Author Archives: carolina.cabrera

For my third event I attended a resume workshop. Although I have a resume from high school, I wasn’t really sure how a professional resume should look like and what it should include. This was very informative because I learned a few things that I didn’t know about resumes before. I thought that it was helpful and I was also provided with a booklet of sample resumes, which I think help me a lot.

I thought that this performance was better than the first Voices. Although I was really hoping that one of the monolouges that were from our class would have been read, they were all interesting. Also although most of them were a bit depressing I enjoyed listening to them.

The museum was quite interesting, although our visit was pretty quick. We were given some brief history about it and I thought that it was interesting how the museum itself used to be a tenement house, and how the stairs used to be part of that. Overall I enjoyed visiting the Rubin and thought that it was informative.

Being the oldest child sucks! I hate that every time I do something I always have to be the first out of the family to do it. This means that I always have to make the mistakes before anyone else does. In one way or another I am creating a template for my little sister to follow, which is so unfair since I never had anything to follow.

Both my parents didn’t go to school and now they work full time and never seem to have free time. This all means that in one way or another, I have to become my sister’s mother. I don’t know if this is a good or bad thing but sometimes it’s just so overwhelming that I don’t even know what to do with her. Why is it that she is trying to grow up so fast, and making my life so complicated?

I don’t understand why I have to be the one always doing everything for my parents and sister, but my sister doesn’t have to do anything around here just because she is the younger one. I always have to be the one running here and there.

All the times that I try to help her and give her advice, I don’t even know if she is listening to me half the time. I became a big sister in January of 1997 and since then I don’t think I have ever gone through a day without worrying about what might be going on with her and how she is feeling. I feel like no matter how annoying she is I can’t possibly ever be mad at her for more than five minutes, which is why I guess being the oldest sucks!

Hi! My name is Carolina Cabrera. I am pretty shy when I first meet someone, but as I get to know them I can be quite chatty. I was born in Ecuador but came to the U.S. when I was two, so basically I have lived in NYC my whole life. I am 17 and am the first to go to college form my family.

My top three concerns about my freshman year at Baruch would be trying to maintain good grades, getting to know others, and being able to manage my time wisely. I know that academics will be taking up a lot of my time but I don’t want to completely forget about having fun. I hope to join a few clubs this year and make lasting friendships.

So far I think that there are a few things that will make my Baruch College experience different from high school. For instance, I have much more freedom, which always means I also have much more responsibility. In high school I would also get home earlier, which allowed me for better time management, but now I feel like time goes by quicker. I am also definitely finding myself spending so much more money on food then before.

I think that my first year in college will change me because I will be able to take on more accountability for what I do and don’t do. I also hope to get my thoughts straightened up about what I would like to major in and what career I truly have a passion for.