a.) Hey guys, so I’m Nina as you all know, and as for some fun facts:

-I was born in St.Petersburg, Russia, but moved to Brooklyn when I was four and am still living here.

-My birthday’s 08-20-93, which makes me 18. Whoo, I’m legal 😀 (not that I can do much, anyway)

-I love art, music, and my friends. Oh, and food.

-Weirdly enough, airports are one of my favorite places to be, hands down.

-I’ve seen every episode of Grey’s Anatomy, because I’m a serious fanatic.

-I’m planning to study pre-med, which means a possible transfer of schools is in store for me, but we’ll see.

Like Natalie, I really don’t like being asked this question, because I can never think of a “good-enough” answer. As average as I may think I am sometimes, I know I’m not because so many things come to mind to describe me. Anyway, I’m really shy when you first meet me, so don’t think I don’t want to talk, I’m just nervous :\  Sometimes I’ll feel really awkward in new environments but the feeling passes. However, when I start talking to someone, I’ll break out of my shell and you’ll see that I’m really nice and fun. I have a very sarcastic sense of humor, and I think I’m pretty hilarious at times. I laugh A LOT, and its easy for me to crack jokes about myself because honestly, if I can laugh at myself, I won’t be upset if someone else does it. I’m seriously my own worst critic, and I’m incredibly harsh. As much as I may complain about things, I do it with a smile, because I’m an optimist deep down inside 🙂 Sometimes I feel like I’m an eight year old in an eighteen year old’s body, but that’s fine with me. I’m really shy in large groups, which is why I don’t like to participate often. I have that problem where my thoughts sound so intelligent and eloquent but when I speak I say the wrong thing, so I tend to stay quiet. I do care about school though, and getting good grades is important to me. As much as I love company, I’m one of those people that might just choose a movie night in over a party.

b.) My top three concerns for Baruch are time management, grades, and staying fit. I’ve always been a big procrastinator, but I’ve been trying to work on it this year. So far, I’ve succeeded a bit. My grades are also a concern because I want to make sure I maintain a high GPA, and by the looks of it, as long as I keep up with readings, I should be fine. Staying fit is also a big concern because even though I’m living at home, I never bring my own lunch, and I’m always going on candy runs between classes, because I have an enormous sweet tooth. I’m hoping that I can work on this because I’m not trying to gain the Freshman 15.

c.) So far, Baruch is really different for me compared to high school because my high school was extremely small, and so I had close connections with teachers and an even closer group of friends, and here I have neither, so I’m trying to adjust to that. As for the work load, so far its about the same so that’s not much of a change.

d.) I think college will change me (or, is already starting to) because I’m learning how to be more independent. Not in the sense of cooking or doing laundry, because I’ve been doing that since I was about 8 years old, but more in the sense of going places alone and making more decisions on my own. I’m still waiting for something big to happen, but that’s pretty much how I always feel. I’m always trying to hope for the best 🙂

-I’m not really sure which pictures to post, although I would like to, but I have a bunch of photos on Facebook if anyone would like to add me ! I also hope you got some insight as to who I am via this post, but you should just get to know me in person 🙂