Baruch Voices

My favorite enrichment workshop was the Baruch Voices one. Personally, I really enjoy poetry and creative writing so it was nice to listen to works of literature written by my peers. I liked how each of the pieces were diverse and so different from one another because even though we were all freshmen at the same college, every person was going through something different. One of the pieces that stood out to me was the one by David Aptekar, spoken by the Asian guy. The piece was about him trying to quit smoking. I loved the way he described how he felt and his dependence on cigarettes. I also liked how he connected smoking to his school life. Even though I was not able to relate to some of the parts of his piece, I knew what it was like to constantly delay a major goal you had in mind. For instance he would say “I’ll quit…after this pack” and I would always do that with my work and reading I would have to do; say I would finish it right after this television episode, or right after I do this or that. Although there was a vast variety of “Baruch Voices” that were shared, there was an aspect in the majority of the pieces that I was able to connect with. It may not have been the exact same example but the main idea behind it was relatable; which was nice to know that I was not alone in these struggles.