Daniel L.

August 24, 2020

Tulane University
Law, Literature, & Psychology

Before I started working with Christine, I was a shallow and directionless kid with no real purpose in my life, like a ghost. This lack of identity caused me to spiral into a phase of consistently ridiculing the basis of what personality I had because I felt like I was a waste of a person. I had no real support group in my life that I could share my feelings with without those feelings being disregarded as “shallow” or “only temporary” because I was just a kid. To be completely honest, Christine was the main figure in my life to show me my potential as a student and more importantly as a person.

There was no thought or idea that was invalid or disregarded when I would talk with her. She made being around her an emotional haven, somewhere I could expel any emotions or feelings without fear of judgement or ridicule. She helped me to rebuild my identity from the ground up, and she would constantly try to understand the fundamental parts of my personality to ultimately guide me into finding and understanding my own direction and purpose.

As I write this (as cliche as it sounds), I am no longer a ghost. I now have a strong sense of my own identity, one whose will to learn and grow as a person cannot be quenched by anything.

Thank you Christine for forever changing my life. You are the reason why I am now able to face the world head on, and I will be forever indebted to your generosity.