Nick Gaffney Enrichment Workshop Post

My favorite enrichment workshop was Baruch Voices.  It was interesting to hear some of the things that freshman outside our schedule block were going through.  Some of the people had written about some pretty tough times, and it was nice to see how they used those experiences to learn.  It’s nice to see that, despite the hardships they had went through, they are still pursuing a college education.  Besides the fact that it showed perseverance in fellow freshman, it was pretty entertaining.  The actors and actresses were great, they conveyed plenty of enthusiasm and incorporated humor when they had the chance.  Some of the monologues selected were pretty funny, too, especially the one that let the audience think the narrator was talking about a girl he liked, but revealed that he was actually just talking about cigarettes in the end.  The Baruch Voices workshop displayed the literary skills the class of 2016 brings to the table as well.  The monologues were engaging and interesting, it was hard to believe at times that people my age had written some of the great stuff being acted out on the stage.  It was pretty cool to hear Kevin’s monologue read, too.