Author: nikita.ramsaran

” Enjoy what you can, endure what you must”. This quote serves as the epitome of what I truly believe life should be about. I am Nikita a strong , persistent, passionate, loving , awkward 18 year old girl standing at the brink of my entire life. I have now began to make friendships that will last lifetimes and encounter people who will change my life. For all I know I may be sitting in the same room as my future husband. Who know?. Definitely not me, and that alone makes this whole experience so much fun.

As I enter this new journey I am constantly surrounded by amazing individuals who are fighting just like me to make it. Yet instead of this factor scaring me it only motivates me to work harder and push more to change my life into what I consider my fairytale. my dreams and desires roam my mind when I close my eyes, haunt my dreams when I sleep, but i know this is only because I want it so bad. Although becoming successful is one of my greatest hopes, I always keep in mind money doesn’t buy happiness, and success in life doesn’t always come with relief, so my greatest objective in life is to simply live it. My choices, my actions they depict who I am , and when I look back 50 years from now I want to know I regret nothing and I lived for every important moment, minute and second.

I know hard work is important but like the quotes says I want to enjoy and feel and touch every moment, but I know I have to endure the hard times that come with it simply because life is not easy. Even from the short 18 years I have lived I already know the struggle it takes just to wake up 5 in the morning run to school and then run to work. I know what it is to suffer from loss of a dear family member and come to terms with the some one dear suffering in an illness that renders you helpless to them. I know what it is to have no one, and then to be saved and realize I have everything I need in my parents. Life is a struggle and I guarantee no one has it easy, but having the inner strength to just keep moving and keep going is what can transform your struggle into your fairytale life. I believe that with everything I have.

 

Hi there I’m Nikita, to whoever’s reading this nice to meet you. =) If i had to choose mainly adjectives to describe myself my choices would be determined, straightforward, funny, caring, and simple. Of course I know a majority of my peers also have the same attributes, but everyone is different and everyone expresses these characteristics differently. I like to think of my self as an overall simple teenager just trying to be successful as soon as possible. As I am entering an entire new playing field this year of course I am filled with many concerns such as will I fit in?, will I be able to adapt, progress and learn in such a big environment?, and finally can I keep up with the college life and all the demands that seem to take up my entire day. I am a little worried about these things because I am not yet used to having to plan out my assignments and prioritize certain days for hw and studying without my teacher’s constant nagging. This is an entire new ball game and the stakes here are much higher than in high school. This is only made even clearer with the amount of work given. So far I must admit the Baruch experience is a little overwhelming in itself, but then again it is college. In high school everything was handed out to us, and whatever wasn’t done could easily have been made up, that’s certainly not how it is here and that scares me. On a brighter note though I have already made a great group of friends that are hardworking and on their to success themselves. I find myself just enjoying sitting with them in the library and taking in the fact that I am in college already. I believe that this first year of college will produce a more mature, focused and well equipped for the world young lady. After this first year which I expect to be the hardest I know I will come out so prepared for my second year. I cannot wait to continue on this journey that is changing me every second.