Monthly Archives: December 2012

I enjoyed the performance even though I got their a bit late and so wasn’t able to sit next to anybody i know. I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t show any of the monologues from our class. several of the monologues were hilarious and a couple were very serious. I found the one about quitting smoking too be especially funny. I almost left the room in the middle but I ended up staying and I’m glad that I did.

I am usually the type of person who hates going to museums because I find them really boring. All I do is walk around and look at paintings or sculptures that do not mean anything to me. These paintings or sculptures make me want to fall asleep. Then, I leave the museum and find the nearest Starbucks to wake myself up. However, there was something different about the Rubin museum. Its odd shaped staircase fascinated me the moment I entered the building. The map on one of the walls of the building was quite interesting to observe as well. What really caught my attention was the meditation room. I have never meditated before, and attempting to meditate in the little corner of the museum that played calm music was very relaxing. I remember I was having a bad day when we visited the museum because I had hurt my ankle and I was not able to walk fast. Meditating in the museum and listening to the calm music helped me forget about the pain in my ankle and about everything else that was stressing me out. In the future, I plan on visiting the Rubin museum again and attempting to meditate.

It took me long enough, but here are some of the photos I took that day. This has been a great group to work with and I thank everyone.

All the time.

Especially in the 23rd st. building.

The elevator just stalls at each floor. And the doors don’t close even if you press the close button.

I would compare my first semester of college to Kingda Ka, one of the scariest roller coasters at Six Flags, Great Adventure. Initially, I was very scared because I did not know what the experience would be like. During the experience, there were many ups and downs. There were times when I was very relaxed because I did not have a large amount of work to do. There were also times when I was overwhelmed with work. I remember a few weeks ago I had a history quiz, a philosophy test, and a speech to present on the same day. However, like the roller coaster, I enjoyed my experience as a first semester freshmen at Baruch. In the end, it was all worth it. I have made some friends that I hope to be in contact with in the future. I have also had great professors who have taught me a lot about college life and time management. I would not have wanted to spend my first semester as a Freshmen at any other college.

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so far i have found most of the teachers at baruch to be very good and actually care about making the students succeed. and most of the students seem friendly and i haven’t had any problems with people discriminating because I’m jewish which i was abit worried about. however i am still having major problems with my procrastination. i tell myself that i will finish the essay on sunday so i have plenty of time to do other stuff during the week and then on sunday i get distracted and before i know it sunday is already over and i have to rush to complete the essay and hand in a subpar essay.

My favorite workshop was the one against stereotyping and hurting others. I really like this workshop because I could relate to what the speakers were saying. I tried put myself in the shoes of people who are might suffer from verbal abuse even if not intended. This workshop helped me learn things I didn’t know who hurt others and be careful of the way I interact t with others. I think it is crucial in a city like New York that you learn to speak with others without being offensive. This workshop was also a way for me to remember times when I offended others people unintentionally. I also like the Baruch voices‘s workshop but the Ouch! Workshop was my favorite.

Well, as my first semester at Baruch is coming to an end. I reminisce on some of the truths and misconceptions I’ve had about college. Yes college is tough; especially Baruch and I really need to work twice as much as I did. In fact my first misconception of college was that of a cool place, where you don’t have to be stressed all the time. Well, I was really under a lot of pressure throughout the semester and I found myself lucky not to have any classes on Friday. Fridays became my favorite days as they were days in which I could catch my breath and do some other things not college related. Fridays also were days in which I could catch up with whatever I needed to catch up to. For me a Friday is like the extension of the weekend.  My first semester at Baruch was kind of hellish but I learnt a lot from it and I know that there are things I need to work on to maximize my studies and get to get past that hellish side of college. As the semester is ending, and I’m studying all days except for Fridays, I ‘m really thinking: “Thank God, it’s Friday.”