LC 18

One of the most embarrassing moments of my life occurred during one of my first days at Baruch College. All incoming freshmen had to take a math placement test. I was a little worried about the test before taking it. Once it began, I realized it wasn’t that difficult. I finished rather quickly, and was relieved to tell my parents that I did well. As soon as I finished, I asked someone which way to the elevators, and he said “through the double doors on your right.”

I left the room, and pulled out my phone and began to text my family to let them know I was done. I walked down the hallway, glanced up, and saw a set of double doors to my right that was left cracked open. Not paying much attention, I walked through it. When I entered, I looked around, and realized that this wasn’t the correct room. I had walked into the custodian service area. I quickly turned to leave, but the door had just swung closed behind me, and made a low clicking noise as it shut. I tried to open it, and sure enough it was locked.

I ended up spending 15 minutes riding up and down the custodian elevator, floor to floor, just looking for a door that was unlocked. I tried 5 floors, all of which had locked doors. Finally, I went on the elevator and it went up without me pressing a button. A custodian had called it, and finally unlocked a door to let me out.

The picture I choose is of a baseball field. I chose it because baseball has always been my favorite pastime. I started playing when I was really young, and continued to play it this past season. I’ve faced some of my most challenging times on the baseball field, and it has resulted in some of my greatest accomplishments.