OUR MENTORS
Coming together from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, our mentors help these families learn English. Read on to learn more about some of our incredible team members.
BRINA
Brina is a third year student at University of Houston, majoring in Education and minoring in Phronesis. She enjoys running, gardening, and hula hooping. If she could, she'd love to visit Iran, the Taj Mahal, and Italy (even though she's already been there). She volunteers at A+ up, a charter school. She is so excited to learn about other cultures and help make a difference in someone's life!
JACKSON
Jackson is a freshman at UH who is a double major in Creative Writing (with a focus in Poetry) and Arts administration. He is super talented in poetry and has won numerous Slam Poetry/Spoken Word Poetry competitions. If he could, he'd love to visit the moon, see the bottom of the ocean, Mt. Olympus, Narnaia, and El Dorado. Jackson is super excited to learn about different cultures and grow as a person, while also helping these families out!
HAFSA
Hafsa is currently studying Communication Disorders (and also minoring in Spanish) at the University of Houston. Her favorite ice cream flavors are coffee and strawberry. She'd also love to visit South Africa, Madagascar, and the Northern Lights. Hafsa loves that she can impact someone's life for the long run and that she can grow as a leader (and person) through this process.
SANDRA MORALES
Sandra is a sophomore at the University of Houston and is majoring Biology (with a minor in Spanish). She has a black belt in Taekwondo and plays soccer. She wants to learn Mandarin and ASL. One day, she wishes to visit Greece. Sandra is excited that she can build bonds and help these families learn a new language at the same time!
KAYLA
Kayla is a third year student at University of Houston who is studying Public Health. She is leaning German and would love to learn Korean and Mandarin one day too. She plays the cello and occasionally performs at weddings. Kayla hopes to grow as a teacher and loves that she gets to build connections with all these families!
ZAINUB
Zainub is a senior at the University of Houston and is studying Kinesiology. She would love to visit an island in the Maldives as well Southeast Asia. She wants to learn German and Mandarin one day. She loves the fact that she can use language as a way to connect with these families and learn more about them, and in turn, herself.
