When beginning my work with Kenan Fellows, my internship was a bit of a mystery. When I found out that I would be working with Lenoir Community College, right in my own back yard, I was very excited. I originally thought I was working with alternative energies and environmental sciences, but that turned out not to be the case. When I arrived on campus to meet my mentor, we were still unsure of the direction we wanted our internship to take. The overall experience was very organic and eventually turned into a plan for how to help bridge the gap from middle school to high school, and from high school to the work force and/or college track. We wanted to pin point some of the skills that students were struggling with when they arrived on campus as a new student, and design curriculum that could help to build those skills at an earlier age.