Last week I attended my first day of training for becoming an orientation leader next year. It was a fantastic experience, going through the excitement that sparks up on imagine day to welcome all the new students in UBC. Many things were discussed that day including how to be a leader to individuals who are mostly nervous, confused, and sometimes lonely on an enormous campus. It seems that I forgot how exactly my freshman year went so first I had to acknowledge what a first year student really goes through. A point was brought up concerning what happens after imagine day is over. Many students feel lost after the pep rally is over, it is like they are back at square one where its a large campus with many many people, yet they are still alone and about to go through this scary thing called “being a university student”. Many Ideas were suggested to solve this problem like organizing outings, inviting students to many events and so on. One of the main things that drew my attention was the boundaries of offering help to first year students. I have heard many stories of orientation leaders checking up “too often”, and imposing help on the new students. Of course this is not a common thing, but it happens. This made me think about the boundaries that a leader should establish when it comes to communications with other individuals. Offering a hand is always important and it provides a friendly impression making the leader more approachable. Nonetheless,  there comes a time when its “too much”, and the friendliness becomes a reason for avoidance. As someone who is looking to improve as a leader, It is important for me to know the limits of my relationship with other individuals whether it is in my group of first year students, or in career peers.