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Attending Voices 4 wasn’t exactly how I wanted to spend my time during club hours. I sat with some of my friends from another freshman seminar group and watched the presentations. Some of them were really emotional and caught my attention. Some of them were just stupid. The one that really interested me was the one about the girl who had cancer and needed a bone marrow transplant. I guess the point of that monologue was to teach people that there are more serious issues in life than the small ones we find ourselves constantly complaining about.

Attending Voices 4 wasn’t exactly how I wanted to spend my time during club hours. I sat with some of my friends from another freshman seminar group and watched the presentations. Some of them were really emotional and caught my attention. Some of them were just stupid. The one that really interested me was the one about the girl who had cancer and needed a bone marrow transplant. I guess the point of that monologue was to teach people that there are more serious issues in life than the small ones we find ourselves constantly complaining about.

The Rubin Museum was a new experience for me. I’ve never been to anything like that where they display Buddhist culture and all that sort of stuff. The one area that caught my attention was the Shrine. I didn’t essentially like it because of the weird creepy voice that was humming. It kinda gave me the goosebumps. I remember it was lit up with candles and alot of statues of Buddha’s. It wasn’t exactly my thing but at least I experienced something new in my life.

The Rubin Museum was a new experience for me. I’ve never been to anything like that where they display Buddhist culture and all that sort of stuff. The one area that caught my attention was the Shrine. I didn’t essentially like it because of the weird creepy voice that was humming. It kinda gave me the goosebumps. I remember it was lit up with candles and alot of statues of Buddha’s. It wasn’t exactly my thing but at least I experienced something new in my life.

This event was a complete waste of my time. Good thing I brought pasta so I wasn’t bored the entire time. Everything the speaker was saying was pretty logical. Of course we’re gonna spend money on food, trasnportation, clothes, and entertainment. How else are we gonna live? Im lucky enough to have a job and be able to manage my money well. Although I didn’t actually listen to much of what the speaker was saying, he seemed to be really enthusiastic and energetic. Too bad the audience wasn’t.

I had a great time at the Light the Night walk, mostly because I’ve never been to the Brooklyn Bridge in my entire life. It was a great experience and it was good to see that alot of people came to support breast cancer awareness. I actually walked the bridge TWICE, from Brooklyn to Mahattan, then Manhattan to Brooklyn. Also it was nice for everyone to attend the event as a freshman class. After the back and forth walks and the human traffic I got home very tired and went straight to sleep!

I found the article to be very interesting because it reaches out to all the citizens residing in the United States. It talks about the early years of America and how our government was structured in its beginning. It gives me the feeling that many people believe the United States government is taking a turn for the worse. People need to start being more involved in their communities and volunteer for programs that help a good cause. They state in the article that the only way to keep the Republic is by universal national service. I’m not too supportive of that idea, but other than that I found the article to be intriguing.

I’m not exactly sure what I’m supposed to be writing about but anyways. The best way to describe me, in my opinion, is as a laid back teenager who struggles with responsibilities. Don’t we all? My biggest fears in life are God, upsetting my loved ones, and not becoming what I set out to be. I aspire to be a responsible, wealthy, and loving family man. What are some important things in my life? After God, family is at the top of my list. Without my family, I wouldn’t have made it this far. Basketball has also helped me along the way by keeping me busy while some of my peers spent their time doing things I’m lucky I didn’t get involved with. Last but not least, my car is very important to me mainly because it is one of the only responsibilities that I’m constantly on top of, making me feel responsible in a way. Simple things in life are what keep me happy. Good conversations, trustworthy friends, family dinners. I dislike fake people, awkward situations, being yelled at, and the feeling that you get when you realized you REALLY messed up. Roles I play in my life : Son, Brother, Friend, Student, Athlete, Citizen. Whenever I feel down, I think of my favorite motto from my favorite movie, The Lion King. Hakuna Matata, it means no worries for the rest of your days. It’s a problem free philosophy, as quoted by Timon and Pumba. It takes a little to get me ticked off, but takes a lot to actually get me upset. Many things in life(mostly people) get me ticked off very easily. It’s not so bad because I’m very straightforward with people, and if I see an issue, I quickly address it. The college experience so far has been a little worse than what I initially thought it would be. Assignments are piling up, tests are always showing up, and keeping up with everything has just been a hassle. It’s not that I’m not able to get the work done, I just have horrible time management skills. Out of the 7 day week, school takes up 4, and work takes up another 2, so that leaves me with one full day of getting things done. I usually wake up way too late into the day, and things go down the drain from there. I hope my time management gets better as my college experience continues, and I hope my college experience in general gets me to where I hope to be.

My name is Francisco Kyriacou and I think that I’m a laid back teenager who likes to have fun. Every day I wake up I try and be the best person that I can be and make the best out of everything that I have. The biggest concern I have for my first year at Baruch College is keeping up with my studies. I tend to get a little too laid back with my school work because of my laziness and let things slip away, but hopefully I can adjust to college easily. Another concern that I have is taking the train because it always makes me late! Growing up in Queens I’ve gotten used to driving everywhere ever since I got my car, and I hate the fact that Baruch doesn’t have a parking lot! My last concern is to spend my free time wisely because I noticed in these 2 weeks that a 2 hour break can seem very short. I think Baruch College will be much different than my high school experience, not only because I graduated from an all Greek private school. One thing that is definitely much different from my high school is the diversity of the students at Baruch, and of course the total amount of students. I think my first year in college will change the way I handle my responsibilities. I feel like the transition from high school senior to college freshman is a big step in life that will help me become the mature and responsible man I set out to be.