こんいちは、みんあーさま！
Hello, everyone!
Ever since I was young, I always wanted to help people, and give to people. I remember, even as a young elementary school student, refusing to let my friends leave my house until I could find something from my room to give to them to take home as a thank you for coming over. So it really didn’t come as too much of a surprise to my parents when, after just starting middle school, I wanted to start doing volunteer work at the library near my father’s business, which was the library that I frequented most often. For seven years straight—from sixth grade all the way through to twelfth grade—I threw myself into volunteering for this library, and I loved the feeling of knowing that I was both enjoying myself, and giving back to my community at the same time.
I believe that, as Baruch Scholars in the Honors Program, we are extremely privileged. Not only are we receiving a top-notch education, but we’re also being given many different facilities and programs that are aimed at helping us succeed, both in school, and in life (not to mention that our tuition is covered, and we were given free laptops!). With so many benefits being handed to us—paid for out of the state’s and Baruch’s pockets, no less—it’s only fair that we, as students, give back to the community that has given us so much. I feel that, regardless of whether or not the Baruch Honors Program requires its students to perform a certain amount of hours of community service, after being given the tools and the opportunity to create successful futures for ourselves, giving a few hours of our time to help those who are less fortunate than us is the least we can do.
ハブ ア ナイス デイ！ じゃあ ね！
Have a nice day! Bye!
-Christina
