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Hello everyone, I am sorry that I didn’t post anything last week. So I now have to write about a workshop I have been to this week. The workshop I bad been to this week is called the Internship Seminar. What is a internship? It is an opportunity for us, students, to get experience on a job related to our major. I believe internship is an important part of our education because there are many opportunity beside experience. One is to explore our interest in which career we want. This also allow us to choose our major. Then we could build our resume, professionalism and  marketing skills. Next we could create a networking contact during our employment. When the internship end we could ask for a refences for our next job. For some internship, the employer might allow us to earn an income. In the end this may lead us to find a full time job.

The inernship usually last three months, one year or longer but this depends on the companies with the internship and most importantly on our skills. And internship can take place during the fall, spring or summer. So we must use use our time wisely. There are two types of internship: paid and unpaid. A paid inernship allow a student to get a job in there major while getting paid. A unpaid internship allow a student to get a job but instead of getting paid he or she will get credit for the work done.

It will be nice to take some time to take advantage of these events:

* Monday, October 25th
o Education Time 6PM-9PM NVC 3-210 – Hosted by Alpha Kappa Psi

* Tuesday, October 26th
o Achieving Success at Baruch College Tuesday, October 26th 6:00PM – 9:00PM

o Asian Movie Night 5PM – 8PM NVC 2-125 – Hosted by Alpha Kappa Delta Phi

* Wednesday, October 27th
o How to Capitalize on the Foreclosure Market with Victor Bactawars 6PM – 8PM NVC 2-125 – Hosted by Black Student Union

o Internship Seminar 3:30PM – 5PM NVC 2-190 – Hosted by the Starr Career Development Center

* Thursday, October 28th
o Financial Wellness: Your Life, Your Money 1PM – 2:20PM NVC 3-190 – Hosted by Peers Advocating Wellness Services (PAWS)

o Movie Viewing 6:30PM – 9PM NVC 2-125 – Hosted by the Black Student Union

* Friday, October 29th
o 5th Annual Gala 7PM – 11PM NVC 1-107 (Multipurpose room) – Hosted by the Latino Heritage Month Committee

See you all tomorrow!

– Michelle

Hi, my name is Jin Lin, it rhymes. I came to America about six years ago and I’ve been living in Staten Island since then. In comparison to the city I used to live in in China, and Manhattan New York, Staten Island is definitely a lot different. Instead of taking public transportation, we all drive. Instead of seeing hundreds of people power walking on the streets everyday, you can hardly see anyone staying outdoor for more than one minute. It is a different world over here, everything here is in slow mode compare to the city. Hence, here I’d like to talk about my experience trying to adjust back to the fast-pace life style in the city and college.

Things have been going well for me this semester so far. I am still adjusting to the school routine that has been giving me a lot problems in terms of comfort. Sleep is definitely one of them. The average amount of sleep I get since school started is 5 hours a day. That’s nothing compare to an average of 9 hours of good sleep each day during the summer. But the biggest challenge with school has got to be commuting. Since I live in the suburban Staten Island, just coming to school would take me one and a half hour. I have suffered from boredom, sickness, unproductivity, inefficiency, bad dreams, and many other emotional and practical illnesses during my times commuting. Three hours a day is too much.

There are also things I am enjoying about college. For instance, class schedule on Fridays is amazing. I also enjoy playing sports at Baruch like basketball and swimming. Having been swimming competitively my entire life, I think I will consider joining the swim team to add to my college experience.

Staten Island Ferry

Can't procrastinate in college ;(

In the nights before  this,  I had been thinking of  ” who was I?” , “Did i change?” and ” who am I ?”  in my small single size bed. These question brought up a lot of flashback into my mind. I remember I was once an introvert  whom didn’t speak up for himself  or assert his opinions and somewhat antisocial when I was in junior high school. It wasn’t a surprise to me if anyone in my class didn’t even know my existence at the end of the semester. But everything changed after I joined into Red Crescent Society about the end of junior high. The activities and training the seniors provided were grueling and meaningful.  What I learned from it really turned me over a new leaf. It was like a pair of worn out leather shoes changes into a shiny leather shoes because of a great shoe polish.

