KM 3A

Hi guys. What’s up? It looks like it’s time for another blog! It’s been about 2 months into the first semeste herer and if there is one word to describe the Baruch experience it would be “meh”. Looking back I remember that I came into this school with significantly low expectations and so far I haven’t been surprised. The semester has gone by somewhat poorly and I’ve had to drop two classes from my schedule and in the process I’ve temporarily become a part-time student. I’ve been very bored with pretty much every aspect of Baruch. School is very lackluster and as for the atmosphere, everyone generally has a “I hate school” vibe going on. This all makes for a fairly unpleasant school experience at the moment. I suppose next semester will be far better with everyone having their own personalized schedules. However, this school will still be what it is; a college that reeks of high school all the way through (Bad thing) I have been giving some serious thought to transferring schools and I’m not even sure I want to major in finance anymore. If I could do it all again… Well I hate to say it but I probably would not choose to attend Baruch college. Sorry to be ending this blog on that sour note but maybe but at least Thanksgiving break is coming up! Peace.

Hey guys. So I went to the see an event called the Tunnel of Oppression a few days ago during my Tuesday lunch break. The event was going to be centered on the topic of immigrant abuse/oppression. When I got there with my friend Tasnia, we saw about five other students also waiting for the tour. Finally it started at 1:00. Our guide took a brief moment to tell us that the tour was going to be quite an intense experience, and little did we know about what we were about to see. First, we walked into a dark room with lots of hay on the floor along with a projector screen on one of the walls. We sat down in some seats and a short clip started playing on the screen. The clip showed us some basic information from the immigrants’ point of view. We usually hear about immigration in the news but we usually never hear about it straight from the source like that. One of our tour guides also acted as a immigrant on a train car, screaming and dying of dehydration. The room was completely dark and at one point, she came up right next to me. It was very intense.

On our way to the next exhibit, we saw posters on the wall that said things like “Stop taking our jobs!” and “Leave this country!” A bit later we came upon our final exhibit.  There were two actors, one male and one female each on a separate mini-stage. The actors portrayed struggling immigrants. At one point, the male immigrant dropped to his knees as he sobbed about his longing for his wife and kids back home. It was a touching scene and another reminder of the difficulties immigrants face.

Finally after the exhibits concluded, the whole tour group went into a discussion room. We discussed how ways to change our community for the better and everyone participated. Overall I thought the Tunnel of Oppression got its message across loud and clear through the exhibits they had. Surprisingly I wasn’t bored at any point and I felt like I learned a bunch of things. It was definitely an interesting experience.

Hey guys. As those of you who were there know, I didn’t exactly give a monologue during the class presentations. Instead I sang a song during class, “Cooler Than Me” by Mike Posner.  There was no particular reason for me to choose this song. It is just fun to sing. I hope you guys enjoyed it and look forward to similar performances in the future. In due time, I will try to setup my youtube page and we’ll see how it goes. Peace out guys.

Hey everybody, my name is Michael Zhan. I am a native New Yorker and have lived here my entire life. I am Chinese and though I consider myself American, I am very proud of my roots. If there had to be one word to describe my personality, it would be ambitious. Throughout my 18 years of life, I have pursued quite a variety of hobbies. Even now, I have my attention widespread across several fields of interest. I am a singer, an actor, an aspiring pro poker player, and a mixed martial-artist as well as an amateur nutritionist. However, though the hobbies may differ from each other; my attitude towards them does not. In whatever passion I pursue, I try my best to leave a mark. Whether it’s trying to become a top poker player or a famous singer, or simply to learn more about what we eat; I am determined to succeed and to go out and do big things. Because life is short, and I want to live it to the fullest and go out with a bang. No “what ifs” and regrets… Now, that would truly be the life.

Hey but enough about that, what about our new school? I have all the concerns you would expect from your typical freshman, but one takes the cake. All my life, time management has been a struggle. It just seems there is never enough time to do all that you want to do. I almost wish I don’t have to sleep so I could use all 24 hours of my day. At Baruch, I will try my best to search for a way to balance out my life so I can finally be at peace with father time.

Like many people, I chose Baruch College because of the cheap tuition. Due to the research I did prior to coming to this school, I came in with low expectations of this school. So far, I have not been pleasantly surprised so suffice to say, Baruch has been exactly like I had imagined. I went to Stuyvesant High School here in NYC and it was much like Baruch. No real dorm life, tons of commuting, people stuck in cliques, a general studious attitude and a lack of the ‘college atmosphere’ you so often hear about. In short, Baruch has effectively become the High School (Part II) of my life. In all honesty, I am not sure about how this will affect me in the coming years. Though I knew what I was getting into by coming here, I am not sure if I am willing to accept it. Perhaps I will try to transfer, perhaps I will not. Time will tell. Whew, it was great to let those thoughts out. Adios till next time!