Author: leenore.mesica

Last Thursday I attended the Sidney Mishkin Gallery on 22^nd street. This was my second time at this gallery and I have to say I enjoyed it just as much. Unlike many typical museums that tend to have the same artifacts every time you attend the gallery changes its photographs giving you a new experience each time. I will admit that my first time attending this gallery I was not to excited about going. In my mind I thought it would be boring and I thought how much a picture could really teach me. I’m glad to say that now after attending I was definitely wrong.

Upon entering the gallery I met a woman who gave me a tour of the whole gallery. My first time at the gallery I learned more about the types of photographs there were this time I was able to use this information and apply it to the new photos. Photographs, especially those taken during major historical events, allows a person to actually see what had happened. The actual viewing of past events gives others; well at least it gives me, a deeper meaning of the event that I am learning about. For example I have read over a hundred books on the Holocaust but nothing affected me more than the summer I went to the Holocaust Museum in Israel. Seeing the photographs gave me an actual scene to view. It allowed me to see what exactly happened and it made me feel as if I was there. The same thing happened when I entered the Sidney Mishkin Gallery the first time. I saw the pictures of many historical events. These images stayed in my head throughout the day. All I could think about were all the different scenarios that could have been happening has the photo was being taken. The gallery allowed me to finally understand the meaning, “a picture is worth a thousand words.”

My most recent visit to the gallery taught me about jazz. Since growing up in a different time than when the photographs were taken I was able to learn much. The exhibit this time focused in on one very important photographer by the name of Milt Hinton. Hinton was a photographer whose photos had essentially everything to do about jazz in the later 1930s. I learned that many of the photos that I saw are used as pictorial records of their time. Many of Hinton’s photographs included photos of Cab Calloway, Billy Taylor, Barbara Streisand, and Ella Fitzgerald. Along with being able to capture the feel of the jazz society, Hinton was also able to portray the view of how New York City was in the past. I really enjoyed looking at the photos of what use to be in the city I now live in. It makes you wonder what it was like back than and how you would have been if you were around back then. The gallery made me think of how much has changed. It also taught me a lot about a time period I was very unfamiliar about. I really enjoy attending this gallery and hope to go there again in the near future to see what else it has to offer.

Leenore Mesica

My name is Leenore Mesica. I am currently 18 years old and a freshman at Baruch College. So far I can’t complain about school. My classes have all been going pretty well and my teachers all seem nice. The only issue I had encountered was with my anthropology teacher. However since speaking to her boss we have been able to come up with a better plan and she has definitely changed for the better.

Going to school in the city was definitely the best decision I have made. I come from Marlboro, New Jersey and if you don’t know already it’s a relatively small town. Living here you basically know every body, need to drive everywhere, and your social life consist of hanging out in someone’s basement. New York City allows me to expand. I basically have everything I need here. Another reason why I choose to go to school in the city would definitely be my family.

My family is the most important thing in my life. No matter what I know that my brother, sisters, and parents will always be there for me. Since both of my parents work I am really close to my siblings. I am the oldest out of four kids so my responsibilities have always been to take care of them. I try my best to always let them know that I am there for them whether they need help or advice about something. Since the city is only an hour away from Marlboro it gives me the opportunity to come home frequently, which I love.

In my life I play the role of a full time student, part time employee at Pita Grill, caring sister, and a good daughter. I like to identify myself as someone who is friendly, responsible, and someone who cares. I love to go out and have fun with my friends. When I’m alone I enjoy listening to music and just relaxing. I absolutely hate and am afraid of cats. I learned since starting college that my time management is really good I just hope to keep up with it as the years continue.

My motto life definitely came from a time in my life that I felt ashamed. One year when I was a junior in high school my parents left me home alone for the weekend. They made me promise not to have anyone over. They trusted me but unfortunately I let them down. When they left I ended up throwing a huge party. Soon enough the cops arrived to my house and ended up calling my parents. When they came home the next day their face looked so disappointed. I felt bad that I let my parents down the way that I did. No longer did they trust me; and that felt terrible. From that point on my motto in life became, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” After that day I tried so hard to regain my parents trust. Eventually they started to believe me and now everything is back to normal. This whole situation definitely taught me to never take my parents trust for granted.

There have also been many times in my life when I have felt proud. When I was in eighth grade I became president of my middle school. Now just like most other people I hate public speaking and of course I had to give a speech. In the end I won the election. It made me proud that I was able to accomplish the task. Being president taught me so many good qualities that I still use today. I learned time management, how to be organized, and how to be a great leader.

All the events in my life I believe were there for a reason. Each one of them has taught me a lesson and I hope to continue learning. In the end I will definitely take all the opportunities that Baruch gives me and hope that it helps become all I can in the future.

Hi guys! My name is Leenore Mesica and I am currently a freshman at Baruch College. I am 18 years old and my birthday is on March 31st. Being the oldest out of four kids I am very responsible since most of my high school years was spent taking care of my siblings. Although responsible and very work oriented I still enjoy going out and having fun with friends. Beginning college definitely gave me many concerns. For starters I was hoping I had made the right choice. Debating back and forth on what college to attend made me stress out hoping that what I chose was good. Luckily I think choosing Baruch was a great idea. I come from New Jersey so city life to me is all new and exciting. Another thing that raised some concerns was how I was going to meet people. I came to Baruch College not knowing anybody. No one from my high school chose the city and at first it scared me. But luckily choosing to dorm and orientation helped me meet so many new people. My last concern had to do with the amount of work I was afraid to get in college. In high school I was a good student. I always got good grades and had my work done. But it seemed to me that in high school I didn’t need to spend that much time on the material to understand it. Coming into college I knew that I would have a lot more work and a lot less time to do it. I want to be able to maintain a high gpa and at the same time learn ways to manage my time so I’m not stick cramming everything into the last minute. Looking at all my concerns and comparing them to my classmate I realize that all these worries are very common for incoming freshman. Now that I started college however I realized much I shouldn’t have been that worried. College unlike high school gives you a lot of freedom. I enjoy having break in between my classes because it gives me a chance to reenergize. I think that my first year in college will change me because it will allow me to become more independent, more responsible, and it will allow me to learn new skills in order to enhance the rest of my college career.