Hey everyone! My name is Michelle Bassaly and i grew up in Great Neck, in Long Island. i love being in the city every day. i used to come into the city all the time, but now that i have to be here for school, i kinda cant wait to get home. regardless, i still love it here day or night! i haven’t really decided how i feel about Baruch yet. i have my on and off days, like always. but today was a pretty good day 🙂

So, i dont really know if i can pinpoint exactly who i am. i mean, i don’t even think i really know the answer to that myself. i guess i could say i’m a dancer. i love to dance. back in high school i would take classes and i was in a couple shows. we would put on sickk performances for the school and people in the community. it was a lot of fun! i love music, too. actually, I’m updating my ipod right now! haha. i just like to dance and have fun. i am very outgoing and I’m always down for anything, try new things!

My main concerns about freshman year would probably be adjusting to the different environment, making new friends and falling behind. obviously this is nothing like high school (which i miss soooo much!), so its pretty tough adjusting to everything because its so new to me. at least were in the city so i’m kind of familiar with everything, but then again the work is very different. i feel like i might fall behind and i am so afraid of that happening 🙁 i cant stand some of the teachers cause i don’t understand what they’re even saying half of the time. but a few of my classes are really good. i love English and Communications, but then again i guess that’s just cause i love writing. oh if i didn’t mention that earlier, i love writing too. not as much as dancing, but its definitely up there! As i said earlier, i am also pretty worried about making new friends. i have a bunch who go here from back home, but its always nice to meet knew people different from what you’re used to!

Clearly college and high school don’t have too many similarities, but then again i think being at Baruch might just be as close as i could get. It’s not like there’s really a campus with frat parties and all that stuff going on, so it doesn’t really feel like the typical college i would imagine. in addition to that, a lot of people from back home come here, and i see them all the time. also, i go home every night so its not like i’m really leaving anything behind. it pretty much feels like my regular life last year except i’m in the city with a whole lot of people i’ve never seen before.

I think my first year at college will definitely change me. There is no one here to tell me what to do. no teachers, no parents, no consequences for any of my actions really. i mean, obviously i’m not gonna go crazy and do whatever i want just because i have the freedom to do so, but i think it will make me much more responsible. i have to look after myself and take care of things all on my own now. I’m sure it will be hard at first but i guess that’s all part of growing up!

Okay, thats all for tonight! Goonight 🙂