LC 24





My visit at the Rubin museum of Arts was very interesting. What made this experience very special were the exhibitions that stated lots of information about the Himalayan culture and various artists. Atta Kim was one of the artists that actually impressed me most. His “Monologue of Ice Series” displayed the ‘changeness’ in the water structure which relates to life cycle changing through time. Water is very essential for life Constant transformation of water from liquid to solid ice and rain steam, is fundamentally a regulatory factor in weather and affected by atmospheric changes in the nature. The same thing can be said for the life which is affected by the surroundings. Also water is the main factor underlying regulators for the environment and is an internal controller of life. Probably Atta Kim through her collection tended to represent something different but this picture inspired me to think how essential water is our life and in an analogical way how it relates to life stages.

I am freshman student very excited and enthusiastic to be part of  Baruch College.I graduated from high school back home two years ago. While my family and I were getting ready to come to the US,I was browsing online to find the college that would suit what I wanted to study. Once I got here things were not that easy. I went through a transition time to get adjusted with the life in this big country. I felt like I was just wasting the time and I wasn’t accomplishing what I was looking for. Now that I am at Baruch College ,one of my goals has been complimented.

As a student my three major concerns are about the time management to complete the assignment on prompt time, keep a high GPA, and feeling stressed from the obligations. College has a new system different from high school and all the classes have a lot of requirements that take time. I feel that I have to give a lot of effort in all of my classes because I come from a different education system. If for a native student might take less time to read the lectures I have to spend more time to read, translate and understand them. For all the classes I need to keep tracks and follow up every time which becomes my concern how to manage the time efficiently. Additionally I want to keep a high GPA because I want to study for the MBA program of the Zicklin School of business which requires a high GPA. The issue is not only to keep up with the classes but to show a high performance .Almost every student who decides to study at college wants to graduate with honors so they have to face the competition among other students also.As most of the students I also have a work study schedule so this makes a full active day. I have to arrange all these obligations in a day and save sometime for a stress relieve which is almost impossible.

Baruch is one of the colleges with a diverse and large participation of overseas students which so far has been very interesting for me. I had the chance to know people so diverse and with a special background. The experience in this college will be so fulfilled with variety that will become unforgettable in my life.

This first year of college will help me to realize and get to know my personality better. It will be a year in smooth motions toward the foundation of the self-identity .It is a year that will help me to think like a grown up adult who concerns more about the future and thinks more wisely about any decision.