Study Abroad Fair

Immediately following the freshmen reception, me and my friends went to the library to print something out.  Once we got into the library building, we saw a sign in the lobby that caught our eyes.  It was a sign for the study abroad fair being hosted in the multipurpose room of the VC on the 1st floor.  After printing, we decided to head over to the fair to check it out.  Upon entering, we saw a lot of different stations set up from a lot of different colleges which offered study abroad programs for Baruch students as well as CUNY students.  I saw stations set up from Hunter, various SUNY’s as well as other colleges.  My friends and I walked around the entire room, looking through each station to see what kind of study abroad program each college offers.  My friends and I were intrigued by this program offered by an independent company for study abroad programs to China.  The guy that was in charge of that particular station didn’t even seem to notice me and my friend.  He was busy talking to the people in the station next to his.  After a while, he finally noticed us and greeted us but in a half hearted manner.  He didn’t really seem interested or enthusiastic about his station or work.  So, me and my friends decided to go away from the station after asking him a few questions (which he didn’t really quite explain).  We continued to walk around until we finally found the station set up by Baruch itself.  There was a woman that greeted me and my friends really sincerely.  She seemed pleasant and nice and tried to assist me by asking if I had any questions and trying to explain each program.  She helped me answer questions such as financial aid in terms of study abroad programs as well as other requirements.  I was really happy that I went to this workshop because I actually got something out of it and also because I plan to study abroad in Asia next year.  Also, this was such a huge contrast to the freshmen reception so I enjoyed the fact that it helped me.