"My first time volunteering for Freedom Readers was the junior year in high school. Prior to my junior year, I had never considered joining Freedom Readers, and I didn't even know what Freedom Readers did. I first heard of it when my friend mentioned a lack of tutors and how she had to tutor two "scholars" at once- this was my sophomore year in high school. I would listen to hours upon hours of war stories on how she managed tutoring people of two different skill levels. After awhile, I became interested and curious about how I'd do if I were a tutor. I would've started tutoring right then and there, but I knew nothing about the process of joining. I waited until my junior year to finally join the club and participate. Ever since then, I've enjoyed the company of the many "scholars" that attend the program. I never really liked reading so I was hesitant at first, but I liked talking and playing with the "scholars". For me personally, my favorite part of the program was the interaction with younger kids."