Have you ever wondered, “How did I end up here?” How did I end up where I am right now, in this moment, in this exact spot? What did I do, who did I meet to end up here? I’m sure you’ve all seen a TV show or a movie where a character builds a time machine, goes back in time, steps on a leaf, comes back to the future, and everything is changed. Could I have ended up in a better place? Maybe worse? Did I succeed or fail? What if I never picked up that cigarette, that blunt, that bottle of beer, that shot, or even this pen? What if I never went to that party, that club, that house, or to school? What if I never kissed that boy, or that girl? What if I never ran for that bus, that train, or even for that position? What if I never studied, never slept, or never ate?  Would I still be here? Would I be here at Baruch College? Would I even be in college at all? Would I still be who I am today? How did all these events fall into place to bring me to where I am right now? How did the universal bring together all these people to put me here? How in the world did I end up here? No, not here physically right now in Baruch College. Not walking down the hallway to here, not the flights of stairs down here, not the train or bus ride here, and not even this assignment that brought me in front of 20 other people here. So, let me ask you again, have you ever wondered how you got here?

I am supposed write this monologue about myself which seems to be rather difficult. First let me tell you a little about myself. Basically I am Indian-American. My parents both came from India and I have two siblings, a brother and sister. My family is almost everything for me and I greatly appreciate them for everything they have done for me. I was born and raised in Queens, New York. I never plan on moving out of New York because I love the state.

Now let’s talk about some of my hobbies and interests. Basically what I like to do during my free time is watch movies or television shows. I mainly watch Indian movies or TV shows because they are really entertaining. Unlike the American TV shows, the Indian one’s come on every day which is a good thing because you can never get tired of them. I also like a lot of sports. But my favorite sport has to be basketball. I have loved basketball from the time I was very young. I love playing basketball with my siblings or cousins because it is really fun. I also like to watch the NBA and my favorite team ironically is the Los Angeles Lakers. However, right now there is most likely going to be no season due to the lockout.

Now I am currently attend Baruch College as you all know and hope to major in business. I came to Baruch College completely nervous and expecting everything to be so difficult. I thought every class I took would be extremely difficult and require a lot of work to be done. Well, I feel pats of my expectations have come true. The parts that came true are that the classes are difficult and really do require me working hard. In most of my classes I have to read a lot for every session. Also, for classes there are a lot of writing assignments which can get really annoying after a while. However, in general I think that college has not been as hard as I thought it would. This is mainly because of two hour gaps that I have. During this time I am able to get all my work done which allows me to just relax when I am at home. But I don’t expect college to be like this the next few years. Those years are definitely going to be a lot more challenging. So far I really like this college and I don’t plan on transferring anymore.