Hi, My name is Rachelle Campos. I am a sophomore here at baruch and i’ll be talking a little bit about me in this post. Writing or talking about myself have not always been my favorite lol. I would go back to my old post from my first semester here at baruch and get some ideas from there but I feel like I can say so much has happened and it would be interesting to write this one and go back to it and see what was different from my first post back when I was taking 2100 with Professor Sylvor. But going back to my introduction, I’m proud to say that I am Mexican-American and the first in my family to go to college. I find it really special when my younger cousins say they would like to attend college just like me.If anything it motivates me to push myself and work hard. If we talk majors and stuff, as of now I am working towards Entrepreneurship but who knows maybe I switch and if I do it would be to Marketing.
Some hobbies of mine consist of going to concerts, listening to music (I am always open to new genres of music), traveling, watching shows, getting informed on what is going on in the world and helping out those in need. And i also love photography! Some of my favorite artists consist of bad bunny, kevin kaarl,the marias, among others:) so if we have any in common let’s connect:) This summer i attended two concerts and also traveled, so I can say this summer was pretty special.
In response to the question given by professor sylvor, I would say that there have been a couple of things that have made a lasting impression on me. Since I can’t seem to think of anything from my childhood as I am writing this I would just talk about recent events. Im not a big reader,(currently working on that) so I can’t think about a book that has made an impact on me. But I would like to talk about the time I lost a childhood friend to cancer. This happened in June. It was definitely something it took me long to process. We were classmates all through elementary but he moved and i didn’t see him until we had found out about him having cancer. “It was such a painful and advanced cancer that came out of nowhere” says his mom. But regardless of all the pain he went through, he ALWAYS ALWAYSSS had a bright smile on his face. You would never see him complain about the pain, even if it was severe pain. Something I admired of him. 7 months before his passing, I had invited him to eat breakfast because I was told by his mom he needed someone his age to talk to because he kept so much to himself and i said yes without a doubt because he was a childhood friend. This is a memory i will forever cherish. I remember being woken up by my mom saying “He passed, he is no longer here” when i heard those words i felt this feeling run through my whole body. No word would come out of my mouth. All I did was hug my mom. To end this right here, I would like to say that this definitely had an impact on me because he taught me so much about life, after everything i looked at life with a different perspective. I learned to enjoy what i have because who knows what life has planned for us. I learned to not live with problems and forgive because who knows if one day I would need from them or they would need from me. This concludes my post.
Below are pictures from the one of the best concerts i’ve gone to. These are from this summer:)))
Hi Rachelle!
I really enjoyed reading your post and getting to know a little bit about you. I’m really sorry about your friend. Having to go through a loss is always so hard. But I found it interesting that your took this experience as an invitation to enjoy the things you have in your life. I can definitely relate to this. When my grandmother passed away, I was also hit by the reality that we could die at any moment, and to cherish the people and things that we have today. Its a tough lesson to learn, but also very valuable.
On a brighter note, I also love Bad Bunny!! I wanted to go to his concert this past summer really badly, but tickets were too expensive by the time I looked š Hopefully next time though!
Im also the first person in my family to go to college! I can definitely relate to that feeling of being a role model for your little cousins. In my case, my little siblings look toward me for everything having to do with school. Hearing that they want to go to college as well always motivated me to do the best I can and show them that its 100% possible for them.
ah i’m also sorry for loss, it does suck:/
but omg what’s your favorite song from uvst? ????
Hi Rachelle!
I really do apologize for your loss and I hope you are doing well! But I am really proud of how hard this experience pushed you to be a better person and how eye opening it was to you. You never seem to really know the feeling and know how you can grow from something tragic like this happening till it really happens to you. One thing from this introductory post that I can relate to and really love, is the love you have for Bad Bunny lol. I vividly remember you and me last year having a conversation about him in a break-room and you were telling me how you spent about 300 dollars to see him that spring. I was like omg that is way too much, but over the summer for some reason, I found out why everyone likes him so much. His music just hits different.
omg yesss,i remember that convo lol. his music does hit diff.
Hi rachelle. First of all, i am really sorry for your loss and I hope he is in much better place now and can rest peacefully.
Just like you, i am the first in my family to attend college so i can very much relate to that feeling and the happiness it gives me when my younger brother looks upto me.
I was planning to attend the bad bunny concert as well but unfortunately they costed a fortune so I couldnāt go. Hopefully i would be able to attend one in the future.
But overall, itās nice to know a little more about you and hope we all have a nice semester.