Author Archives: Chris Ahnsome

I liked this workshop a lot. This workshop answered a lot of questions that I have been needing to get answered but the SCDC powerpoint helped a lot. It was very informative and I considered myself to be pretty engaged even though it was pretty early in the morning. Even if people weren’t listening, there was a handout which clearly showed someone how to write a resume and do an interview. I’ve been needing to create a new resume because my old one isn’t as valid anymore since it was a high school resume and with the workshop, I can make it better and more concise. I liked this workshop and thought it was very helpful. Not only did it help new students with resumes and interviews, but now the SCDC has opened the doors and eyes for students to use that center and to further excel in their studies.
Holla!

I thought this workshop wasn’t very enriching in anyway. I went to the workshop and already knew that it wasn’t going to be something “special.” Students weren’t interested, many were talking while the panel was speaking and people were leaving well before the end. I felt bad that people were leaving. The panel was kind of boring :/ I thought it was very interesting though, that Charlie N. Li was there himself. It showed that he really is dedicated to his work, job and life. I remember one story that caught my attention towards the end of the workshop that I found interesting, but now that I think about it, I don’t really remember what it was about >< I didn't think the workshop was academic, nor enriching. What I liked the best was the fact that Charles N. Li was actually there and talking to us directly.

When you first saw me back on the first day of school, what kind of person did you think I was? Just another Asian kid, he seems like a cool guy or nothing at all? When you look at me now, what do you think? Not just another Asian kid, he’s pretty cool, or ew why is he in ALL my classes? But maybe still, you have no opinion about me at all? Probably not likely.
Well regardless of my first and second impressions, I’m making my third impression right now. For those who don’t know my name yet, my name is Chris, I was born on June 19th, and I am Korean. South Korean. I live on Long Island and I commute to school by talking the LIRR and then subway. Enough about that. I tend to be a bit cocky at times but I try my best to be modest; like I was president of my school, played 3 varsity sports, was homecoming king, I was Mr. Big Shot… Oh I’ve said too much.
A signature trait about me is my musical talent. I’ve played the violin for 13 years and I still continue to play. I was planning on majoring in violin, but that’s a story for another day. I also play the drums, guitar, and bass guitar and I’ve played the viola, cello and piano. I enjoy playing just about any sport other than soccer, basketball and ping pong being my favorite to play, and I enjoy watching football. I probably came from a different environment than that of most of you city-goers. Being from Long Island and … just a popular guy, coming to Baruch was an interesting transition. Going to a school where people aren’t yelling your name from down the hall and seeing unfamiliar faces was something not new, but a transition. I’ve come to realize how tiring commuting is. Taking my 10 minute walk to high school is sissy stuff compared to my hour and 15 minute commute to Baruch.
The thing I enjoy the most about Baruch is meeting new people. I’ve met all the people in LC17 and have more or less had at least one conversation with everyone, if I haven’t I’m still getting to it. I consider myself pretty outgoing, sociable and witty guy, but at the same time pretty timid and soft-spoken; depends on where I am. I like LC17. I hope to stay friends with most if not all of LC17 in the following years.
There’s too much about me to discuss in a monologue. I talked with one of my fellow LC17’ers and my LC17 buddy felt that writing a monologue about yourself was hard. For some reason, I thought it would be easy to talk about myself so I said it’s not that hard, but it’s not as easy as I thought. A monologue is basically speaking my thoughts out loud to an audience, or maybe the audience is reading my thoughts… I wasn’t too sure what else to write; I enjoy sports, I’m musically talented, I sort of discussed my personality. Let’s talk about favorites:
Favorite color: Purple Favorite movie: Pirates of the Caribbean. I enjoy chick-flicks time to time. Favorite food: Steak Favorite number: 1
Favorite candy: Sour watermelons Favorite fruit: Watermelons
Favorite Baruch block: LC17
I could list more but I thought you would get bored of favorites. Anyways, my thoughts in my head seem to be withering off so I won’t be able to read my thoughts aloud to you. If you’d like to know more about me my number is 516-ask-me. And this is my monologue.

People say we look alike. I don't know...

Who do I think I am? That’s an interesting question. Well I’m Korean, 5’11”, I have dark eyes and black hair but those are things that everyone knows already, right? Though those are things I am, they’re not what I have become. I have a Korean-American traditions, I have a height advantage in sports, I have glasses for my dark eyes, and I have a fauxhawk for my black hair. It’s what I make of things in my life, that make me who I am today.

I started my life off having no name but “Tim’s little brother,” Tim being my older brother. He made a name for himself: a great guy, loved by everyone, friendly, personable, awesome. I was in a shadow of my brothers life not knowing who I was but with the circumstances I was given, I found out who I was. Entering highschool, after my brother had just graduated after being Student Government President, people knew me as “little Tim.” But that wasn’t who I was, I was much more than just a shadow of my brother. I felt as if I needed to fill the shoes he was in: a great guy, loved by everyone, friendly, personable, awesome. Without sounding too arrogant or egotistical, I did become that person. I became a person driven to do well primarily through a strong work ethic, I became a leader, I learned how to use my talents and skills and apply them to different aspects of my life. I learned who I was.  I was no longer “little Tim” but my own name. I became Student Government president, I became home-coming king, I became concert master, I became president of this club and that club, I was well-known throughout the schools not by only the students but teachers as well. I accomplished EVERYTHING my brother did, plus more. Though we had the “same experience” of being this “person,” the experiences were different and therefore made me my “I am…”

Three concerns that have come up during my freshman year are: the workload, the stress and the motivation. The workload is very stressful and I don’t know if I can be motivated enough to do it. That was pretty simple.

Baruch College is me being back to that kid who entered high school. Not exactly “little Tim,” but basically a new beginning, someone new. At Baruch, I have to have and develop that same community I developed back at my high school.

My first year at Baruch has already changed me. I’ve realized the importance of money, the fatigue from commuting, and the incredible amount of work that needs to be done. My outlook as changed not in a pessimistic way, but for the better. I understand that I NEED to continue this path and need to strive to SUCCEED. But it will change me by making me an even better character than I was back in high school. I AM Christopher Ahn.