ALEXANDER TRAN FRESHMAN SEMINAR BLOG 2 (MONOLOGUE)

My name is Alexander Tran.  You can call me either Alexander or Alex; which ever one you prefer because I’m fine with both.  I am eighteen years old and my height is six feet one.  I am both Vietnamese and Chinese.  I speak English and Chinese (Cantonese).  Just in case if anyone thought I was Korean or Japanese.  Before moving to Queens at the age of four, I was born in Brooklyn.  I don’t mean to offend anyone living or coming from Brooklyn, but I personally like Queens better because I hardly spent any of my childhood in Brooklyn.  I am an only child; I live at home with both of my parents.  I graduated from Francis Lewis High School, which has approximately 4,700 students.  Therefore, I’m used to the crowdedness in Baruch.  Francis Lewis High School is much like Baruch; the population of Asian students from both schools is high.  My hobbies include playing and watching basketball and listening to music.  My favorite types of music include hip-hop, rap, and R&B.  Recently, I have two new hobbies and they are collecting sneakers and fitted caps.  I find it really hard to describe myself.  I just don’t know which words represent me, so its even more difficult for me to decide what I like best and least about myself.  From my family and friends, they have always told me that they like my ability of being helpful.  I guess that is true since I do feel a sense of accomplishment whenever I am able to help someone.  I guess I get that from my grandmother, who is one of the most important person in my life because she had taken care of me throughout my entire childhood.  I think I don’t need anyone to tell me what’s the least thing I like about myself because that would be my laziness.  Whenever I have to write essays or do any assigned readings, I would tell myself to finish all of it first before doing anything else.  I’m pretty sure you know what happens in the end.  It gets really annoying because I end up wasting a lot of time and rushing to finish everything at the last minute.  I can’t tell you guys how long it took me to finish this monologue.  If I really had to describe myself, I would say that I am a friendly and nice person.  It’s hard for me to make new friends because I am shy and not very outgoing, but once you get to know me you will find out that I’m the opposite.  I’m really not sure who or what I’m scared of.  I just follow my personal motto: learn to face your fears.  One of the most important thing going on in my life right now is my education.  I just want to complete college as soon as I can, so I can go on to the next part of my life.  College is definitely a huge change from high school for me.  I don’t know about you guys, but senior year in high school was the best.  However, all of that has changed and it is a big challenge for me.  Its really tough to complete so much work in so little time in one day.  I feel like my life is covered with piles of essays, readings, and exams and there is never time for me to hang out with my friends or play basketball.  Despite all the tedious work, there are some things I do like about college.  There is much more freedom meaning that there’s no teacher always on your back.  In high school, no cell phones or any sort of electronics were allowed and they would even be taken away if seen by any school official.  In college, they really don’t care.  The best thing I like about college so far is that I only have four days of classes, so I can enjoy my three day weekends once in a while.