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CRYSTAL ADOTE

YEARS AS MENTEE: 1

GRADE: Sophomore

HIGH SCHOOL: School of the Future

BORN: Queens, NY

LIVES: Queens, NY

MENTEE’S ANECDOTE: Working with Girls Write Now and Arielle has been a great experience. They have taught me new writing techniques, confidence, and optimism. Something I like about the program is the speakers that they bring in for the workshops. It is interesting and exciting to listen to other writers’ work and their histories. I also enjoy how we can write about anything we want and let our creativity run wild. I am particularly proud of my Column Writing piece—it taught me to state my opinion while being open to other people’s as well.

ARIELLE BARAN

YEARS AS MENTOR: 2

OCCUPATION: Account Supervisor, Derris

BORN: Los Angeles, CA

LIVES: Brooklyn, NY

MENTOR’S ANECDOTE: When we started the Girls Write Now year, my mentee and I embarked on Intergenerational Memoir writing. I learned about her family and story as a friend, writer, niece, and daughter. It was an opportunity for us to share and learn about each other. Six months later, we have built on that experience of learning through our writing.