Author: s.chowdhury14

On Thursday November 16, I attended a workshop on how to create a LinkedIn profile with a few of my fellow classmates. The session was very informative. The person giving the presentation was very thorough on what to do and what not to do. He also showed us examples of different LinkedIn profiles as well as his. He explained what exactly LinkedIn is and how it can help to have one.
LinkedIn is a very resourceful tool to use. It is a networking platform that can help you land jobs and other things. LinkedIn is for anyone who wants opportunities to grow their careers and connect with other professionals. I plan to use this site in the future when I am looking to start my career and make professional connections.

The person in charge of the workshop walked us through how to make a profile. He told us what to put in our headlines, he told us to condense what we are saying into bullets, he told us what kind of profile picture we should have. He also told us how to talk to people and connect with them. This is all very useful information for me to have. The job market is very competitive and it is helpful to have connections. LinkedIn is a very resourceful tool and I will be using it.

Growing up in New York City is like growing up all over the world. I can hop on a train and end up in Korea or India or Italy. At such a young age I was exposed to so many cultures and languages and I was absolutely fascinated. Although NYC allows me to experience a multitude of cultures, it is not the same as traveling and psychically being in another country. I remember watching this show called “The Suite Life on Deck,” where these high school students would travel all over the world via cruise and attend school at the same time. That piqued my interest in studying abroad. Earlier in the year, a friend of mine studied abroad in Spain, Turkey, Italy and France and she told me that it was one of the best experiences of her life. From that moment, I started looking into Baruch’s study abroad programs.

My friends and I attended a foreign language study abroad funding information session on October 12 during club hours. They spoke about different scholarship opportunities for foreign language learning and the application process. I learned about how these programs can get competitive and how there a few restrictions on them. There are many programs such as the Boren program which works with the Department of National Security and the Critical Language Scholarship which is a program of the U.S Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. At the information session, there was an alumni from the Boren program who shared his experience with the program and help shed some light on the application process. Going to this session really helped to inform me about the options that I have.

I want to study abroad. Everyone that I have spoken to has said that it was an amazing experience and that I should go for it. Going to Baruch and commuting from home isn’t the ideal college experience. If I do study abroad I hope it adds to my college experience.

 

On Thursday September 14, a few of my peers and I went to a small art gallery in Chinatown. The only reason why we went is because our English professor required us to. There is a piece on exhibit that is by American poet, writer and visual artist Bernadette Mayer. In English we are looking at her creative nonfiction pieces to help us write a creative nonfiction essay of our own.

When we walked into the exhibit, we saw two benches and a wall full of pictures. We also heard a voice coming from speakers on opposite ends of the room. Since none of us has been to a small art gallery before, we were not aware that we were supposed to grab a pamphlet from the front desk that explains what the piece was about. We eventually figured out that the pictures were snapshots from her life, like an old school Instagram. The voice from the speakers was Mayer reading one of her writing pieces. It was an interesting gallery. My first experience at a small art gallery was a pleasant one.

Going to this art gallery helped me understand what we are supposed to do in English. However, more importantly, going with a group of people from my English class helped us create a bond. Although everyone showed up at different times and we were all over the place, it was really fun. After the gallery, we walked a few blocks over to little Italy and took part in the feast of San Geranno. I believe that if you want to get accustomed to a new place, you have to make new friends. College is no different. Making new friends made the transition between high school and college much easier. Going on this little trip really assisted me in my first semester at Baruch.