Being Tutored, Round One

So I went for my first session of being tutored at the WC in the library. When I was making the appointment, I read consultant bios and found one that seemed to specialize in areas that were relevant to the paper I was working on - an ESL grad student. I was really interested to see how he approached my paper. He was very friendly and welcoming, and his attitude put me totally at ease. Because my paper was long-ish and our time was limited, he suggested skipping the 'read out loud' part, because he said he worked a bit slower than some of the other consultants. That was totally fine by me. I was kind of worried at first, because as I was trying to explain the assignment to him, it seemed that the language barrier was making it difficult for him to understand what I meant... but I think after a while we began to understand each other better. My paper was somewhat research based, and he proved extremely knowledgable about the conventions of presenting data. I think he could tell I had little experience with such writing, and he gave a lengthy description of different methods for presenting research and helped me to think about the paper in ways I had not thought of. He asked me what I wanted to get from the session, and he was very careful to give me feedback in every area that I requested. He frequently referenced my assignment sheet and my questions, staying on task and working though the paper to point out things I could add or do differently. When his next appointment was late, he offered to continue working with me until they showed up. Overall, it was a good experience.