Growing up I never had a role model or someone who I would want to look up to in my life. I would always get asked, " who is your role model?" or " if you could be like anyone who would it be?" Every time I was asked those type of questions, I would always give the same answer, no one. I would say no one because in my life I felt that no one was worth looking up to and the only person I needed was myself because I was always there for myself especially when no one was there for me. Recently, I have found myself actually looking up to someone who I met my freshmen year of college, and for the first time, I started feeling like I found a mentor and friend.

The person who I am speaking about came into my life when I needed someone not only to talk to but to also be there for me. She has been a big sister, mentor, mom, friend, prayer partner, and so much more for me and I cannot begin to express enough how much I appreciate her. Whenever I am having a bad day, I can go to her office and vent, cry or just sit there, and she always understands no matter what. I also appreciate the fact that she keeps it one hundred thousand percent real in everything that she does, and though I know she is not perfect because none of us are, she is a perfect example of what a woman of God should look like to me. In my eyes, I see her as the perfect example of a Proverb 31 woman, and as a true role model in my eyes.

At this point, many of you may be wondering who this person is that I am talking about. This person is the Act 101 counselor at Eastern University and is one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life. Sharina Hudson is someone I truly look up to, and I can say that she is a role model in my life. I do not look at people as role models because I have always felt like they let you down too much, but since I have known Sharina which is almost a year now; I can truly say she has never let me down. She has always been there for me and even when she cannot be there I know that because of who she is, she says a prayer for not only me but everyone she knows. She is genuinely one of the most real and caring people to ever come into my life. I can say without a doubt I am genuinely happy I have met her.

Though sometimes I feel alone and like I have no one to turn to, God continues to place people in my life to make that feeling a false one. I feel truly blessed to not only have Sharina but other people at Eastern to make that feeling false. Thank you Sharina for being someone I can look up to and strive to be, and thank you for always being there for me. I really appreciate everything you do for me, and I am happy that God gave me the opportunity to meet you.