My college experience here at baruch really lifted my spirits about not going away for  college. I have  meet so many new people and have experienced so many new things which makes me feel grateful for coming to baruch. At first i was really skeptical about my college experience as it was a commuter school for me. i intended to get more involved in the school and the community as a way for better my experience. I Along the way i have many many new people whom i’m glad to call friends. people in my block, people in student organizations, people i’ve met in class, at lunch, and in the gym made my experience much better. Along with staff member, these people made me feel invited and helped me to better myself. Coming into college has many new unpleasant aspects as well. lately i find myself stressing about grades and registering for the spring semester. the work load is not too hard, it just haven’t adjusted yet from the lackadaisical attitude of high school.  i see it as a challenge to becoming an adult and i am glad to say that i am facing the hurdle head on. hopefully going on to achieve my goals in life.

First see

then do,

repeat.

There I got it.

Continue,

step by step

we go.

Quick to run.

Into the horizon.

At first, weightless

sun glistening,

grass flowing.

Then, a

puddle,

a lake,

an ocean to swim.

Growing distant,

sun fading.

Must go on,

but can no longer.

Never to see

the sun again.

Never to reach

the end.

SPLASH!!!

This poem is just a brief expression of how I feel at this point in my life. Growing up was so carefree and now as we all grow older, some fail to see what we once had before rushing into adulthood. The sun represents my life goals, my dreams, where I want to be, and as it fades in the distance over this vast ocean, an obstacle in life. Not until the very end do I decide to jump into the water and take on whatever comes toward me in order for me to reach the sun. This is what I’ve come to learn and realize throughout life and its a part of growing up, another challenge to reach your dreams.

At the moment i am a college student attending City University of New York, Baruch College. But does that mean that that is  all i am? Other then a student the roles i play in life as a friend, as a son, as a brother, as a nephew, and as a cousin are all a part of what make me who i am today.

As a friend, loyal and true, i fend for my friends and help them when they are down. Not only do i support them when they need me, i push them in a better direction and hope they find their way out. Friendship is not only a one way street. When i am in need, my friends are there for me as well, without a doubt. This is why, as a person, i have such confidence and pride in friendship, whcih devlopes me into a better person.

As a son, i am obediant, when i choose to be. My family means more then anyother relationship. I have respect and revere my elders because they deserve it and also help create the person i am today. My mother, caring and protective, passed away when i was 11. She meant the world to me. Nurturing to the touch, she showed me how to be a person in society as a child and helped me through some rough patches when i ever got hurt, or in trouble. My father, the head of my family, silence is his method. Though we have a language barrier, we share a connection i value because i realize many other people many not have this relationship. Guiding me through my pre-teen and teenage life, my father has bben a role model to me, to become successfull and happy. Although he may not express himself well i know that somewhere in the bottom of his soul he cares for me more then i care ever realize. My sister, growing up with me throughout my life. My lifeline. She not always been there for me no matter the what i have been through and has been more then just a sister. Always coming through for me, she is the small rocks between rivers, helping me across. Without her, i do not know where i would be now. As a nephew, not as much as 8 aunts and uncles, i have more then seen my share of alternate endings. They provide me with more subjective guidence that furthers helps me through life. They strengthen me when my parents object to decisions i make, though i may be wrong, but they are there when i need more the just a friend. A cousin to over 15 other cousins, i see my future and my past. 15 different pathes taken, i can only choose one. They give me personal advise that no other person would. and for those cousins younger then i, i hope to be a role model to them. Family makes me the person i am today.

When i consider who i am, i don’t look within myself, i look at all those around me that have help me throughout my life to become who i am today. “I takes a village to raise a child”. Friends or family, i cherish all my relationship that will hopefully lead me in the right direction to being a better person in life.