Hi, my name is Naeun Kim. Im from Korea and have lived in New York for little more than 2 years.
Nowdays, my life in college is both interesting and stressful. I get lots of reading and writing assignments everyday and it gives me lots of stress for me because Im a very slow reader and my lack of English makes it more difficult. Although I studied very hard, I don’t think I did good job on my history test last week and it made me deppressed for a while. Also Im afraid of Anthropology test that is comming this Wednesday.
However, meeting new people and making friends made my college life intereting. Luckily, I met many nice people in Baruch. I think it is good to have block schedule because I could get closer to people who have same schedule with me and make good friends. Also, I met some nice friends from the Korean Club.
Although I like to make new frineds, Im not a very outgoing person. It takes lots of attemps to say hi and act friendly to new people for me. However, after I get close to them, I talk a lot and get hyper. I really like texting so I text a lot to friends especially whom I like to get closer.
I really don’t like to be alone. I oftenly feel lonely and always miss and look for people who think about and take care about me. I think that is why I text a lot. I feel kind of relief from texting when I am alone. I was thinking why am I so scared about being alone. I think it is because of my experience in my childhood. Im an only child of my family and both of my parents have worked since when I was a child. So I had to be alone in my home. At that time, I didn’t feel any loneliness or sadness about that since I was a little kid. I was just bored. However, I thinkt that experience hurted deep inside of my heart and remained as a trauma.
So, I was so worried not only about studying but also about being alone without any friend before my college life began. And now I think it was one of the luckiest things in my life that I met good friends in Baruch.