A shot after a victory in a competition with my peers(2006)

Other than that, even though I have changed quite much, I still don’t quite understand myself. I don’t know what my character is. However, one day I stumbled upon a web page  about one of my childhood favorite video game, Super Mario Boss. Again, it reminded me of how much i  addicted to it before and it was also the leading cause of my shortsightedness.  Nonetheless, I found out that I see this game different than how i thought of it when I was a kid. In the game, Mario has a great journey  to rescue the princess in distress from Bowser. His journey is tough because of the numerous number of  enemies but he also get help from his comrades and his superpowers. In my eyes, I relate the game with reality. There are both advantages and disadvantages in life, I shall use my advantage effectively to overcome and conquer any hindrance lies ahead of me. Therefore, I should appreciate the chances that Baruch give me to improve myself and get rid of my bad attitudes. For example , I am quite a vain person and I always get complacent even though i achieve only a little goal.Besides, since I am considered as a multilingual, i am setting a goal to get into an international organization after I graduate. I will work as hard as possible to accomplish the goal.

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Mario (adult and macho version) =D

Reading, Reading & moreeeee READINGSS!

College starts almost for 2 months already. The tense is more and more visible. Never ending readings and assignments. Gosh, its been weeks since i went shopping. 😛

But, definately during this 2 months, I learned a lot and changed a lot. At least now I have conversations with my classmates. I’m a shy and quiet person. I don’t know  how to start conversations and make friends. I realise that I can’t be like that anymore because this would seperates me from the society. I’m always scared that I might say something wrong or pronounce some words wrongly in English. I tried very hard to be perfect. Very often, I give pressure to myself to be perfect. Sometimes, I hate myself for being shy and quiet. Moreover, college life is totally different. Different type of people with different cultures. Loads of assignments and readings and I have to work part time during weekends. I get very stress adapting to this kind of life.  I once thinking of giving up and just go back to Malaysia. But, I realise that if I just give up like this and go back to my parents’ side, I will never get to learn anything and never grow up. I always tell myself, all I need is time and everything will be better soon.

Now, although is still hectic but it got better. Every obstacles makes me stronger each day and it makes my life more interesting. At least there are something I can tell my grandchildren next time and not just some other boring stories. Whenever I think everything is wrong, I remember how amazing life truly is and the fact I like being imperfect. I’m not weird, I’m just limited edition. Smile and think that nothing couldn’t be solved.

There is another problem that seriously can’t be solved. It is….. the subway!! Every morning, I felt like I’m going to the battlefield aka the subway station. Fight for what u ask? for SEATS! Its painful to stand from Main Street-Flushing to Grand Central. At least I can use the 40mins to take a nap. Since I don’t have much time to sleep, whenever I have time to take a nap, I wouldn’t let go of this opportunity.

Last but not least, this is one of my favourite quote I would like to share with u guys.

     I am chen min, I have been studying in Baruch College for 2 months and I feel very pround of being studying here, In the 2 months , I make a lot of friends all arround the world. It is my honor to be your friend and I really have a good time this period.

     I am enrolled in 5 courses right now, they are math which is very easy for me, Anthorpology which is very interesting, English which is a very konwledgable professor teaching us,  Theater in which we have a lot of fun and Political Science which is my favourite( OK I acknowledge I am lying) .  I feel I am engaged in those studies.

   As the weather getting cold, It is  harder to get up early.  At the same time The MTA which means make them absent is always delayed. They allways have something which is called ” technological problem”, I do not know what is that, but I konw it allways happens. Plus, the seven train is too crowed and people are always standing 40 minutes to get off at Grand Central. To avoid that, everyone will rush in the train which just stops and opens the door to occupy a seat in order to take a nap. The people who want to get off the train will have a “fight” with the later people who want to get on the train, the losers will become “pizzas”. It happens every five minutes in the morning and seven days a week. It is terrible. I even hear about they are going to raise the fare, they lost their minds.

Today the topic is monologue. Actually I don’t know how to start this monologue. Now  I will talk something about my life in Newyork.

At the first I came here I feel really strange . I have no friends here and nobody can talk with me . Although I leaving with my father, because I haven’t saw him almost 10 years so I feel really lonly. I can clearly memorized the first week I came here, I sat at the windowsill and look outside for howl day. No talking , no shopping, no playing but just crying. I miss everything everyone in China and I felt no one know my feeling. I know it’s sounds a lie , but I live in that statue for almost 2 months. Then I went to the ESL program. There have many peopel are in the samilar age as me. But I still afried made firends. If nobody talk with me I wouldn’t made a sounds. Step by step, I became more and more shy and sensitive, but it is not a real me. I can’t find the outgoing me anymore.

