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Naeun Kim 3rd blog

Time passed by so fast. I can’t believe that I only have 2 weeks left in this semester. Im already almost done with my first semester..! This semester was very difficult to me at first. In the first month of this semester, I had so many problems with my school life.

First, a trip to school was so boring, uncomfrotable, and tired. I was not used to take a bus and subway in every morning for 1 and half hour. Bus was ok but I felt so uncomfortable to take a subswy because I usually took LIRR rather than a subway when I went out to manhattan. Also, LIRR station was very near by my house  but I had to take a bus in order to get to the subway station. I planned to take LIRR to get to school before the semester began but I realized that if I take LIRR, I have to buy both monthly LIRR ticket and metrocard because Baruch is little far away from Penn Sataion. It takes about 20minutes by walking. It is ok with me. But than if I have to walk that much in every m0rning especially in a very hot or cold day, it would make me very tired. So if I take LIRR, I would have to pay about 3 hundreds dollar for transportation and I concluded that it is too expensive. So I just gave up LIRR in order to save money.  Subway was much more dirty, crowded and slow than LIRR. I was so depressed that I would have to take a subway in everymorning for 4 years.

Second, I felt so lonely because I didn’t know anyone in Baruch untill I got closed to people in my block and met friends in Koran Club. Third, most importantly, I had so much stress on my classes. A lot of reading assignments and papers drove me crazy. Especially I got so much pressure from reading assignments becuase Im a very slow reader. Fourth, I had family problem at that time so I couldnt even take rest in my home. Everything was stressful and challenging to me. I was so depressed, tired, and frustrated. I even thought about to quit the school and find a job.

Now, Im ok with my school life. Taking subway is not a problem for me at all. I got used to it and I sometimes read some books or sleep in a subway. Also, now I have many friends in Baruch. Everyone is nice and friendly so somtimes I could get help from them. I still have many reading and writing assignment. But Im getting used to it and honestly, Im getting sneaky so I sometimes just skip reading. And I realized that all of 4 professors that I have are much more nicer and easier than other professor.

The final week is comming. Nowdays I got very lazy so I think I will have to study a lot from this week.  Its giving me a pressure. I got good grades on the tests and essays so far. So, I hope I will continue good job on my finals and papers that I have left and get good grade in my first semester. I think I did good job in this semester. I had so much obstacles and problems but I overcame it by myself. I hope I will continue good job in next semester too.

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Na eun’s monologue

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.

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Mandatory post #1

Who do i think i am? Actually, I don’t know who I am specifically. Sometimes, I am a very emotional person, but sometimes I suddenly become an objective person. Also, I don’t get hurt in my mind or get depressed with a serious reason but with a slight reason or words from others. I am definitely not a very outgoing person. It is very difficult to say hello and act friendly to new people for me. However, I talk a lot and get hyper after I get close to them. Also I am a kind of lazy person. I always make plans for my works such as homeworks but never follow them. I know that it is one of my worst characteristics and I should fix it.

My main concern about my freshman year at Baruch College is my academic grades. I have to do lots of homeworks and assignments everyday. They give mo so much pressures and burdens. I always work hard and even’t don’t have enough time to sleep but still many times I can’t complete them especially reading assignments since I am a very slow reader and my English skill is very weak. Also Im so worried about the upcoming tests since I really can’t even expect what professors will ask on the tests. I really want to do well on the tests because all people around me reccomended that I should get good grade in the first year for next 3 years. Also, as I mentioned before, I am not an outgoing person so I am not a good presentator. I get nervous so easily and my lack of English speach and accent always bring me down. I really want to develop my speaking and presentation skill. My second concern is time management.  As I mentioned before, I am a very lazy person and always rush at the very last moment of due day of assignments. I sincerly want to fix it and manage my time wisely because I always have lots of works to do. My last concern is English. As an immigrant who has lived in US for 2 years, Im not a perfect English speaker. I really want to develop my English skill and hope I will make it before I graduate from the college.

College and high school is so different. First of all, proffessors don’t care about us as much as highschool teachers do. They don’t care about our lateness, texting or sleeping in the class. They just give their lectures and we have to follow them by ourselves. I think there are more pressures and burdens in college since we have to care about ourselves and take responsibility.

I think my first year at College will make me a more responsible and studious person. Nowdays I feel so stressful and depressing due to the amazing amount of works I have. I hope I learn a skill to manage my time and finish my works at the time untill the end of the first year.

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