LC 07

The rubin museum was a nice place-much nicer than I had expected.  Before Baruch, I’ve never heard of it, and although I’m not really interested in art as a person, a few things stood out to me.  I liked the statues of the goddesses and gods they had, but one of them stood out to me.  Mooshika, was a statue of the animal companion of Ganesha, and was suppose to be a mouse, but it looked more like a dog.  When you reach the fourth floor, there were simple orange stairs that weren’t too high and didn’t lead anyway, which I thought was interesting.  I loved how quiet the place was and how grand the building was.  I thought the picture of times square at high exposure was really interesting, but other than that, nothing really stood out to me.

What you think you learned at the Career Exploration workshop last week?

The career workshop talked about how to write a resume and how to act during an interview. overall i think we all knew this because it was something we were taught throughout high school. being explained how to act during an interview was common sense, but i did learn the correct format to a resume. it was useful because i was actually writing a resume for a job interview so it helped me out 🙂

a. Tell us how your experience at Baruch College has lived up to your expectations? Not lived up to your expectations? Exceeded your expectations?

Baruch College is not really how I imagined college to be like. It still feels more like another year of high school.

b. How well do you think your first semester at Baruch College went?

It went all right, could have been better though.

c. What would you do differently during your first semester if you could do it all again?

If I could do it all again (which I do not want to) I would definitely have focused more on my work instead of wasting my time.

d. How have you changed since you started at Baruch College?

I don’t think I have changed at all, I’m still as quiet and introverted as before and also lazy when it comes to schoolwork.

Finally finished! No more blog posts from me!

Most of the material that they covered in the workshop I have heard over and over from many others throughout my life. I do not think I learned anything new since I did read the e-mail they sent and looked through their site as well. It was a little dull to tell the truth because I think most of the students have had some kind of experience with interviews and resumes at some point. I guess it is good to have a review and for other people to find out about Starr search but if they were checking their school e-mails then this whole workshop was not necessary.

Being inside the Rubin Museum of Art reminded me of a temple I had once been to. It was very quiet, dim, full of paintings and sculptures of various deities. Although I do appreciate art I do not enjoy going to art museums. The Rubin was no exception, I liked the oriental architecture but the pieces of art did not interest me. I did however notice that there was an amazing amount of detail in the works which must have taken a long time to paint. I am not religious so I was not really inspired by the works, the various gods and goddesses held no significance. The Rubin in contrast with other museums I have been to such as the MOMA or MET had a calmer more soothing feel, perhaps it is due to the lack of modern glass and steel structures. I liked the museum more for its environment than its art displays because that is what stood out to me most from the moment I entered.

Personally, I think museums are one of the most boring places on the surface of this planet, therefore this trip wasnt very inspiring. However the musuem was very beautiful. The staircase was amazing, I plan to build one just like it my house one day =]. Standing on the staircase, with the aromas from the cafe in the air, didnt really have any influential affect on me. I thought the cafe was very pretty none the less. It didnt really trigger any new ideas for me, i sort of felt like everything there probably had some sort of significant relevance to it but i was incapable of understanding that, so i really didnt feel like i belong there. It’s not that it made me feel comfertable, i just know that i couldnt appreciate it for what it really was , because it wasnt of much interest to me. Sorrry ! =/

The things that will make me successful in collage are the same things that are my straights in real life. most people when they start collage fear the work load or the difficulty of the classes but I know that if I put 100% in to those classes that I will be able to pass even the most difficult classes with relative ease. My goal isn’t to just get by it is to secede. I was born with a learning disability and It has effected me my whole life I learned how to read when I was in the fourth grade so that’s age 9. My whole life when it comes to school I have always had a harder time than my pears. There were times when I would struggle and become frustrated and would throw my arms up in the air and ask “why me.” If it wasn’t for the support of my family and friends I know I wouldn’t be here right now. But I got passed my learning problems by acknowledging that I had to do things differently or with more effort. I wish I had some defining moment in when I overcame my disability but It was a gradual proses that involved a lot of trial and error. I view my dyslexia and ADHD as a straight now most people find out what there weaknesses are at unfortunate times but I have been in a battle with mine since grade school.

College is sort of the same thing as high school…for me anyway.  Baruch, brooklyn tech, it even sounds alike.  Th only thing is, I’m the same lazy, procrastnating person as before, except this time, it will actually affect my education.  Freetime, independence and responsibility all came with the price of having to look out for myself, and I’m not sure I’m up to that.  I’m having trupuble staying on task and even just ttending class.  Hopefully this changes in the next year ror so, as i continue to mature along with my peers.

What can I say about myself? I think I’ve lived a pretty normal life. I finished high school and now I’m in college. I expect a lot from college. I want to experience different things and make a lot of new friends. I think I will enjoy my time in college and I hope I find out new things about myself. I love eating and sleeping. I have one sister who I’m always in conflict with. I live in Flushing, Queens. I like to play basketball on my free time and I like sneakers. I can probably go on and on about more things I like and more facts about my life but I think I should talk about who I want to be. I want to be very successful in the future and have a very loving family. I expect to do well in school and find a deeper meaning to life.

“Hi. My name is Shavita Persaud. I am eighteen-years old. I am Guyanese-American.  I like the color pink”, is what I normally say when I have to introduce myself, or in other words, describe who I am. But that’s not just who I am. I honestly don’t know who I am. Does anyone at this age? I feel like everywhere I go, I am asked to answer the same question or a variation of, “What would you say describes you?” I go to school and I am asked to write a blog about myself. I go to apply for a job and the first thing I am asked at the interview is to describe myself. Try to make new friends and I am required to say something that describes me. I don’t know who I am, so I keep it vague.

Although I may not know who I am, I do know this. I am a daughter, granddaughter, niece, best friend and friend. I am honest and hate liars. I am a perfectionist and I am competitive. I am extremely sweet. I am funny.  I care too much about the people close to me. I am a fighter. I am not weak. I am on a journey to find me and what makes me happy.

So, does that describe me?