Monologue
College is exactly what I expected it to be. The unfamiliar environment, the excessive workload, the apathetic professors, it’s all what my elders warned me about. I like the transition though. It is rather an abrupt one, coming from a year of doing hardly any work at all, but it keeps me on my toes. This independence and adulthood that I get is by far my favorite part about college. It definitely prepares me for the real world, like handling grown up responsibilities, and simply being grown up. I’ve made a good amount of friends already, which is a good start I guess. I’m pretty bad with first impressions though. I’m pretty sure my whole block sees me as this cocky, arrogant, obnoxious, narcissistic and intimidating guy. But I’m really not. Of course, that’s just for you to find out. My grades aren’t in the best shape, but I kind of like that. It gives me a sense of danger and panic that merely motivates me to improve, rather than slack off if I were doing really well. And that of course goes back to my argument in our morality discussion last week, if anyone still wants to argue. Just kidding. Anyways, I’m having a great experience in Baruch, minus the 3 hr commute everyday and my overly strict calculus teacher. I’m thankful for the great people that I DO have in my life, such as my supportive family, loving friends, and my wonderful, amazing, hardworking, peer mentor. I hope to get close to whoever I can, because I’m constantly learning from other people. I will also try my best to build my character, using any mistakes I make as stepping stones toward my road to success.
After my monologue, I don’t really see myself differently. All I did was express myself, about stuff that I obviously had already known. In freshmen seminar, I have developed my “expressing skills”. Each class we do a free write, which gets stuff off my mind. I honestly feel that that is very beneficial. Not to suck up or anything (I doubt Ana Lucia is reading this anyway), I’m always looking forward to freshmen seminar. If only it didn’t end so late..
Chris Paul is short, but he makes up for it in size. Here he is dunking on a 7 foot Dwight Howard. This represents me because I try to compensate for my weaknesses through my strengths and capabilities (in basketball and in real life).