As Jacob walked out of his house with his father and brother, he felt a brush of cool air that made him snuggle in his jacket. They entered their car and drove for approximately 40 minutes from Brooklyn to Manhattan. During the duration of the ride, Jacob was forced to hear the irritating sound of the AM radio his father enjoys listening to. The subject of the annoying radio was about money, interest rates, stocks… It made Jacob think that he needs to make a lot of  money, really quickly, so that he doesn’t have to wake up this early (6:30 am) and head to school every morning. Jacob’s father dropped him off on the way to work on 6th Ave and 23rd St. He saw many people walking, running… all on their way to start their day. From there, Jacob went to the Starbucks on the corner and got a double toasted butter croissant and an iced coffee with milk and sugar (5 pumps of sugar syrup). He then plugged in his headphones, listened to music, nibbled on his croissant as he made his way classes. As he listened to the music through his headphones, the sounds reminded him of the music he was dancing to the night before at a friends wedding, it got him a little pumped and boosted his start of the day. On the way to school Jacob encountered a man named Johnny. He was a homeless man asking for some change. Jacob looked around and didn’t see anyone give him money, so it made me feel really bad. Jacob thought to himself, “why should a man like this have to suffer in the cold, famished, begging on the hard cement floor, while everyone walks by him without even acknowledging his existence.” Jacob went over to him, said “good morning” and gave him all the money he had brought for lunch that day. This incident made Jacob feel better, and was happy to make Johnny’s life a bit easier. After this incident, Jacob continued walking, through Madison Square Park, up until the entrance of Baruch College.

Jacob Chetrit