Monthly Archives: January 2023

My name is Jael, I am a freshman hear at Baruch, and I am from Brooklyn, NY the best borough in NY by the way it’s a known fact. 3 things I love about myself is my ability to find new friends, however it’s been kind of hard here at Baruch, I also like the diligence I have when it comes to my education, lastly I love my sense of humor. My favorite superhero is definitely Batman, he is so underrated just because he doesn’t have super powers. If he has the strength and courage to fight Superman, I believe he deserves some respect.

I chose to interview my partner Tracy. I learned that Tracy is from Queens. We have the same favorite superhero, which is Batman, but she only likes him because the actor was “hot” lol. One thing I did find interesting about her was when I asked her, “What’s it’s like living in your head?”, she said that she mainly thinks about books, which is something I don’t hear from a lot of people, but we both think about food a lot, which I love.

Tell me about an important friend that you no longer have contact with.

My name is Adam Mapoy and I am a first-year student at Baruch College majoring in finance. I will be talking about a close friend of mine who played a big part in my childhood who moved away a couple years ago.

When I was in 2nd grade, I met a kid who had the same exact interests as me. Growing up, we played basketball at recess every day, stayed up all night playing video games, shared a love for sneakers, and we even had dreams of one day playing in the NBA together. He was my closest friend growing up. There was only one problem. My friend didn’t have the best family life back at home, and so there was always something going on behind the scenes that I was blind to. As time went on, the weight of his problems got heavier, and eventually the weight was too heavy to carry. He was getting in trouble at school a whole lot and slipped into a depression. I always wondered why the world had to give such problems to that happy little kid that I was best friends with at 7 years old. He eventually got the help he needed, and moved away to Florida to live with his cousins. This was about 3 years ago. He decided to cut off all contact and focus on himself and what he wants for his future. Every now and then, he’ll give me a call and catch up on everything, and from what I’ve been hearing, he has been doing pretty well. This serves as a reminder that not everyone has a perfect life, and we should never judge based off of how a person acts because you never truly know what someone is going through.

In our last class, I spoke to Joe Bello. I didn’t ask him any of the interview questions, but I did ask him a few personal question to get to know him. We talked about how he played baseball, and how it has always been a big part of his life. Through this I found out that we are similar, as basketball used to be a big part of my life, although I stopped playing once I got to college. I found it interesting how we were able to connect easily through our love of the sport we played for the majority of our lives.

Hi, My name is Demetrios. If I were forced to fight one living person today and win, it would probably be the king of England but not in a like way that should alarm the England military, it’s just because I think he’d make a funny face in response to getting punched in the face.

Interview

I interviewed my dear friend, Michael. We met last semester and became fast friends. Having most of our schedule together, we talked a lot for a good period of time. The question I ended up asking him was “what is the best thing you ever witnessed”. While I was expecting him to come up with some type of joke answer like him simply saying “your mom” he actually came up with a pretty cool answer. He talked about how he once was out late at night on vacation in Peru, and the area he was in was very remote so it had almost no light pollution and he got to see a ton of stars that we don’t really see here in New York.

Hi, my name is Sofia. I’m a freshman in Baruch, majoring in finance. I’m from Ukraine. One of the questions from the interview question that I found interesting, was “Where would you like to go in the world and stay for a year? Why?”. This was my favorite question, and I answered it easily. I would like to go to Greece and stay there for a year. The reason behind this, is that I’ve been in a lot of countries in Europe for vacation, and Greece so far is my favorite. It’s a very beautiful and peaceful country.

In class I spoke with Lisbeth. One of the questions that I asked her, was “What do you consider your most prized object?”, she answered without hesitation that it’s her dog. She then showed me some pictures of her dog, and her dog is very cute. I think her answer was very reasonable, because I’ve been wanting a dog my whole life, but can’t get one because my dad is allergic, but I truly believe that a dog can be an emotional support and a friend to humans. Me and Lisbeth discussed a lot of things during this ice breaker activity and I really enjoyed talking with her

My name is Tsering. If I could teach one thing to my children, it would be to treat others the way you want to be treated. This is something that I strongly believe in. It sums up everything about treating others with respect, love, and compassion. It makes our life and the lives of people around us easier.

I talked to Swatee. An ideal day for her would be to wake up around 9 am, have breakfast and spend about 1-2 hours on her laptop to catch up on dramas. She would then go out with her friends and eat out. Then she would come home and spend time with her parents. We also talked about what is one quality someone has that we are envious of. She said that she is envious of people who can communicate and connect well. People who can go up to someone and just start a conversation and connect immediately. This is something we shared in common as I am also envious of such quality. Swatee believes that life goes well when we eliminate negativity from our life and learn from our failures instead of being put down by them. One thing she would teach her children is how words affect people and how it can hurt someone even though it is not our intention.

My name is lisbeth and if I had to choose a place to stay in for a year It would be Italy. They have architecture that I find fascinating such as the Colosseum, The Trevi Fountain, the Vatican, among many others. There is also the Amalfi coast which has ports and beaches for an ideal day out on a boat or in the sand. Italian cuisine is also a main reason since they are known for there pasta dishes and pizza some of my favorite foods. 

In class I spoke to Sofia. She shared that the hardest thing for her to do this semester was going to be waking up in the mornings for her morning classes. Something she wants to accomplish this semester is putting more effort to get her work done and being able to have the chance to network with people. Something I thought was interesting was that she traveled to Greece for vacation before. This is also where she would go and stay in for a year because when she was there it was lovely and calm. 

If I could have a superpower, it would be being lucky all the time. If I were lucky all the time, I could become rich overnight, easily pass all my classes without stressing at all, and repair relationships from my past. I feel that I could fix so many problems and gain many great things with luck.

I spoke to this kid named Joe. He’d like to add work ethic added as an attribute to his personality. He’d also like to be able to time travel.

Hey everyone, I’m Yineldi. The thing that I consider my most prized possession would definitely have to be the ring my grandma passed down to me. It originally belonged to her mother and the fact that she chose me out of all family members, truly means a lot. To me this is now considered a family heirloom and I will later pass it on to someone special in my life just like may grandma has done. I hope this ring is passed on by lots of generations in my family because it is priceless to me.

Interview Questions

The person who I interviewed in class was Ariel. I asked Ariel that if she were given the chance to commit a crime and get away with it, what would it be? Her response was Government fraud. She’d be able to go through the system without being touched and always threaten them with blackmail in the end. I thought this was genius because we all know they are hiding all sorts of things out there. The power she would have at hand is insane which is why I am totally with her on this one.

My name is Mia, I’m majoring in International Business. For this icebreaker I chose “Where would you like to go in the world and stay for a year? Why?” I’m Ecuadorian so I would go to Ecuador to visit my family. I know it probably doesn’t make sense but I haven’t been there since 2019 and there are so many things about Ecuador I miss, besides my family. I’m planning on going this year for my birthday or Christmas.

The person I interviewed was Jason. He told me three things that he likes about himself; he’s a morning person, likes drawing, I saw some of his drawings last semester and I really like them, he’s really talented. He also said that he can eat almost everything. He also told me that he had two dogs; a Chihuahua and Schnauzer.