The most fortunate thing  is I met a really nice teacher at the esl program. She is a really nice person, the first time I talk to her I felt I had knew her for a long time. She never  joke my broken English and give me lots of confidence. At that I met my first firend in US. She is my father’s firend’s daughter. Like destiny, we like each other very much at the first time . She help me made a bank card, help me apply the college, shopping with me and let me made friends. I really think if no her ,there is no day’s  happy me.

Now I had two part time work. Have many firends in baruch. Like every normal international student enjoy the new life in Baruch. Although some time I will fell lonely agine, I always can find somebody to talk with . I like update my picture on the facebook or my own page . My firends who are in China all said I looks perfect. Actually I am not very care about whatever I looks. The most thing I care is the change of myself. I start like this city, this country and the people here.

Now  understand that if Ican’t change the situation around me ,I must change myself to adapt the surrounding. And then I will find a new world and start enjoy  it!

Hello everyone,

                                My name is Nayeeb fahmi. I am 20 years old . I came from Bangladesh. Before , I lived in Dhaka , which is the capital city of Bangladesh. I completed my high achool there. I live with my parents in Queens. I have an elder brother. I study in Baruch College . I am a freshman right now. For this semister I take 4 courses. Those 4 courses are about English , Math,Theatre and Political science.

                              My life in Baruch has been very challenging indeed. A lot of things are new to me and the study system is completely different from my country. So I have to employ more time in my studies than a domestic freshman. I live in the United States for 1 years . At first , it was hard for me to settle down in this country. Almost everything is different in US compared to my country. But eventually I got settlrd down quite well in this country although I still miss my country a lot . One thing is worth mentioning though , They variations in lifestyle in these two countries are huge. As a person , I am a little bit introvert. I am aslo very sensitive and emotional. In the meantime, I am also a very realistic person with high optimism. I have a good ambition and thats why I choose US over my country . Because US have very good unversities and I like to seek my education from US.

              I have a lot of likings and dislikings. I like to make friends and travelling different places. I always prefer the big city for living and so I choose New York City. I lie to participate in sports . My favorite sports is Soccer. Soccer is my biggest passion. I like to use internet and search for different informations. I like to have a sound sleep every night. I believe in democracy. I also dislike a lot of things. I dont’ like it when someone very intimate misunderstands me. I don’t like cutural, religious and racial clashes and divisions in a society . I don’t like people cheating with their dearest person. I don’y likr injustice to poor people.

                I like Barcuh College a lot.  I am proud to be the part of  a college which has a very diverse student society. Baruch College has a muticultural student society which makes it a very beautiful place for a student.  Sudents from almost 160 countries have been represented here. (  U.S. News & World Report ). There are  a lot of clubs to participate . You have good athletics facilities too. This college also has a reputation for its bussiness curriculam and producing top class business adminstrators. In conclusion , I wish each and everyone a very successful lifein baruch College and a highly successful career and life.

     The topic for this post is monologue, but seriously I don’t really know what I can write about. After finished reading other people’s post, I think I’d talk about myself a little more.

     I think you all heard that I had been here for 5 years already, not that long but compared with other people in our class, I came here a little bit earlier than them. At the beginning, I had gone to junior high school for half year. I still remember a lot of things that happened at that time. There were not many Chinese classmates in my class, 2 girls and other 5 boys, but there was Korean girl who was really friend with us. We spent a perfect happy time together. We all couldn’t speak even understand English so we did nothing in school, even though the teacher had asked problems on us, we just stared at him back and said nothing at all. But we always made noise when we were talking in Chinese to each other. At that time, I got nothing to care about even our basic speaking skills. Oh, by the way, I met my best friend who didn’t go to the same high school with me, but we are still closed to each other now.

     After that, high school came. Compared with junior high, my high school is quite bigger. I still remember I got lost in the building at the first day of school. I met many Chinese immigrants there and it definitely made me feel much better in a bilingual school system and then I started study. It was still hard for us to improve our English in bilingual classes with the same native language speakers. But lucky was we met a really perfect teacher who helped us in anywhere. He is a bilingual teacher who taught us history but also English skills, SAT, and even college stuffs. We really should and also did appreciate him. And also he pushed me to AP classes that really helped me a lot with my English.

    I had great junior high and high school experiences, I hope and also believe I will have another wonderful four years with people I just met and I will meet in Baruch.