelines, so we just spent time with them talking and drawing. Our conversations were ironically mostly about them asking questions about our experiences as college students and then us reflecting on our first year. They were mostly pointing out their similarities/differences. One of them shared how they had a different childhood growing up with not so much time and energy to spend on academics. Another one shared how they immigrated from Mexico and the challenges that they and their family faced. Overall, we ended up having nice discussions and I think they were more willing to share information because we did not come as “instructors” or from a “special programs” rather than students spending time with other students. The conversations were more natural.