First I wanted to clear up a misconception I feel many people might have with what I aspire to be, that it is a life you choose when you are good for nothing. I take my time to reference this because, I think many people assume that a traditional nomadic life doesn’t get you anywhere. That maybe true if you idea of getting somewhere revolves around climbing the social or economical ladder. Mine doesn’t. I like knowledge, discovery through exploration, and nature. There is one way to achieve all three.
I mentioned in class that I wanted to be a nomad, I still stand by that–it wasn’t a joke. I know the idea itself seems absurd. The times are gone, where one could venture out into the world unexpectedly of what lies ahead, and truly live life exploring the vastness of the world as an adventurer. I wanted to be like Ash Ketchum from Pokemon; like Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean, free from everything and living life on the edge. Unfortunately their world is different from ours. In ours, our life is laid out in front of us. The milestones in life are quite the same for most people throughout the world now, you are born –> go to school/college –> find a job –> get married –> have kids –> hopefully have grand kids –> retire –> go fishing –> and finally be buried, all this with minor variations. It is boring. For those accustomed to it, it is a great life to have, from me it is lacking so much.
I guess modern nomadic experiences can be similar to traditional ones. Entrepreneurship maybe the answer, or a substitute and I think Baruch at the most part can enhance the entrepreneur within me. It wouldn’t be a lie to say that I don’t care much for money, even though amongst friends and family I might show aspiration to be richer than Bill Gates. Whether that is even remotely possible is not important, but it is important that Baruch can help me achieve the fundamental aims that I’ve carried with me for a long time. To gain knowledge, and explore/discover and prevent people continuing to harm nature/Earth.
I assume my goals are fairly different from most others, its just the way it is. Nonetheless other peoples views are also fairly important to me and surely will help me grow as a person. Baruch has plenty of faculty and students that are intelligent, and unique. Hopefully I will learn from a lot from them over the next few years. So far the experience has been awesome, it has definitely lived up to my expectations, and even though I haven’t noticed any immediate and recognizable change within me, I am sure in some unconscious way my time at Baruch has had an effect on who I am and most probably will continue to do so. I am looking forward to my time here.
