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So this is my last blog post….here goes nothing

So baruch college feels a lot like high school, with a few changes. I like how I’m not always half asleep now because of my later schedule compared to high school. I actually find that college is easier than high school. With all these breaks and free time, i actually found time to study. Since i am typing this in clemente’s class and people are yelling law jargon left and right, I cannot think of anything else to type onto this blog. Goodbye blogs@baruch

My monologue was horrible I have to say. It was partially made up on the spot as I went up. Maybe I shouldn’t have made up the monologue 10 mins before the class started. If only my memory had served me better instead of people reminding me the day the monologue was due.

Ahhhh….sleep….I love sleep but I hate sleeping too. I never want to go to sleep but once i go to sleep I never want to get up. Its especially worse in winter when my love grows exponentially for those nice warm covers….

However, I cannot sleep through my classes as much as I would like (and it is very tempting to). After I started college, my brain began to feel more like a sponge which soaks up knowledge.

But like any sponge, there gets a point where it becomes fully saturated. Once I reach this saturation level, I must rest my mind. This is where my ginormous breaks come in. During my 3 day weekend, I seek my friends and my skateboard for some fun times and relaxation.

Unlike what I thought college life to be, it is simply a balance game. You get further by working but by working you start straining yourself and at one point, that strain will cause you to snap. I will be playing this game for at least another 3 years and something. Hopefully I will be able to be a master at this game before it all ends.

Who is Calvin? He is someone who sucks at blogging. He is 18 years old but doesn’t feel like an adult quite yet. He was born in Manhattan and lived in Brooklyn throughout his life. Calvin attended Madison High School and chose Baruch over Hunter and St. Johns. Let me rephrase who is Calvin. I am Calvin. I am an introvert, and as such, likes to spend my time doing solo activities. You will often find me skating, running, swimming, or taking pictures by myself. But that doesn’t mean I am anti social. I also do not know what else to write about myself so let me end there.

Baruch College feels and is a lot bigger than high school. As a freshman, I am quite often lost on how the college works and where anything is located. The way the classes are structured also seems a bit strange but I am slowly adjusting to it. My main concern as a freshman is learning how to keep track of all my classes(dates when papers and such are due). Another concern of mine is to kill off the senioritis that plagued me throughout senior year. Since this post requires me to think of another concern, I will try to pull one off the top of my head…..I suppose making friends and networking would be my one other concern. And thats that.

Baruch College feels almost like high school yet feels completely different. I still have that nagging dull feeling that seems to put me to sleep quite often in class that followed over from high school. Yet, unlike high school, the way I learn is quite different, a lot of work comes from self-study. I expect that as time goes on, I will probably develop a new style of learning that isn’t all blank memorization.

Unlike high school where I could sort of predict my attitude for next year, I can not foresee myself by the end of the year. It is probably because everything is too different but….I expect myself to feel more accomplished if that means anything. And maybe more responsible?….not sure about that one