Me? Nervous? ......O.o

I didn't think I was nervous, but now I'm not so sure. I've done a lot of editing in my life and I'm finding out that it is only about 10% of what I need to do for the tutee. In 20 minutes (or less) I need to be able to understand what the tutee is trying to convey, help them organize that into coherent thought, and make it sound grammatically correct. Right.....I'm totally not going to mess up on any of that!

For once, I'm not the only person who knows what they're doing. In fact, I know less than pretty much all of the seasoned tutors. This just makes me feel slightly intimidated. I'd compare it to the feeling you have when you go from elementary school to junior high. It's exciting cause you'll be with the big kids, but you aren't one of those big kids yet. I hope I grow up fast!

I think if I just allow myself to be human and make mistakes the first few times, I'll be ok. I feel sorry for the tutee's who have to put up with me learning, but hopefully I can be teaching them something while I'm learning how to be a better tutor.