Group 3

Hello Everyone!

My name is Ashley A Morales. I was born in Albert Einstein Hospital in the Bronx. My parent then decided to move to a small town called Mahopac when I was 5. Throughout my life my family has been my support system, especially my sister. Growing up I wanted to emulate her in every aspect, and really valued her opinion.

When I was 17 and was just starting to learn how to drive. I had one incident when I was parallel parking where I had hit a neighbor’s mailbox. When that happened I felt like I had went into shock. I stayed outside by myself panicking for at least 5 minutes. The very first person I had ran to tell was, unsurprisingly, my sister. While a small part of me hoped she’d reassure me, she was of little help only telling me I’d have to face the inevitable. So in the end I purchased a new post and mailbox and with my father’s assistance set up a brand new mailbox for them. This experience put every value my parents have instilled in me to the test. While I wanted to die of embarrassment and crawl into a hole I had to own up and take responsibility for my actions. One small benefit from this experience is that I now know how to set up a mailbox from start to finish.

When I picked Baruch College as the place where I’d pursue a higher education I was especially drawn to the environment of the city. I had expected that the course work would become more challenging, but also that I would have the city as my own playground for exploring new things.