Hello my name is Kris, and I’m an alcoholic …just kidding. (kinda)
I wasn’t supposed to be attending Baruch College. I received a rejection letter in the mail around early March along with two others from different colleges, all saying the same thing, “Thank you for applying, unfortunately we will not be able to enroll you in our college, Good luck in the future”. That was fine with me, because I didn’t really want to attend anyway. However, that Friday, it just so happened that my band was the finishing act in the Baruch talent show. When I arrived there that night I was amazed at how awesome the venue that held the show was. It was the biggest stage I’ve ever performed on, and at that point I was upset that I wouldn’t be able to continue to perform on it in the future. A couple of weeks after the show, I received a voicemail from the admissions office, saying to disregard my rejection and that Baruch would gladly offer me admission into their institute. I guess my band rocked harder than we thought.
Side note: Right before performing I attempted to have the crowd chant: “Baruch, Baruch, Baruch is on fire!!” It became awkwardly after I said that, and so we just started our set afterwards, but I really think it can become a Baruch chant, because it’s catchy, and pretty clever in my opinion.
I was walking with my friend recently, and we passed an African-American gentleman. We stopped near him, and he proceeded to call me a “White racist cracker”. I was startled and very offended because I had made no type of comment or eye contact in order to trigger his attack. I replied and let him know that I had a very diverse family that included races of African-American, Latino and Asian, and that I was far from racist. I also added that his statement was completely contradictory, considering his own ethnicity. He asked me their names and as a reply I asked him his name… He said “none of your business”, and so I told him likewise and to keep moving. This story is significant to how I identify myself, partly through my family, which is very diverse and accepting to any type of person. This is also highlight the strange type of people you sometimes come across living in the city.
As a songwriter, I keep myself very busy, and I’m not so sure what I would be doing with my free time if I didn’t play music, so I’m happy that I do. It’s hard for me to take school seriously because it doesn’t really contribute to what I want to do in the future, which is to be a well-known songwriter in the music industry. Maybe a rockstar. That’d be pretty awesome.
I went to a fairly small high school, with about 60 kids in my graduating class. It really helped in establishing close-knit relationships, and made those four years a lot more bearable. I wasn’t a fan of Baruch at first because I didn’t think this was possible in a commuter school, but recently I’ve found that it’s not true at all. I guess it helps that when I meet people for the first time, I like to initially assume that each one is awesome. If everybody thought similarly, the world would be a lot happier. I am very spontaneous, and tend to push people to be the same way, change their lives for the better. One of my biggest fears is being just another person in the world, going to work, living to make money. I am determined to do so much more. I want to travel the world, and influence people. I don’t want to get caught up in routine society.
