Monthly Archives: September 2012

My name is Kelly Eom, and my real name (Korean name) is Boyeong. As most of you know by now, I am an international student from Korea. When I first came to America, unlike the other international students, I didn’t have any particular problems or difficulties with living in the States. Maybe I was too young to recognize the problems. But, as I got into high school, I started to perceive those problems.  I realized that I have a Korean accent and I cannot pronounce some words correctly. I felt embarrassed about them. Therefore, I was so terrified of standing in front of people and making a speech or doing a class presentation. I also began to hide myself from speaking because I was afraid that people would make fun of my accent and pronunciation. These behaviors also changed my personality from active to passive.

In college, I want a change in my life. Since I will major in business, I need to learn speaking and communication skills, which are the most essential parts of the business. I want to learn how to speak well in front of people and communicate with others. I also want to restore my active personality in college. I will try not to afraid to talk to people or present in front of them because of my flaws with speaking. For the first semester, I want to get to know a lot of people and to adapt into this new college environment.

Studies at Baruch in the past three weeks have been challenging but I am still very happy and blessed because of the amazing and kind people I met at Baruch.

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