Introduction

Hi everyone, my name is Mildred Nunez. I was born in the Dominican Republic, but I’ve been raised in Brooklyn for most of my life. I just graduated high school this past June with an advanced regents diploma, and I started attending Baruch 2 weeks after my last day, as a SEEK student. I was kind of bummed out about giving up my summer, but I was able to make friends and meet a lot of people on campus so it wasn’t so bad after all. Last semester was a bit challenging, but I liked it. I was able to get out of my comfort zone in many areas, but the one I’m most proud of is getting in front of an audience. I didn’t do it just in my public speaking class, but I also pushed myself to sing at an open mic on the last day of the semester. It wasn’t the first time that I performed in front of a crowd, but for some reason, I just never manage to get over the fear. I’ve always loved music, and I especially pushed myself to sing and play guitar in front of people during many high school events. I was always known as the girl who always had a guitar in her hand. Ever since I started college, I never really have the time to play anymore… but when I do, it makes me enjoy it more. The joy I get from music is the reason I thought I could do Marketing as my major, but so far, I’m not sure if that’s the plan I’ll stick to. Fortunate and unfortunate enough I do like other areas of education. I’m apart of the 1% who likes math problems, while also being someone who likes to write. I think it’s beautiful what someone can do with words. However, I’m quite paradoxical because i’ve always said I love to write but hate to read. Anyways, I’m working on it. I’m actually looking really forward to the pieces of literature we’ll be going over this semester. I need inspiration to be able to write again.